| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Troy Murrin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Albin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Al Hwang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski connects on the shot from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | William Albin misses badly on a floater from the right block | 27-31 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | William Albin misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 19:12 | Howard | Todd Deboer buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Green | 27-34 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Al Hwang - foul #2 on Al Hwang, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:38 | Howard | Donald Green scores on a turnaround in the paint | 28-36 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Eric Matthews travels with the ball | 28-36 |
| 18:08 | Howard | Donald Green clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Eric Matthews grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Rodney Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | Howard | Al Hwang grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 17:33 | Howard | Todd Deboer hits a floater from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Matthews | 28-38 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Rodney Turner buries a 3 from straight away | 31-38 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Matthews - foul #2 on Eric Matthews, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Nathan Sutton (PF), Roger Woodell (C) Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| 16:38 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:38 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | William Albin dunks the ball on a nice dish by Troy Murrin | 33-40 |
| 16:05 | Howard | Lester Faulkner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-40 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | William Albin snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Troy Murrin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) C - Roger Woodell (fresh) 2 ast. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Roger Woodell gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:12 | Howard | Roger Woodell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Rodney Turner grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Troy Murrin is hacked by Nathan Sutton - foul #1 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Percy Kilgore (SF), Donald Green (PF), Al Hwang (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski, Nathan Sutton | |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Percy Kilgore is called for the reach on Dingbang Chiu - foul #3 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | The jump hook by William Albin is blocked by Al Hwang | 33-40 |
| 14:19 | Howard | Percy Kilgore pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Al Hwang blows the layup but he's fouled by Eric Matthews - foul #3 on Eric Matthews, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:02 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Eric Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Rodney Turner makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eric Matthews | 36-42 |
| 13:06 | Howard | Al Hwang scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Percy Kilgore | 36-44 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-44 |
| 12:41 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 12:19 | Howard | Donald Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Woodell | 36-46 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Rodney Turner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dingbang Chiu | 39-46 |
| 11:57 | Howard | William Albin steals it from Roger Woodell | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Albin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Woodell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Rodney Turner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Troy Murrin | 42-46 |
| 11:19 | Howard | Al Hwang hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 42-46 |
| 11:17 | Howard | Donald Green tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | William Albin knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 44-48 |
| 10:47 | Howard | Bryan Mackey connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Al Hwang | 44-50 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | William Albin gets the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Rodney Turner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 09:58 | Howard | Al Hwang pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:52 | Howard | Roger Woodell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 09:35 | Howard | Roger Woodell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 09:30 | Howard | Roger Woodell buries a 3 from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | William Albin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dingbang Chiu | 47-53 |
| 08:47 | Howard | Roger Woodell knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Bryan Mackey | 47-55 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 08:17 | Howard | The rebound goes to Al Hwang | 47-55 |
| 08:01 | Howard | Donald Green comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Albin - foul #1 on William Albin, team foul #3 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG), Gregory Waddell (SF), Cory Bellew (PF), Raymond Haynes (C) Troy Murrin, Dingbang Chiu, William Albin, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Nathan Sutton (C) Bryan Mackey, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore, Al Hwang | |
| 08:01 | Howard | Donald Green misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:01 | Howard | Donald Green misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Cory Bellew pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes is hacked by Nathan Sutton - foul #2 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Al Hwang (C) Donald Green | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 20 pts. SG - Eddie Knapp (fresh) SF - Gregory Waddell (fresh) PF - Cory Bellew (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Sutton (fresh) C - Al Hwang (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Gregory Waddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 07:16 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-55 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Gregory Waddell pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Cory Bellew knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eddie Knapp | 49-55 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Cory Bellew - foul #2 on Cory Bellew, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Murrin (SG) Eddie Knapp | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:52 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:52 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Troy Murrin drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Rodney Turner | 51-57 |
| 06:13 | Howard | Lester Faulkner is fouled on the floor by Troy Murrin - foul #1 on Troy Murrin, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Al Hwang | |
| 05:58 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 05:57 | Howard | Donald Green snags the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 05:39 | Howard | Donald Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Gregory Waddell, Raymond Haynes | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Eric Matthews connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Turner | 53-57 |
| 04:56 | Howard | Todd Deboer scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lester Faulkner | 53-59 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 04:35 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 04:07 | Howard | Donald Green is fouled on the floor by Cory Bellew - foul #3 on Cory Bellew, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG), Raymond Haynes (PF) Troy Murrin, Cory Bellew | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Martin Lampkin (SG), Al Hwang (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Donald Green | |
| 03:53 | Howard | Al Hwang misses the lay-in | 53-59 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Matthews | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Raymond Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Lampkin (fresh) SF - Jimmie Glinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Howard | Bryan Mackey misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-59 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Eric Matthews gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Martin Lampkin is called for the reach on Eddie Knapp - foul #1 on Martin Lampkin, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Murrin (PG), Gregory Waddell (SF), William Albin (PF) Rodney Turner, Dingbang Chiu, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Percy Kilgore (PF), Roger Woodell (C) Jimmie Glinski, Nathan Sutton, Al Hwang | |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Troy Murrin makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 02:18 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rodney Turner (PG), Dingbang Chiu (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Eddie Knapp, Gregory Waddell, Raymond Haynes | |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF) Martin Lampkin, Bryan Mackey | |
| 01:57 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses the shot from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Eric Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | William Albin loses the dribble to Jimmie Glinski | 58-61 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF), Al Hwang (C) Percy Kilgore, Roger Woodell | |
| 01:06 | Howard | Lester Faulkner is fouled on the floor by Troy Murrin - foul #2 on Troy Murrin, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Lester Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:06 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu is fouled on the floor by Donald Green - foul #2 on Donald Green, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | William Albin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Todd Deboer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Howard | Todd Deboer is hacked by Rodney Turner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Turner, team foul #8 | 58-62 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:37 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Lester Faulkner picks off the pass by Rodney Turner | 58-63 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is hacked by Rodney Turner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Turner, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Roger Woodell (PF) Todd Deboer, Donald Green | |
| 00:32 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:32 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Troy Murrin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Matthews | 61-65 |
| 00:28 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Roger Woodell | |
| 00:26 | Howard | Bryan Mackey is hacked by Rodney Turner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Turner, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG) Rodney Turner | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:26 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:26 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Troy Murrin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Knapp - foul #1 on Eddie Knapp, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (PF) Donald Green | |
| 00:18 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:18 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:12 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Donald Green (PF) Bryan Mackey, Lester Faulkner | |
| 00:10 | Howard | Eddie Knapp is called for the reach on Al Hwang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eddie Knapp, team foul #12 | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Al Hwang misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Al Hwang makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-70 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the offensive board | 61-70 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | The clock runs out | 61-70 |