| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Radley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randal Simcox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Matus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Randal Simcox inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UMass | George Matus makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randal Simcox | 26-32 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | Arthur Banks shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 19:07 | UMass | Joseph Phillips denies the turnaround by George Matus | 26-34 |
| 19:06 | UMass | Richard Charles hits the follow up shot | 28-34 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Harold Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael O'Neal | 28-36 |
| 18:35 | UMass | Blake Radley is fouled on the floor by Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Smith, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Cory Vosburg, Blake Radley, Randal Simcox, George Matus, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:17 | UMass | Robert Brown is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Arthur Banks slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Michael O'Neal | 28-38 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Darryl Ritter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Phillips - foul #4 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF), George Matus (PF), Richard Charles (C) Randal Simcox, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (SF), Charles Whitmer (PF) Michael O'Neal, Joseph Phillips | |
| 17:26 | UMass | Darryl Ritter makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:26 | UMass | Darryl Ritter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | George Matus takes the ball from Robert Fleming | 30-38 |
| 17:06 | UMass | Timothy Smith is hacked by Arthur Banks - foul #1 on Arthur Banks, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (PF) George Matus | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG) Arthur Banks | |
| 16:56 | UMass | Richard Charles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (PF) Gerald Cox | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by George Matus - foul #3 on George Matus, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), Randal Simcox (SF), Gerald Cox (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, George Matus, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:08 | UMass | Cory Vosburg hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Cox | 33-39 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Robert Fleming evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint | 33-39 |
| 15:49 | UMass | Cory Vosburg snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Radley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randal Simcox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerald Cox (fresh) C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | UMass | Charles Whitmer swats the layup by Gerald Cox | 33-39 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eddie Bates | 33-39 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | David Sauceda clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 14:58 | UMass | Shawn Kopecky grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 14:51 | UMass | Blake Radley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Cory Vosburg | 36-39 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 14:25 | UMass | Gerald Cox pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:10 | UMass | Gerald Cox is whistled for a carry | 36-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF), Richard Charles (C) Cory Vosburg, Blake Radley, Randal Simcox, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Michael O'Neal (SF) Harold Smith, Eddie Bates | |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (PF) Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:45 | UMass | Darryl Ritter travels with the ball | 36-39 |
| Subs | UMass | Antwan Lynch (PF) George Matus | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Arthur Banks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-39 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | David Sauceda grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #3 on Robert Brown, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UMass | George Matus (PF) Antwan Lynch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Sauceda | 36-41 |
| 12:22 | UMass | George Matus can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Whitmer - foul #2 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), Antwan Lynch (PF) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:22 | UMass | George Matus misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:22 | UMass | George Matus misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | David Sauceda hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 12:03 | UMass | Antwan Lynch snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Blake Radley double dribbles | 36-41 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF) Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) David Sauceda | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Arthur Banks clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Blake Radley gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cory Vosburg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Radley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Antwan Lynch (fresh) 3 pf. C - George Matus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael O'Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 4 pf. C - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:09 | UMass | Arthur Banks steals the ball from George Matus | 36-41 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal jams it on a nice dish by Arthur Banks | 36-43 |
| 10:52 | UMass | Blake Radley lays it in set up by Cory Vosburg | 38-43 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer tips it home | 38-45 |
| 10:26 | UMass | Cory Vosburg can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-45 |
| 10:25 | UMass | George Matus tips it in | 40-45 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Arthur Banks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Arthur Banks's pass is intercepted by Antwan Lynch | 40-45 |
| 09:26 | UMass | Robert Brown scores on a shot from the right side set up by Blake Radley | 42-45 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Randal Simcox (SF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Cory Vosburg, Blake Radley, Robert Brown, George Matus | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Arthur Banks, Michael O'Neal, Charles Whitmer | |
| 08:48 | UMass | Darryl Ritter is whistled for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Charles (C) Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Phillips | 42-47 |
