| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Albin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Richard Glover inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Merle Nixon gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Joseph Aman is hacked by Michael Callahan - foul #1 on Michael Callahan, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Joseph Aman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-41 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Joseph Aman pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Joseph Aman buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Merle Nixon | 25-43 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Hattaway | 28-43 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Joseph Aman is called for traveling | 28-43 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes buries a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on William Albin - foul #3 on William Albin, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (C) Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Coutu (PF) William Albin | |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Hattaway - foul #3 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SG), William Philips (C) Mark Hattaway, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG) Merle Nixon | |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the board | 31-43 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Robert Fisher blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Glover - foul #2 on Richard Glover, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bain (SF) Joseph Aman | |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Thomas and the foul's on John Bain - foul #1 on John Bain, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Aman (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Aman | 33-45 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu can't connect on a jumper from close range | 33-45 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Troy Murrin grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | John Bain is fouled on the floor by Nathan Bonner - foul #2 on Nathan Bonner, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Nathan Bonner, William Philips | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), William Albin (PF), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, Kevin Coutu, Joseph Aman | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ned Bond (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Bain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Albin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Pitt | John Bain is called for traveling | 33-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Richard Glover (SF) Irving Snowden, Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF) John Bain | |
| 15:05 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-45 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Albin | 33-45 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses short on a floater in the paint | 33-45 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Richard Glover grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Richard Glover is fouled on the floor by Troy Murrin - foul #3 on Troy Murrin, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mark Hattaway | 36-45 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | William Albin is hacked by Cesar Salinas - foul #2 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ned Bond (PF), William Philips (C) Arthur Wilmes, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Robert Fisher clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by William Philips - foul #1 on William Philips, team foul #6 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Irving Snowden (SF) Mark Hattaway, Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Ned Bond grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Merle Nixon gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Troy Murrin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-46 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | William Albin tips it back up and in | 36-48 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan is hacked by Merle Nixon - foul #1 on Merle Nixon, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), John Bain (SF) Merle Nixon, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Ned Bond buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Thomas | 38-48 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Jack Monroe travels with the ball | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Nathan Bonner, William Philips | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Aman (C) Eric Matthews | |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Aman - foul #1 on Joseph Aman, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF) Ned Bond | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:30 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Joseph Aman scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Jack Monroe | 38-50 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Irving Snowden | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Irving Snowden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Wilmes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cesar Salinas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Aman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Pitt | William Albin can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-50 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | Troy Murrin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Richard Glover pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:32 | Rutgers | Michael Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes tips it back up and in | 43-50 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the jumper in the paint | 43-50 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Joseph Aman snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | William Albin's layup is rejected by Cesar Salinas | 43-50 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Joseph Aman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Monroe | 43-52 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Thomas and he's fouled by William Albin - foul #4 on William Albin, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG), Mark Hattaway (SG), Ned Bond (SF), William Philips (PF) Michael Thomas, Irving Snowden, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Robert Fisher (SF), Kevin Coutu (PF), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, John Bain, William Albin, Joseph Aman | |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Mark Hattaway steps in front of the Eric Matthews pass | 46-52 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is fouled on the floor by Troy Murrin - foul #4 on Troy Murrin, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner (SF) Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rodney Turner (SG) Troy Murrin | |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Merle Nixon buries a jumper from the left block | 48-54 |
| 08:35 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Rodney Turner is fouled on the floor by Mark Hattaway - foul #4 on Mark Hattaway, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF) Mark Hattaway | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Rodney Turner makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Rodney Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Richard Glover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Coutu | 48-56 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-56 |
| 07:46 | Rutgers | William Philips grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Richard Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG) Richard Glover | |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Murrin (SG), William Albin (PF) Rodney Turner, Kevin Coutu | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | William Albin drills a shot from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Ned Bond makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Bonner | 51-58 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Merle Nixon is hacked by Nathan Bonner - foul #3 on Nathan Bonner, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Irving Snowden (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Olin Zonker (C) Nathan Bonner, Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Merle Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Merle Nixon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Troy Murrin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-62 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway is hacked by Merle Nixon - foul #2 on Merle Nixon, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (PG) Michael Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Robert Fisher, Eric Matthews | |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:56 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | John Bain hits a shot from the right wing set up by Jack Monroe | 53-64 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Olin Zonker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF), Cesar Salinas (C) Michael Thomas, Olin Zonker | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:04 | Pitt | William Albin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | John Bain is called for the reach on Arthur Wilmes - foul #2 on John Bain, team foul #9 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Callahan (PG) Mark Hattaway | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF), Eric Matthews (C) John Bain, Joseph Aman | |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the easy layup | 55-64 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Irving Snowden gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Troy Murrin steps in front of the Richard Glover pass | 55-64 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Troy Murrin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas is fouled on the floor by Eric Matthews - foul #4 on Eric Matthews, team foul #10 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Thomas (SG), Ned Bond (SF), William Philips (PF) Irving Snowden, Richard Glover, Arthur Wilmes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG) Jack Monroe | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Cesar Salinas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cesar Salinas - foul #3 on Cesar Salinas, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway (SG), Nathan Bonner (SF) Michael Thomas, Cesar Salinas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ned Bond | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Michael Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hattaway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ned Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Philips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Albin (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner is hacked by Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Nathan Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Merle Nixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-64 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Glover (SF), Arthur Wilmes (PF), Cesar Salinas (C) Nathan Bonner, Ned Bond, William Philips | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes misses short on a shot from the right block | 58-64 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | William Albin pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Cesar Salinas knocks away the 3 by Merle Nixon | 58-64 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mark Hattaway | 58-64 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Troy Murrin - foul #5 on Troy Murrin, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rodney Turner (SG) Troy Murrin | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | Michael Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | William Albin snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the shot from close range | 59-64 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Robert Fisher tips it home | 59-66 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Richard Glover loses the dribble to Rodney Turner | 59-66 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Merle Nixon is fouled on the floor by Richard Glover - foul #3 on Richard Glover, team foul #10 | 59-66 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Merle Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Merle Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Richard Glover misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Richard Glover pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Mark Hattaway clanks a 3 from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Matthews | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Michael Callahan is called for the reach on Eric Matthews in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Callahan, team foul #11 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (SG), Wilfred Jones (SF) Rodney Turner, Robert Fisher | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:37 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Arthur Wilmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Wilfred Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Merle Nixon runs out the clock | 59-69 |