| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Troy Murrin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Albin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Glover inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Richard Glover can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-22 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-25 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | William Albin lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Murrin and he's hacked by Arthur Wilmes - foul #3 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF) Arthur Wilmes | |
| 18:58 | Pitt | William Albin misses the free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-25 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Callahan, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG) Michael Callahan | |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the easy layup | 30-25 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Merle Nixon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Ned Bond and he's hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bain (SF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Philips (C) Cesar Salinas | |
| 17:20 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | John Bain connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Nixon | 33-27 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden banks in the layup | 33-29 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | John Bain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Nathan Bonner (SF), Olin Zonker (C) Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover, Ned Bond | |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | William Albin swats the shot by William Philips | 33-29 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Troy Murrin snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathan Bonner (fresh) PF - William Philips (fresh) 2 blk. C - Olin Zonker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Jack Monroe scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | The jump hook by William Philips is blocked by Joseph Aman | 36-29 |
| 15:35 | Pitt | John Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | John Bain is fouled on the floor by Nathan Bonner - foul #1 on Nathan Bonner, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF) John Bain | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Irving Snowden, William Philips, Olin Zonker | |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Robert Fisher lays it in set up by Jack Monroe | 38-29 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Callahan | 38-32 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Jack Monroe buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Troy Murrin | 41-32 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner is whistled for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Richard Glover (SF) Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner | |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Troy Murrin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Albin | 44-32 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Troy Murrin - foul #3 on Troy Murrin, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (C) Cesar Salinas | |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Troy Murrin is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Merle Nixon makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Fisher | 47-34 |
| 12:40 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #4 on Robert Fisher, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bain (SF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Philips (C) Arthur Wilmes | |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-34 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | John Bain pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | John Bain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Eric Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Mark Hattaway is called for the reach on Troy Murrin - foul #1 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (PG), Michael Thomas (SG), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Callahan, Mark Hattaway, William Philips | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Albin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Ned Bond steals the ball from Merle Nixon | 47-34 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden makes the shot from the left side set up by Ned Bond | 47-36 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-36 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Ned Bond can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-36 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Merle Nixon is hacked by Richard Glover - foul #1 on Richard Glover, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Richard Glover, Ned Bond | |
| 10:22 | Pitt | John Bain makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jack Monroe | 49-38 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes buries a floater from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | William Albin misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Irving Snowden | 49-42 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Jack Monroe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 09:09 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | John Bain grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:17 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Joseph Aman pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Jack Monroe buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-42 |
| 07:35 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Joseph Aman gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Albin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Aman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cesar Salinas (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden is hacked by John Bain - foul #2 on John Bain, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Robert Fisher (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, John Bain, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Michael Callahan, Michael Thomas, Irving Snowden, Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner misses long on a floater from the left side | 52-42 |
| 06:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fisher | 52-42 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ned Bond | 52-42 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Ned Bond comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Richard Glover pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #5 on Robert Fisher, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Wilfred Jones (SF) Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG) Nathan Bonner | |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway comes up short on the runner in the lane | 52-42 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | William Philips grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas scores on a shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Eric Matthews double dribbles | 52-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG) Michael Thomas | |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Richard Glover knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Hattaway | 52-47 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | William Albin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 04:07 | Rutgers | William Philips grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Ned Bond hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by William Albin - foul #1 on William Albin, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG) Merle Nixon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Irving Snowden (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF) Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover, William Philips | |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Ned Bond makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Ned Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | William Albin pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | William Albin drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Matthews | 54-48 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes tips it home | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wilfred Jones (fresh) PF - William Albin (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Snowden (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ned Bond (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Eric Matthews knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Troy Murrin | 57-50 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | Ned Bond is called for a backcourt violation | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Wilfred Jones, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Olin Zonker (C) Ned Bond | |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Richard Glover (SF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Irving Snowden, Olin Zonker | |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Eric Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Cesar Salinas - foul #2 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:33 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas grabs the board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | William Albin is called for the reach on Arthur Wilmes - foul #2 on William Albin, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Richard Glover is called for the reach on Eric Matthews - foul #2 on Richard Glover, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Cesar Salinas | 60-54 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | William Albin is hacked by Arthur Wilmes - foul #4 on Arthur Wilmes, team foul #8 | 60-54 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | William Albin makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | William Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Troy Murrin - foul #4 on Troy Murrin, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway misses the free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Eric Matthews snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | John Bain can't finish the layup | 62-56 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Richard Glover gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Callahan | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Merle Nixon knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Matthews | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | William Albin snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | William Albin is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Callahan - foul #4 on Michael Callahan, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG), Wilfred Jones (SF) Troy Murrin, John Bain | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | William Albin makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | William Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Wilfred Jones | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Merle Nixon runs out the clock | 66-59 |