| 08:10 | UMass | Darryl Ritter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Antwan Lynch | 44-47 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Darryl Ritter is called for the reach on Eddie Bates - foul #1 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Shawn Kopecky (C) Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Harold Smith is fouled on the floor by Darryl Ritter - foul #2 on Darryl Ritter, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (SF) Randal Simcox | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:17 | Pitt | David Sauceda's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Randal Simcox (SF) Gerald Cox | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) SF - Randal Simcox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antwan Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | UMass | Timothy Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Richard Charles (C) Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) Harold Smith | |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal's pass is intercepted by Darryl Ritter | 44-47 |
| 06:23 | UMass | Randal Simcox misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Robert Fleming snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Antwan Lynch - foul #4 on Antwan Lynch, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), Gerald Cox (SF), George Matus (PF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Randal Simcox, Antwan Lynch, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Charles Whitmer (PF) Michael O'Neal, Joseph Phillips | |
| 05:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:45 | UMass | Charles Whitmer denies the turnaround by George Matus | 44-49 |
| 05:43 | UMass | George Matus snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 05:37 | UMass | George Matus blows the layup | 44-49 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Eddie Bates snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer dunks the ball | 44-51 |
| 04:52 | UMass | Cory Vosburg is hacked by David Sauceda - foul #1 on David Sauceda, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF), Antwan Lynch (PF) Gerald Cox, George Matus | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:47 | UMass | Robert Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | David Sauceda snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Antwan Lynch - foul #5 on Antwan Lynch, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Randal Simcox (SF), George Matus (PF), Richard Charles (C) Cory Vosburg, Blake Radley, Robert Brown, Antwan Lynch, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Eddie Bates | |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:26 | UMass | The rebound goes to Richard Charles | 44-52 |
| 04:17 | UMass | George Matus comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on David Sauceda - foul #2 on David Sauceda, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 04:17 | UMass | George Matus misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:17 | UMass | George Matus makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Arthur Banks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-52 |
| 03:54 | UMass | Richard Charles snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 03:32 | UMass | Harold Smith knocks away the 3 by Cory Vosburg | 45-52 |
| 03:31 | UMass | George Matus snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 03:26 | UMass | Charles Whitmer picks off the pass by Richard Charles | 45-52 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | David Sauceda comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randal Simcox - foul #1 on Randal Simcox, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | UMass | Darryl Ritter (PG), Timothy Smith (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Shawn Kopecky (C) Cory Vosburg, Blake Radley, Randal Simcox, Richard Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Robert Fleming (C) Arthur Banks, Charles Whitmer | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Darryl Ritter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Matus (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Kopecky (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eddie Bates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:46 | UMass | Timothy Smith is whistled for a carry | 45-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Gerald Cox (SF) Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) Joseph Phillips | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Eddie Bates drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael O'Neal and he's hacked by Timothy Smith - foul #2 on Timothy Smith, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Brown (SF) George Matus | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Eddie Bates makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 01:55 | UMass | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 01:53 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Cox | 45-57 |
| 01:38 | UMass | Timothy Smith makes the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | UMass | Cory Vosburg (PG), Blake Radley (SG), Randal Simcox (SF), George Matus (PF), Richard Charles (C) Darryl Ritter, Timothy Smith, Robert Brown, Gerald Cox, Shawn Kopecky | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF) Eddie Bates, David Sauceda | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Blake Radley is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Blake Radley, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG) Harold Smith | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:20 | UMass | Robert Fleming swats the dunk try by Richard Charles | 48-59 |
| 01:19 | UMass | George Matus tips it home | 50-59 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Cory Vosburg is called for the reach on David Sauceda in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:02 | UMass | Cory Vosburg hits a shot from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Blake Radley is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Blake Radley, team foul #11 | 52-60 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | UMass | George Matus hits a jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Blake Radley - foul #4 on Blake Radley, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:51 | UMass | The rebound goes to Blake Radley | 54-63 |
| 00:46 | UMass | Blake Radley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | David Sauceda grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | David Sauceda is hacked by Cory Vosburg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #13 | 54-63 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:36 | UMass | George Matus connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Cory Vosburg | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Blake Radley is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Blake Radley, team foul #14 | 56-64 |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Smith (SG) Blake Radley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | UMass | The rebound goes to George Matus | 56-65 |
| 00:26 | UMass | Cory Vosburg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Robert Fleming gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Vosburg - foul #4 on Cory Vosburg, team foul #15 | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:24 | UMass | George Matus grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Joseph Phillips swats the layup by Richard Charles | 56-66 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Robert Fleming snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Sauceda runs out the clock | 56-66 |