| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Monty Shaw inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | John Serna hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Hugh Dubois and the foul's on Robert Zerbel - foul #1 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | John Serna misses the free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Robert Zerbel snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt loses the dribble to Hugh Dubois | 38-29 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | John Serna hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | John Serna gets the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | John Serna clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Robert Zerbel - foul #2 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | John Serna misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | John Serna misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Robert Zerbel pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Rodney Rast | 38-31 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Rodney Rast steals the ball from Monty Shaw | 38-31 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Jonathon Ball loses the dribble to John Serna | 38-31 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Robert Zerbel gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Rodney Rast connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Zerbel | 38-33 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Johnny William makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Serna | 41-33 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Jonathon Ball buries a floater from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Serna | 44-35 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt buries a fadeaway near the basket | 44-37 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Johnny William misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Robert Zerbel's pass is intercepted by John Serna | 44-37 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Johnny William misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Joseph Teran gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Jonathon Ball banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Johnny William connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Serna | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Hugh Dubois (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Denver | Rodney Rast throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (PF), Oliver Dickens (C) Johnny William, Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, Johnny Evans, John Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Paul James (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Chad Strickland swats the short shot by Leonard Park | 47-39 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 15:23 | Denver | William Shunk comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-39 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Peter West gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Peter West is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Ross Segal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Peter West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 14:32 | Denver | John Whang buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ross Segal | 49-41 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Peter West loses the dribble to William Shunk | 49-41 |
| 14:16 | Denver | John Whang misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 14:14 | Denver | William Shunk tips it home | 49-43 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 13:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Whang | 49-43 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Everett Tolbert takes the ball from William Shunk | 49-43 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Benny Adams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 13:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul James | 49-43 |
| 13:15 | Denver | Paul James is hacked by Everett Tolbert - foul #2 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Leonard Park, Everett Tolbert, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, William Shunk, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 13:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the dunk attempt | 49-43 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Johnny William snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Monty Shaw is whistled for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Tabor (SG) Benny Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG) Paul James | |
| 12:27 | Denver | Joseph Teran knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 49-45 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Johnny William misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:39 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-45 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Andrew Lee pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Dennis Tabor (fresh) SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Monty Shaw knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Johnny William | 51-45 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-45 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Serna | 51-45 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Andrew Lee misses the lay-in | 51-45 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | John Serna snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Dennis Tabor snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Johnny William misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Joseph Teran buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jonathon Ball | 51-47 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Johnny William makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Monty Shaw | 54-47 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Joseph Teran can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #3 on Monty Shaw, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Hugh Dubois (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Johnny Evans (PF), Oliver Dickens (C) Johnny William, Dennis Tabor, Monty Shaw, Andrew Lee, John Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Paul James (SG), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 09:39 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 09:11 | Denver | John Whang snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 08:59 | Denver | John Whang misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Paul James tips it but misses | 54-49 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Johnny Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Peter West is fouled on the floor by John Whang - foul #4 on John Whang, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Denver | David Shearer (PG), William Shunk (SG) John Whang, Joseph Teran | |
| 08:33 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois is hacked by David Shearer - foul #1 on David Shearer, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens hits a jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Ross Segal hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Paul James | 56-51 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Leonard Park buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Peter West | 58-51 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Ross Segal buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Chad Strickland | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Johnny Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Shearer (fresh) SG - William Shunk (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ross Segal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Johnny Evans is called for traveling | 58-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Everett Tolbert (PF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Hugh Dubois, Johnny Evans, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), John Whang (SG), Jonathon Ball (C) David Shearer, William Shunk, Chad Strickland | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Johnny William steps in front of the John Whang pass | 58-53 |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Johnny William hits the finger roll | 60-53 |
| 07:01 | Denver | John Whang is hacked by Leonard Park - foul #1 on Leonard Park, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF) Leonard Park | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Zerbel (PF) Ross Segal | |
| 06:41 | Denver | Jonathon Ball clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by John Serna - foul #1 on John Serna, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF) Paul James | |
| 06:41 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | John Serna hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 60-54 |
| 06:27 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Zerbel | 60-54 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Monty Shaw swats the short shot by John Whang | 60-54 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 06:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joseph Teran | 60-54 |
| 05:52 | Denver | John Whang is fouled on the floor by John Serna - foul #2 on John Serna, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Hugh Dubois (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Johnny Evans (PF), Oliver Dickens (C) Johnny William, Benny Adams, Monty Shaw, Everett Tolbert, John Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SG) John Whang | |
| 05:29 | Denver | Joseph Teran buries a fadeaway from the right side | 60-56 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Joseph Teran snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (PF) Robert Zerbel | |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Johnny Evans | 63-56 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-58 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens drills a shot from the left block set up by Hugh Dubois | 65-58 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Joseph Teran is whistled for a carry | 65-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG), Everett Tolbert (PF), John Serna (C) Hugh Dubois, Johnny Evans, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Rodney Rast (SG), Ross Segal (SF) Erik Bobbitt, Joseph Teran, Jonathon Ball | |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Benny Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Monty Shaw (SF) Peter West, Leonard Park | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Zerbel (PF) Paul James | |
| 04:02 | Denver | John Whang knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Rast | 65-61 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Monty Shaw hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Johnny William | 68-61 |
| 03:25 | Denver | Ross Segal is fouled on the floor by Monty Shaw - foul #4 on Monty Shaw, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG) Johnny William | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Paul James (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Ross Segal, Robert Zerbel, Chad Strickland | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Rodney Rast is hacked by John Serna - foul #3 on John Serna, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oliver Dickens (C) John Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:09 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Benny Adams buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Benny Adams grabs the board | 71-63 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Johnny Evans (PF) Benny Adams, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Zerbel (PF) Paul James | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Johnny William comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 71-63 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Monty Shaw drills a floater from the left side set up by Oliver Dickens and the foul's on Joseph Teran - foul #2 on Joseph Teran, team foul #5 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Everett Tolbert (PF) Johnny William, Hugh Dubois, Johnny Evans | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Paul James (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the free throw | 73-63 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Ross Segal gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Chad Strickland comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-63 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert snags the defensive board | 73-63 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Peter West is hacked by John Whang - foul #5 on John Whang, team foul #6 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SF) Monty Shaw | |
| Subs | Denver | David Shearer (PG) John Whang | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Oliver Dickens | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Denver | Everett Tolbert is called for the reach on Ross Segal - foul #3 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #8 | 75-63 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Ross Segal misses the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens grabs the board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Benny Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-63 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Ross Segal misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-63 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Peter West runs out the clock | 78-63 |