| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Depriest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Depriest inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Horace Morse can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Robert Sweet grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Depriest - foul #2 on John Depriest, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 19:27 | St. John's | James Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Antonio Cruz | 26-30 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Barry Jacob dunks the ball and he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Barry Jacob misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | James Brown gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:53 | St. John's | Allen Sharp buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 28-32 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Robert Sweet is called for the reach on Horace Morse - foul #1 on Robert Sweet, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Terry O'Harra | 28-34 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Gibson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Terry O'Harra - foul #2 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:14 | St. John's | James Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Horace Morse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-34 |
| 17:47 | St. John's | The rebound goes to James Gibson | 30-34 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | Antonio Cruz takes the ball from James Gibson | 30-34 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | John Depriest buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Horace Morse | 30-36 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Barry Jacob's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (PG), Jonathan Kennedy (PF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, James Gibson, James Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (SG), Luther Cote (C) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| 16:31 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-36 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Depriest | 32-36 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz clanks a jumper in the paint | 32-36 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Horace Morse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Styers | 32-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Berlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sharp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Styers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Luther Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Luther Cote connects on the shot in the paint set up by Richard Styers | 34-41 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is whistled for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), James Brown (SF) Robert Berlin, Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Barry Jacob (C) Richard Styers, Luther Cote | |
| 14:35 | Pitt | James Brown steals the ball from Terry O'Harra | 34-41 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Terry Burman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Barry Jacob is hacked by Kareem Brewer - foul #1 on Kareem Brewer, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), James Gibson (PF) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 34-41 |
| 13:20 | St. John's | James Gibson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Barry Jacob | 34-41 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Horace Morse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-41 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | John Depriest tips it in | 34-43 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | James Brown misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Depriest - foul #3 on John Depriest, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG) Mark Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG), Gregory Stanley (SF), Luther Cote (C) Horace Morse, John Depriest, Barry Jacob | |
| 12:48 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Luther Cote comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Luther Cote tips it in | 36-45 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the lay-in | 36-45 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | James Brown tips it back up and in | 38-45 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Luther Cote is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Burman (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (PG), Robert Hoover (PF) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Burman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Styers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Stanley (fresh) PF - Robert Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | St. John's | Robert Sweet's pass is intercepted by Horace Morse | 38-45 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Horace Morse can't finish the layup | 38-45 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley tips it back up and in | 38-47 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Terry Burman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Sweet | 41-47 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Horace Morse shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Luther Cote pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Robert Hoover misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-47 |
| 10:46 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | Robert Berlin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 10:24 | St. John's | Robert Sweet gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Berlin, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (SG), Allen Sharp (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Robert Sweet, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), John Depriest (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Richard Styers, Gregory Stanley, Robert Hoover, Luther Cote | |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Barry Jacob's fadeaway is rejected by Kareem Brewer | 41-47 |
| 09:56 | St. John's | Allen Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:40 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 09:39 | St. John's | Allen Sharp hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Barry Jacob hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Depriest | 43-49 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Kareem Brewer | 43-49 |
| 08:51 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer is hacked by Antonio Cruz - foul #2 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF) Terry Burman, Mark Harris, Jonathan Kennedy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG) Horace Morse | |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Robert Berlin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 08:37 | St. John's | Allen Sharp tips it in | 45-49 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Gibson - foul #3 on James Gibson, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Brown (SF) Allen Sharp | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 08:00 | St. John's | Robert Sweet hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Berlin | 48-51 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses badly on a shot near the basket | 48-51 |
| 07:48 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Berlin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kareem Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Styers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Jacob (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. John's | Kareem Brewer is fouled on the floor by Richard Styers - foul #3 on Richard Styers, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Allen Sharp (SF) Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (PG), Luther Cote (C) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Robert Berlin connects on the 3 from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right side | 51-53 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Allen Sharp connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 54-53 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz lays it up and in | 54-55 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | James Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | James Gibson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Luther Cote | 54-55 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | Horace Morse is fouled on the floor by Allen Sharp - foul #3 on Allen Sharp, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Harris (PG), Terry Burman (SF), Jonathan Kennedy (PF) Robert Sweet, Allen Sharp, James Gibson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Gregory Stanley (SF), Robert Hoover (PF) Richard Styers, John Depriest, Antonio Cruz | |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Horace Morse evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Robert Hoover gets the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Jonathan Kennedy takes the ball from Gregory Stanley | 54-55 |
| 05:04 | St. John's | Terry Burman misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Horace Morse shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 54-58 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Stanley - foul #1 on Gregory Stanley, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Sweet (PG), Allen Sharp (SF), Kareem Brewer (C) Mark Harris, Robert Berlin, James Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF), Antonio Cruz (PF), Barry Jacob (C) Gregory Stanley, Robert Hoover, Luther Cote | |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the easy layup | 55-58 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Horace Morse hits the follow up shot | 55-60 |
| 04:01 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 03:59 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy tips it in | 57-60 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Horace Morse knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-63 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Sweet (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Burman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Sharp (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Kareem Brewer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Horace Morse (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cruz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 57-63 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Barry Jacob gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Jonathan Kennedy blocks the short jumper by Antonio Cruz | 57-63 |
| 03:17 | St. John's | Jonathan Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:52 | St. John's | Allen Sharp blows the layup | 57-63 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | John Depriest grabs the defensive rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Kareem Brewer swats the short shot by Antonio Cruz | 57-63 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz tips it in | 57-65 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Berlin (SG), James Gibson (PF), James Brown (C) Terry Burman, Jonathan Kennedy, Kareem Brewer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:07 | St. John's | James Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Berlin | 59-65 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Robert Sweet steals the ball from Horace Morse in the backcourt | 59-65 |
| 02:00 | St. John's | Robert Sweet dunks the ball | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Gibson - foul #4 on James Gibson, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Richard Styers | |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:46 | St. John's | James Brown snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Allen Sharp is fouled on the floor by Antonio Cruz - foul #3 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #8 | 63-66 |
| 00:55 | St. John's | Robert Berlin makes the contested 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Sweet | 66-66 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Barry Jacob can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Sweet - foul #2 on Robert Sweet, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Barry Jacob makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Allen Sharp can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Depriest - foul #4 on John Depriest, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Allen Sharp misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Allen Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Horace Morse is hacked by Robert Sweet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Sweet, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Horace Morse makes the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Horace Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Robert Berlin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Allen Sharp gets the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | John Depriest gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | John Depriest is hacked by Robert Berlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Berlin, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | John Depriest makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | John Depriest makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Robert Berlin misses short on a halfcourt shot | 67-72 |