| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 17 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Berke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Benny (fresh) PF - Nicholas Tynes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | John Benny inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Texas Southern | Joseph Phillips takes the ball from Terence Anderson | 41-34 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the lay-in | 41-34 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:09 | Texas Southern | David Wood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Robert Fleming snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 18:53 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson blows the layup | 41-34 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 18:00 | Texas Southern | John Benny is alone and drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Wood | 43-36 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Robert Fleming clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 17:29 | Texas Southern | John Benny misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 43-36 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Arthur Banks can't connect on a floater from close range | 43-36 |
| 17:03 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 16:45 | Texas Southern | David Wood is hacked by Joseph Phillips - foul #1 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Stephen Singleton (PF), Charles Whitmer (C) Michael O'Neal, Arthur Banks, Joseph Phillips, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Michael Reich (C) James Berke, David Wood, John Benny, Nicholas Tynes, Terence Anderson | |
| 16:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Reich loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Harold Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 43-36 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Harold Smith tips it but misses | 43-36 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Robert Foster pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:41 | Texas Southern | Robert Foster misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 15:39 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Singleton (fresh) C - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Lao (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Reich (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 15:22 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 15:12 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nicolas Boyd | 43-38 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | David Sauceda clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-38 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Stephen Singleton grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Foster - foul #1 on Robert Foster, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG), David Wood (SG), Stephen Whalen (SF), Nicholas Tynes (PF), Terence Anderson (C) Paul Lao, Nicolas Boyd, Robert Foster, Richard Anderson, Michael Reich | |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:07 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 44-38 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Stephen Whalen snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | David Wood shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Brown and he's fouled by Stephen Singleton - foul #3 on Stephen Singleton, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG) Christopher Brown | |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | David Wood makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | David Sauceda clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Tynes - foul #3 on Nicholas Tynes, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF), Robert Fleming (C) Stephen Singleton, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Benny (SF) Nicholas Tynes | |
| 13:27 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:27 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 13:06 | Texas Southern | James Berke misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 44-41 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Robert Fleming gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | David Sauceda clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 44-41 |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Stephen Whalen | 44-41 |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | David Wood is hacked by Eddie Bates - foul #2 on Eddie Bates, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG) Eddie Bates | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Paul Lao (SF), Nicholas Tynes (PF), Richard Anderson (C) James Berke, David Wood, John Benny, Stephen Whalen, Terence Anderson | |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Anderson | 44-43 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 12:00 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 11:55 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Clifford Paugh (SG), Charles Whitmer (PF) David Sauceda, Michael O'Neal, Joseph Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Foster (SF), Terence Anderson (C) Paul Lao, Richard Anderson | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Clifford Paugh (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Foster (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Tynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Terence Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Texas Southern | Robert Foster misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Harold Smith is hacked by Christopher Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stephen Singleton (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG), Michael Reich (C) Nicolas Boyd, Terence Anderson | |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 45-43 |
| 10:47 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:26 | Texas Southern | David Wood is hacked by Clifford Paugh - foul #1 on Clifford Paugh, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG) Clifford Paugh | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Stephen Whalen (PF), Paul Lao (C) Christopher Brown, Nicholas Tynes, Michael Reich | |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | David Wood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Harold Smith is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG), Michael O'Neal (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF) Harold Smith, Arthur Banks, Stephen Singleton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Benny (SF), Richard Anderson (C) David Wood, Robert Foster | |
| 09:13 | Texas Southern | David Sauceda takes the ball from Richard Anderson | 45-43 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | David Sauceda buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Eddie Bates | 47-43 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | James Berke is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Robert Fleming (C) Eddie Bates, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Michael Reich (C) James Berke, Paul Lao, Stephen Whalen | |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is denied on a layup by Richard Anderson | 47-43 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Reich - foul #3 on Michael Reich, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Paugh (SG), Arthur Banks (SF) Harold Smith, Michael O'Neal | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG), Terence Anderson (C) Nicolas Boyd, Richard Anderson | |
| 07:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:33 | Texas Southern | David Wood is denied on a layup by Joseph Phillips | 48-43 |
| 07:31 | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Robert Fleming gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Sauceda (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Paugh (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Benny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Reich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Terence Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is fouled on the floor by John Benny - foul #3 on John Benny, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Stephen Singleton (PF), Charles Whitmer (C) David Sauceda, Joseph Phillips, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Robert Foster (SF), Stephen Whalen (PF) Christopher Brown, John Benny, Michael Reich | |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stephen Whalen - foul #1 on Stephen Whalen, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SF) Arthur Banks | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 06:34 | Texas Southern | David Wood is fouled on the floor by Clifford Paugh - foul #2 on Clifford Paugh, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (SF) Robert Foster | |
| 06:21 | Texas Southern | David Wood clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 06:20 | Texas Southern | James Berke pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Stephen Whalen snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 05:03 | Texas Southern | David Wood works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Berke | 50-45 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | David Wood steps in front of the Eddie Bates pass in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| 04:44 | Texas Southern | Stephen Singleton is called for the reach on Terence Anderson - foul #4 on Stephen Singleton, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG), Michael O'Neal (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Joseph Phillips (PF), Robert Fleming (C) Harold Smith, Clifford Paugh, Eddie Bates, Stephen Singleton, Charles Whitmer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Nicholas Tynes (PF), Richard Anderson (C) James Berke, David Wood, Paul Lao, Stephen Whalen, Terence Anderson | |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael O'Neal | 50-45 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | David Sauceda is open and buries a shot from the left side set up by Joseph Phillips | 52-45 |
| 03:58 | Texas Southern | Joseph Phillips denies the turnaround by Nicolas Boyd | 52-45 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Arthur Banks snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Arthur Banks lays it up and in on a great pass from David Sauceda and he's fouled by Robert Foster - foul #2 on Robert Foster, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Benny (SF) Robert Foster | |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicolas Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Benny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Tynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | Robert Fleming swats the short shot by Christopher Brown | 55-45 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 02:43 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 02:38 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 02:36 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Tynes | 55-45 |
| 02:26 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd is whistled for a carry | 55-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Clifford Paugh (SG), Eddie Bates (SF) David Sauceda, Michael O'Neal, Arthur Banks | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), Robert Foster (SF), Michael Reich (PF) Christopher Brown, John Benny, Nicholas Tynes | |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Paul Lao steals the ball from Clifford Paugh | 55-45 |
| 02:01 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao lays it in | 55-47 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the jumper from the left side set up by Eddie Bates | 57-47 |
| 01:25 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eddie Bates - foul #3 on Eddie Bates, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG), Arthur Banks (SF) Clifford Paugh, Eddie Bates | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:25 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:25 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Paul Lao takes the ball from Michael O'Neal in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| 01:05 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao clanks a jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Harold Smith grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the open jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Smith | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 00:31 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Lao | 59-47 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Foster | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Paul Lao is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Lao, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), David Wood (SG), John Benny (SF), Nicholas Tynes (PF), Terence Anderson (C) Paul Lao, Nicolas Boyd, Robert Foster, Richard Anderson, Michael Reich | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Sauceda runs out the clock | 61-50 |