| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Ohio State | John Serna is called for the reach on Ashley Rich - foul #1 on John Serna, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg clanks a floater from the right block | 34-26 |
| 19:19 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich grabs the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 18:56 | Ohio State | Benny Adams steps in front of the Spencer Wangberg pass | 34-26 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the finger roll | 34-28 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Johnny William - foul #2 on Johnny William, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Monty Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-28 |
| 18:14 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg double dribbles | 36-28 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-28 |
| 17:26 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | John Serna swats the short shot by Ashley Rich | 36-28 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Alton Goss snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Monty Shaw hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 16:19 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the floater from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-31 |
| 15:49 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Lindsey Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Monty Shaw - foul #3 on Monty Shaw, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, John Serna | |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:29 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert tips it in | 40-33 |
| 14:54 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Peter West is fouled on the floor by Bradley Mixon - foul #3 on Bradley Mixon, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF) Alton Goss | |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Peter West scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Benny Adams | 40-36 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott misses the runner from the right block | 40-36 |
| 13:36 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:11 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 40-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Ashley Rich (PF) Bradley Mixon, Harry Honeycutt, Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Alton Goss (PF) Peter West, Monty Shaw | |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Johnny William misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 12:49 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Leonard Park - foul #1 on Leonard Park, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Serna (C) Alton Goss | |
| 12:20 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF), Alton Goss (PF) Leonard Park, Everett Tolbert | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-36 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Lindsey Hamilton (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Ashley Rich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Monty Shaw pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Alton Goss hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 10:16 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson comes up short on the floater from close range | 43-38 |
| 10:14 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg tips it in | 45-38 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Benny Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 09:53 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 09:47 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Serna | 45-38 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Monty Shaw can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-38 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Monty Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Alton Goss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Spencer Wangberg - foul #2 on Spencer Wangberg, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson, Lindsey Hamilton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, John Serna | |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:57 | Ohio State | Harry Honeycutt clanks a 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Benny Adams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 08:12 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harry Honeycutt | 47-43 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:43 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Ashley Rich | 47-43 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Bradley Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harry Honeycutt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ashley Rich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benny Adams (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Leonard Park connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Alton Goss | 49-45 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Benny Adams - foul #1 on Benny Adams, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (SG), Michael Johnson (SF) Harry Honeycutt, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Benny Adams, Alton Goss | |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:31 | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Timothy Ott is called for the reach on Everett Tolbert - foul #2 on Timothy Ott, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton (SF) Bradley Mixon | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Leonard Park knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Timothy Ott - foul #3 on Timothy Ott, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (C) Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) Everett Tolbert | |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Leonard Park makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Benny Adams - foul #2 on Benny Adams, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:23 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Serna | 52-48 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Monty Shaw buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Benny Adams and the foul's on Lindsey Hamilton - foul #2 on Lindsey Hamilton, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Timothy Ott (C) Spencer Wangberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (PF) Leonard Park | |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Monty Shaw makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:30 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Everett Tolbert (PF) Alton Goss | |
| 04:01 | Pitt | John Serna blows the layup | 52-51 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Johnny William pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Monty Shaw buries a 3 from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on John Serna - foul #2 on John Serna, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg (PF) Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SG), Alton Goss (PF) Benny Adams, John Serna | |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 03:24 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton makes the 3rd free throw | 54-54 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Monty Shaw buries a 3 from the left corner | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Rodney Price (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lindsey Hamilton (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Spencer Wangberg (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. C - Ashley Rich (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leonard Park (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Ohio State | Ashley Rich throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Bradley Mixon (PG), Harry Honeycutt (SG) Rodney Price, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG) Johnny William | |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Rodney Price (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Timothy Ott (C) Bradley Mixon, Harry Honeycutt, Ashley Rich | |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), John Serna (C) Peter West, Alton Goss | |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Leonard Park scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Serna | 54-59 |
| 02:03 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (PF) Everett Tolbert | |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-59 |
| 01:41 | Ohio State | Timothy Ott grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 01:29 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 01:27 | Ohio State | Lindsey Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Alton Goss is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Alton Goss, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ashley Rich (C) Timothy Ott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) Leonard Park | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Rodney Price hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Alton Goss snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Rodney Price takes the ball from Benny Adams | 56-59 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Benny Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Benny Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Benny Adams - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg is hacked by Alton Goss - foul #4 on Alton Goss, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:02 | Ohio State | Spencer Wangberg makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Johnny William runs out the clock | 58-60 |