| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jason Butler (fresh) SG - Delbert Resch (fresh) SF - Jerome Matthews (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) C - Jeremiah Westmoreland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Maryland | Delbert Resch hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Maryland | Robert Smith tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal is open but misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Harold Smith gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Arthur Banks hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Maryland | Jerome Matthews misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Harold Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Butler - foul #1 on Jason Butler, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Robert Fleming scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Jeremiah Westmoreland - foul #1 on Jeremiah Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Maryland | Robert Fleming steals the ball from Jerome Matthews | 2-5 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Delbert Resch takes the ball from Joseph Phillips | 2-5 |
| 17:07 | Maryland | Jerome Matthews misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 17:06 | Maryland | Delbert Resch tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Harold Smith tips it in | 4-7 |
| 16:31 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Smith, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Pinter (SG), Donald Clarke (SF), Lawrence Nalls (PF) Delbert Resch, Jerome Matthews, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (SF) Michael O'Neal | |
| 16:31 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:31 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Jason Butler takes the ball from Robert Fleming in the backcourt | 6-7 |
| 16:11 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 6-7 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips dunks the ball | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) SG - David Pinter (fresh) SF - Donald Clarke (fresh) PF - Lawrence Nalls (fresh) C - Jeremiah Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Maryland | Lawrence Nalls comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 6-9 |
| 15:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Clarke - foul #1 on Donald Clarke, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerome Matthews (PG), Harold Sledge (C) Jason Butler, Jeremiah Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Michael O'Neal (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| 15:07 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:56 | Maryland | David Pinter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 6-11 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Delbert Resch (SG), Fred Carey (PF) David Pinter, Lawrence Nalls | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Jerome Matthews hits a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Charles Whitmer - foul #1 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Craig Sutton (SF), Robert Smith (PF) Donald Clarke, Fred Carey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| 14:28 | Maryland | Jerome Matthews makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | David Sauceda is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 14:12 | Maryland | Robert Smith misses the driving attempt from close range | 9-11 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Whitmer | 9-11 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:44 | Maryland | Robert Smith grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 13:24 | Maryland | Delbert Resch misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:23 | Maryland | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:09 | Maryland | Delbert Resch is whistled for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG), David Pinter (SG), Donald Clarke (SF), Lawrence Nalls (PF), Fred Carey (C) Jerome Matthews, Delbert Resch, Craig Sutton, Robert Smith, Harold Sledge | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Joseph Phillips (PF) Michael O'Neal, Robert Fleming | |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Harold Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jason Butler - foul #2 on Jason Butler, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Maryland | Delbert Resch (SG) Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG) Eddie Bates | |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:27 | Maryland | Charles Whitmer is called for the reach on Fred Carey - foul #2 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Craig Sutton (SF) Delbert Resch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Charles Whitmer | |
| 12:18 | Maryland | Lawrence Nalls misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 9-12 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Arthur Banks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:51 | Maryland | Craig Sutton pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Pinter (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Clarke (fairly fresh) SF - Craig Sutton (fresh) PF - Lawrence Nalls (fresh) C - Fred Carey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Maryland | David Pinter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Arthur Banks grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the easy layup | 9-12 |
| 11:02 | Maryland | David Pinter snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:57 | Maryland | Donald Clarke hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Pinter | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is hacked by Lawrence Nalls in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Nalls, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerome Matthews (PG), Delbert Resch (SG), Robert Smith (PF), Harold Sledge (C) Donald Clarke, Craig Sutton, Lawrence Nalls, Fred Carey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Michael O'Neal (SF) Arthur Banks, David Sauceda | |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Harold Sledge is called for the reach on Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Sledge, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the wide open runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eddie Bates | 11-14 |
| 10:12 | Maryland | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 11-14 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 11-14 |
