| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Tracy (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Justis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Joseph Panella inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Joseph Panella knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Justis | 28-29 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:07 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes tips it but misses | 28-31 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Warren | 28-31 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Joseph Panella comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Joseph Justis tips it home | 30-31 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | James Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Richardson - foul #1 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Richard Hord (SG), Larry Sweat (SF), William Gay (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Richard Tracy, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Joseph Justis, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Chambers (PF), Terry Dean (C) Steve Barnes, Richard Dykes | |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Sullivan and he's hacked by Tommy Kettler - foul #2 on Tommy Kettler, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG) Tommy Kettler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (SG) James Brown | |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Larry Sweat blows the layup but he's fouled by Terry Dean - foul #1 on Terry Dean, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG) Jeremy Richardson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), Gregory Childress (SF) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan | |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Larry Sweat makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Gregory Childress tips it but misses | 32-34 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | William Gay gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Terry Dean - foul #2 on Terry Dean, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (SG) Tommy Kettler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Larry Sweat is called for the reach on Gregory Childress in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Sweat, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Richard Dykes (C) Larry Kruse, Terry Dean | |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | James Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Larry Sweat pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Richard Hord can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | William Gay grabs the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | Larry Sweat drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Ricky Beaubien | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Hord (fairly fresh) SG - Ricky Beaubien (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Sweat (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes hits a driving attempt from close range | 36-36 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | George Chambers denies the turnaround by Ricky Beaubien | 36-36 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 36-39 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Richard Hord buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 14:36 | Rutgers | Richard Hord is called for the reach on Bobby Spillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Hord, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Joseph Warren (C) Richard Hord, Ricky Beaubien, William Gay, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF), Terry Dean (C) Bobby Spillman, James Brown, Gregory Childress, George Chambers, Richard Dykes | |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Sullivan | 39-41 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | Larry Sweat lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Kettler | 41-41 |
| 13:36 | Rutgers | Joseph Panella is called for the reach on Ernest Sullivan - foul #2 on Joseph Panella, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Tracy (PG), William Gay (C) Tommy Kettler, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan is hacked by Richard Tracy - foul #1 on Richard Tracy, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Dean | 41-44 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Joseph Panella buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Gay | 43-44 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Richardson - foul #2 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Joseph Justis (PF), Joseph Warren (C) Richard Tracy, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Edward Connery (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Jared Morgan, Ernest Sullivan, Steve Barnes, Terry Dean | |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:20 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Tommy Kettler can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Joseph Warren tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Tommy Kettler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Gay (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Justis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Larry Kruse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Connery (fresh) C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Edward Connery drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Kruse | 45-49 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Joseph Warren misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Dykes - foul #2 on Richard Dykes, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF) Jeremy Richardson, William Gay, Joseph Justis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Bobby Spillman (SG), Ernest Sullivan (SF), George Chambers (PF), Terry Dean (C) Larry Kruse, James Brown, Gregory Childress, Edward Connery, Richard Dykes | |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Joseph Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | George Chambers grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | George Chambers drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Larry Sweat hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | George Chambers is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Spillman | 46-55 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Sullivan - foul #1 on Ernest Sullivan, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Tracy (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), William Gay (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Tommy Kettler, Ricky Beaubien, Larry Sweat, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Steve Barnes (PF) Jared Morgan, Terry Dean | |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Brandon Conklin steals it from Steve Barnes in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | William Gay scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Richard Tracy | 49-55 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan can't connect on a jumper from close range | 49-55 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Richard Tracy grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Ernest Sullivan takes the ball from Joseph Panella | 49-55 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | James Brown lays it in on a great pass from Ernest Sullivan | 49-57 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | William Gay snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | George Chambers snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Tracy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (tiring) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Gay (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Bobby Spillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Sullivan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan blows the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Panella - foul #3 on Joseph Panella, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Ricky Beaubien (SG), Larry Sweat (SF), Joseph Justis (PF) Richard Tracy, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, William Gay | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG), Larry Kruse (SG), Terry Dean (PF), Richard Dykes (C) Bobby Spillman, James Brown, Steve Barnes, George Chambers | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Larry Sweat tips it back up and in | 51-59 |
| 06:29 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 51-59 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Terry Dean tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Tommy Kettler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-61 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Larry Sweat grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the floater from the right block | 51-61 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Larry Sweat tips it home | 53-61 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Larry Sweat blocks the short jumper by Terry Dean | 53-61 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Larry Kruse travels with the ball | 53-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Hord (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), William Gay (C) Tommy Kettler, Ricky Beaubien, Joseph Justis, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Gregory Childress (SF), Edward Connery (C) Larry Kruse, Ernest Sullivan, Richard Dykes | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Conklin (C) Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bobby Spillman (PG), Steve Barnes (PF) Jared Morgan, Terry Dean | |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Jeremy Richardson picks off the pass by Gregory Childress in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Richard Hord slams it home set up by Jeremy Richardson | 55-61 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Edward Connery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Richard Hord is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Hord, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Larry Sweat (SF), Joseph Warren (C) Joseph Panella, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Larry Kruse (SG), George Chambers (PF), Richard Dykes (C) James Brown, Steve Barnes, Edward Connery | |
| 03:56 | Rutgers | George Chambers misses short on a floater in the paint | 55-61 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to William Gay | 55-61 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | William Gay clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Chambers - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Tracy (PG), Ricky Beaubien (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Richard Hord, Jeremy Richardson, Larry Sweat, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jared Morgan (PG) Larry Kruse | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | William Gay makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | William Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Tracy (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Beaubien (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Gay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Conklin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jared Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bobby Spillman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Dykes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Joseph Panella steals the ball from Jared Morgan in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Panella | 59-61 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Jared Morgan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-61 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | William Gay snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Joseph Panella hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Beaubien and the foul's on Gregory Childress - foul #1 on Gregory Childress, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Larry Sweat (PF), Joseph Warren (C) Richard Tracy, Ricky Beaubien, William Gay, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Brown (SG), Edward Connery (SF) Bobby Spillman, Gregory Childress | |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | James Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Morgan | 61-64 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses long on a runner from the baseline | 61-64 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Larry Sweat misses the tip | 61-64 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Dykes | 61-64 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Hord (PG), Joseph Justis (PF), Brandon Conklin (C) Tommy Kettler, Joseph Panella, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan (SF), Steve Barnes (PF) Edward Connery, George Chambers | |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | Steve Barnes misses badly on the uncontested runner in the lane | 61-64 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Larry Sweat pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Conklin | 63-64 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | James Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Larry Sweat gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Richard Hord comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Richard Dykes pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Joseph Justis in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Richard Dykes denies the turnaround by Larry Sweat | 63-64 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Larry Sweat tips it home | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Ernest Sullivan is denied on a layup by Larry Sweat | 65-64 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Larry Sweat grabs the board | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Larry Sweat runs out the clock | 65-64 |