| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winfred Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Bulter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Winfred Shea inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | American U. | Desmond Callahan takes the ball from Roy Lee | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Bentley - foul #2 on Joseph Bentley, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:59 | American U. | Joseph Bentley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edgar Meeks | 35-33 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 18:16 | American U. | Jonathan Shields picks off the pass by Winfred Shea | 35-33 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bentley - foul #3 on Joseph Bentley, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (SG) Joseph Bentley | |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses the jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 17:38 | American U. | Brian Bulter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 17:19 | American U. | Edgar Meeks misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:17 | American U. | Roy Lee tips it in | 35-35 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft connects on the jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 16:07 | American U. | The short jumper by Winfred Shea is denied by Desmond Callahan | 37-35 |
| 16:05 | American U. | Kevin Tardif misses the tip | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Brian Bulter grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 15:47 | American U. | Michael Schoolcraft steps in front of the Brian Bulter pass | 37-35 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields lays it in set up by Michael Schoolcraft | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Ott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tardif (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Winfred Shea (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Bulter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | American U. | Edgar Meeks clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-35 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Desmond Callahan | 39-35 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 15:07 | American U. | Roy Lee gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:56 | American U. | Kevin Tardif can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 14:55 | American U. | Roy Lee tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Schoolcraft | 41-37 |
| 14:30 | American U. | Kevin Tardif comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 14:28 | American U. | Kevin Tardif tips it home | 41-39 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft buries a 3pt shot from straight away and he's hacked by Brian Bulter - foul #2 on Brian Bulter, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Brian Hanks (SF), George Murakami (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Jonathan Shields, John Dykstra, Desmond Callahan, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Lewis (PG), Joseph Bentley (SG), David Schubert (SF), Roy Merrell (PF), Bradley Numbers (C) Edgar Meeks, Kevin Tardif, Winfred Shea, Brian Bulter, Roy Lee | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:52 | American U. | David Schubert hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Brian Hanks - foul #1 on Brian Hanks, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (SG) Michael Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 13:52 | American U. | David Schubert misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:52 | American U. | David Schubert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Brian Hanks misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Schubert - foul #2 on David Schubert, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Brian Hanks makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Brian Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:19 | American U. | Bradley Numbers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Buford Friday hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ryan Engels | 49-40 |
| 12:27 | American U. | George Murakami takes the ball from David Schubert | 49-40 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Brian Hanks misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 49-40 |
| 11:58 | American U. | The rebound goes to David Schubert | 49-40 |
| 11:38 | American U. | Charles Lewis is fouled on the floor by Ryan Engels - foul #1 on Ryan Engels, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF) Brian Hanks | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (PG), Roy Lee (C) Charles Lewis, Bradley Numbers | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Buford Friday (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Tardif (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Schubert (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Merrell (fresh) C - Roy Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | American U. | Kevin Tardif misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-40 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Buford Friday can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-40 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Roy Merrell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:39 | American U. | Joseph Bentley's floater is tipped away by Pierre Dreiling | 49-40 |
| 10:38 | American U. | Kevin Tardif gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:21 | American U. | David Schubert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Pierre Dreiling - foul #1 on Pierre Dreiling, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Desmond Callahan (PF), Brian Hanks (C) Ryan Engels, Buford Friday, George Murakami, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG), Brian Bulter (PF), Bradley Numbers (C) Joseph Bentley, Roy Merrell, Roy Lee | |
| 10:21 | American U. | David Schubert makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:21 | American U. | David Schubert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses the lay-in | 49-42 |
| 10:03 | American U. | Brian Bulter gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:57 | American U. | David Schubert can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Brian Hanks snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 49-42 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Edgar Meeks - foul #3 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) John Dykstra | |
| Subs | American U. | Winfred Shea (SF) David Schubert | |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Edgar Meeks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kevin Tardif | 51-45 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Michael Ott can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edgar Meeks - foul #4 on Edgar Meeks, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG) Brian Hanks | |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Bentley (SG), Roy Lee (C) Edgar Meeks, Bradley Numbers | |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Michael Ott makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Michael Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:16 | American U. | Kevin Tardif drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Engels | 55-48 |
| 07:33 | American U. | Brian Bulter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Michael Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Ott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Kevin Tardif (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Winfred Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Bulter (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 07:25 | American U. | Roy Lee grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 07:19 | American U. | Kevin Tardif misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 07:18 | American U. | Brian Bulter tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 06:47 | American U. | Winfred Shea pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 06:18 | American U. | Roy Lee can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 06:16 | American U. | Roy Lee gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:56 | American U. | Joseph Bentley travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (SG), John Dykstra (SF), George Murakami (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft, Desmond Callahan, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | American U. | Edgar Meeks (PG), David Schubert (SF), Roy Merrell (PF), Bradley Numbers (C) Kevin Tardif, Winfred Shea, Brian Bulter, Roy Lee | |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 05:26 | American U. | Bradley Numbers pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:10 | American U. | David Schubert misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by George Murakami - foul #4 on George Murakami, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Lewis (SG) Joseph Bentley | |
| 05:10 | American U. | David Schubert makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:10 | American U. | David Schubert makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Buford Friday is fouled on the floor by Charles Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG) Jonathan Shields | |
| Subs | American U. | Roy Lee (C) Roy Merrell | |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 04:29 | American U. | David Schubert is fouled on the floor by Pierre Dreiling - foul #2 on Pierre Dreiling, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| 04:12 | American U. | Bradley Numbers lays it in set up by David Schubert and he's fouled by John Dykstra - foul #2 on John Dykstra, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SG) Buford Friday | |
| Subs | American U. | Kevin Tardif (SG) Charles Lewis | |
| 04:12 | American U. | Bradley Numbers misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Dykstra | 57-54 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling misses the shot from the right block | 57-54 |
| 03:44 | American U. | Edgar Meeks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:37 | American U. | David Schubert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 03:36 | American U. | Bradley Numbers grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:16 | American U. | Kevin Tardif knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Edgar Meeks | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edgar Meeks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Tardif (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Schubert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bradley Numbers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:51 | Pitt | George Murakami makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Schoolcraft | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (PG), Desmond Callahan (PF), Michael Ott (C) Ryan Engels, George Murakami, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Bentley (SG), Winfred Shea (SF), Brian Bulter (PF) Kevin Tardif, David Schubert, Bradley Numbers | |
| 02:39 | American U. | Edgar Meeks is hacked by John Dykstra - foul #3 on John Dykstra, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 02:39 | American U. | Edgar Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:39 | American U. | Edgar Meeks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan lays it in | 61-58 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Roy Lee misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Ott - foul #2 on Michael Ott, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Roy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:55 | American U. | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Brian Bulter steals the ball from John Dykstra | 61-60 |
| 01:17 | American U. | Roy Lee clanks a runner from close range | 61-60 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft grabs the board | 61-60 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Desmond Callahan | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | American U. | Roy Lee connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Edgar Meeks | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | John Dykstra is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bentley - foul #4 on Joseph Bentley, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | John Dykstra makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | John Dykstra makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | American U. | Edgar Meeks misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:02 | American U. | Roy Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:00 | American U. | The clock runs out | 65-62 |