| 09:46 | Maryland | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:23 | Maryland | Robert Fleming picks off the pass by Harold Sledge | 11-14 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the easy layup | 11-14 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | Delbert Resch grabs the defensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:41 | Maryland | Jerome Matthews is hacked by Eddie Bates - foul #1 on Eddie Bates, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Clarke (SG), Craig Sutton (SF), Lawrence Nalls (PF), Jeremiah Westmoreland (C) Delbert Resch, David Pinter, Robert Smith, Harold Sledge | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), David Sauceda (PF) Harold Smith, Joseph Phillips | |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Donald Clarke clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Banks - foul #1 on Arthur Banks, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Donald Clarke makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:26 | Maryland | Donald Clarke misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Craig Sutton is called for the reach on Arthur Banks - foul #1 on Craig Sutton, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Michael O'Neal | |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:06 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 07:46 | Maryland | Donald Clarke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 07:44 | Maryland | Jeremiah Westmoreland tips it home | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jerome Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Sutton (fresh) PF - Lawrence Nalls (fresh) C - Jeremiah Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eddie Bates (tiring) 1 ast. PF - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Fleming (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Harold Smith is hacked by Craig Sutton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Sutton, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Delbert Resch (SG) Craig Sutton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Eddie Bates | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:29 | Maryland | Delbert Resch buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerome Matthews | 16-17 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Jerome Matthews picks off the pass by Joseph Phillips in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 07:26 | Maryland | Donald Clarke lays it up and in set up by Jerome Matthews | 18-17 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Arthur Banks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Sauceda | 18-19 |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Delbert Resch misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Sauceda - foul #1 on David Sauceda, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PF), Harold Sledge (C) Lawrence Nalls, Jeremiah Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) Harold Smith | |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Delbert Resch makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Delbert Resch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Robert Fleming clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Sledge - foul #2 on Harold Sledge, team foul #9 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jason Butler (PG), Craig Sutton (SF) Jerome Matthews, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Charles Whitmer (PF) Arthur Banks, Joseph Phillips | |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Delbert Resch travels with the ball | 20-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Robert Fleming | |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Eddie Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | Maryland | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Jason Butler - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Maryland | Fred Carey (PF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:54 | Maryland | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Maryland | Jason Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Smith | 21-23 |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Jason Butler - foul #3 on Harold Smith, team foul #8 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF) Harold Smith, Eddie Bates | |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Jason Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Sutton - foul #3 on Craig Sutton, team foul #10 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerome Matthews (SF), Lawrence Nalls (PF) Craig Sutton, Harold Sledge | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:00 | Maryland | Delbert Resch drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Matthews | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Arthur Banks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 04:32 | Maryland | Jason Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Clarke (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Jeremiah Westmoreland (C) Delbert Resch, Jerome Matthews, Fred Carey | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:13 | Pitt | David Sauceda hits a fadeaway from the left side | 24-29 |
| 03:56 | Maryland | Charles Whitmer steals the ball from Lawrence Nalls | 24-29 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | David Sauceda is whistled for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Delbert Resch (SG), Jerome Matthews (SF), Harold Sledge (C) Lawrence Nalls, Donald Clarke, Jeremiah Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (PG), Robert Fleming (C) Michael O'Neal, Joseph Phillips | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Jason Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Delbert Resch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Sledge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Eddie Bates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Sauceda (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fleming (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Delbert Resch misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | David Sauceda snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is hacked by Harold Sledge - foul #3 on Harold Sledge, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Pinter (SG), Fred Carey (C) Delbert Resch, Harold Sledge | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:42 | Maryland | Jerome Matthews can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Arthur Banks snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerome Matthews - foul #1 on Jerome Matthews, team foul #12 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Maryland | Donald Clarke (SF), Jeremiah Westmoreland (C) Jerome Matthews, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) David Sauceda | |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Jason Butler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael O'Neal - foul #1 on Michael O'Neal, team foul #9 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PF) Fred Carey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Jason Butler makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Jason Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 26-33 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael O'Neal | 26-33 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal comes up short on the floater in the paint | 26-33 |
| 01:05 | Maryland | Jason Butler snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 01:01 | Maryland | Jason Butler scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Eddie Bates is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Bates, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | Delbert Resch (SG), Jerome Matthews (SF), Lawrence Nalls (PF), Fred Carey (C) David Pinter, Donald Clarke, Robert Smith, Jeremiah Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG), Robert Fleming (C) Eddie Bates, Joseph Phillips | |
| 00:49 | Maryland | Delbert Resch hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jerome Matthews | 31-33 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Jason Butler is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Butler, team foul #13 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | David Pinter (SF) Jason Butler | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:29 | Maryland | Lawrence Nalls jams it set up by Jerome Matthews | 33-35 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Fred Carey steps in front of the Arthur Banks pass | 33-35 |
| 00:01 | Maryland | Delbert Resch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |