| Lineup | Houston | PG - Brian Mitchell (fresh) SG - William Shaver (fresh) SF - Charles Duncan (fresh) PF - Andrew Manning (fresh) C - Jared Wegener (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) SG - Lonnie Parnell (fresh) SF - Robert Hoover (fresh) PF - James James (fresh) C - Luther Cote (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jared Wegener wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Charles Duncan is blocked by James James | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Charles Duncan tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Charles Duncan pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Dante Bissonnette steals the ball from Jared Wegener | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Robert Hoover can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Luther Cote tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Andrew Manning can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Charles Duncan pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Jared Wegener buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Mitchell | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Charles Duncan gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Robert Hoover is called for the reach on William Shaver - foul #1 on Robert Hoover, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Harper (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Albert McGlynn (C) Brian Mitchell, William Shaver, Andrew Manning, Jared Wegener | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:48 | Houston | Charles Duncan's floater is tipped away by James James | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Luther Cote grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Robert Hoover can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 5-2 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Howard Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Charles Duncan lays it in set up by Howard Harper | 7-2 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Robert Hoover knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dante Bissonnette and the foul's on Edward Goldblatt - foul #1 on Edward Goldblatt, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Jared Wegener (PF), Lindsey Locke (C) Charles Duncan, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Frederic Hosier (PF) James James | |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Robert Hoover misses the free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Richard Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Mitchell (PG) Howard Harper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (SG) Lonnie Parnell | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Robert Hoover is whistled for a carry | 7-4 |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (PG), Andrew Manning (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Brian Mitchell, Jared Wegener, Lindsey Locke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Burt (SG), David Dickson (SF), Gregory Stanley (C) Dante Bissonnette, Robert Hoover, Luther Cote | |
| 15:59 | Houston | Albert McGlynn can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Stanley - foul #1 on Gregory Stanley, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Harper (PG), Jared Wegener (SF) Richard Gordon, Edward Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:59 | Houston | Albert McGlynn misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Albert McGlynn makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Howard Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Shaver (fresh) SF - Jared Wegener (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Manning (fresh) C - Albert McGlynn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Styers (fresh) SG - Daniel Burt (fresh) SF - David Dickson (fresh) PF - Frederic Hosier (fresh) C - Gregory Stanley (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Richard Styers is fouled on the floor by Andrew Manning - foul #1 on Andrew Manning, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Mitchell (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Lindsey Locke (C) Howard Harper, William Shaver, Andrew Manning, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley misses long on a shot from the baseline | 8-4 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Jared Wegener grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Richard Gordon misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 8-4 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Daniel Burt pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | The jump hook by Richard Styers is blocked by Jared Wegener | 8-4 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Jared Wegener gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Lindsey Locke clanks a floater from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Daniel Burt | 8-6 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Daniel Burt steps in front of the Jared Wegener pass | 8-6 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Richard Styers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Burt | 8-8 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Jared Wegener buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Mitchell | 11-8 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Richard Styers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley grabs the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Brian Mitchell - foul #1 on Brian Mitchell, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Harper (PG), William Shaver (SG), Charles Duncan (SF), Andrew Manning (PF), Albert McGlynn (C) Brian Mitchell, Richard Gordon, Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener, Lindsey Locke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (PG), Lonnie Parnell (SG), Robert Hoover (SF), James James (PF) Richard Styers, Daniel Burt, David Dickson, Frederic Hosier | |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:20 | Houston | William Shaver banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Manning | 13-10 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James James | 13-13 |
| 11:49 | Houston | William Shaver misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-13 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Robert Hoover snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Howard Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Shaver (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Manning (fresh) C - Albert McGlynn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dante Bissonnette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonnie Parnell (fresh) SF - Robert Hoover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James James (fresh) 2 blk. C - Gregory Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 11:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Shaver | 13-13 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Howard Harper hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 13-13 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | James James grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Robert Hoover loses the dribble to Howard Harper | 13-13 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Howard Harper jams it | 15-13 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Robert Hoover misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Gregory Stanley snags the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Parnell | 15-15 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Charles Duncan is fouled on the floor by Gregory Stanley - foul #2 on Gregory Stanley, team foul #3 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Mitchell (PG), Jared Wegener (C) Howard Harper, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Cote (C) Gregory Stanley | |
| 10:09 | Houston | Andrew Manning's floater is tipped away by Robert Hoover | 15-15 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Robert Hoover grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Mitchell - foul #2 on Brian Mitchell, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Harper (PG) Brian Mitchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (SG) Lonnie Parnell | |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Robert Hoover blocks the short jumper by Jared Wegener | 15-16 |
| 09:47 | Houston | William Shaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Charles Duncan loses the dribble to Robert Hoover | 15-16 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Styers | 15-18 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Jared Wegener misses the lay-in | 15-18 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | James James is fouled on the floor by Andrew Manning - foul #2 on Andrew Manning, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Gordon (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF) Howard Harper, Andrew Manning | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG), David Dickson (SF), Frederic Hosier (PF) Richard Styers, Robert Hoover, James James | |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-18 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Charles Duncan grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt double dribbles | 15-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Albert McGlynn (C) Edward Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Charles Duncan is called for the reach on David Dickson - foul #1 on Charles Duncan, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Goldblatt (SF) Jared Wegener | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Shaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) SF - Edward Goldblatt (fresh) PF - Charles Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert McGlynn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dante Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonnie Parnell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dickson (fresh) PF - Frederic Hosier (fresh) C - Luther Cote (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Luther Cote buries a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Albert McGlynn - foul #1 on Albert McGlynn, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Jared Wegener (C) Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Luther Cote makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Dante Bissonnette takes the ball from William Shaver | 15-21 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Frederic Hosier double dribbles | 15-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Harper (PG), Lindsey Locke (C) Richard Gordon, Edward Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG) Dante Bissonnette | |
| 06:43 | Houston | The short jumper by Charles Duncan is denied by Luther Cote | 15-21 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Luther Cote pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Luther Cote is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Richard Styers | 15-23 |
| 06:13 | Houston | William Shaver can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Luther Cote snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Richard Styers misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-23 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | David Dickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Luther Cote's dunk attempt is rejected by Lindsey Locke | 15-23 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Lindsey Locke grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Charles Duncan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luther Cote - foul #1 on Luther Cote, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Mitchell (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Albert McGlynn (C) Howard Harper, William Shaver, Jared Wegener, Lindsey Locke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (PG), Daniel Burt (SG), Robert Hoover (SF), James James (PF) Richard Styers, Lonnie Parnell, David Dickson, Frederic Hosier | |
| 05:24 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Luther Cote gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Burt | 15-26 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James James - foul #1 on James James, team foul #5 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Jared Wegener (C) Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Mitchell makes the 3rd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Jared Wegener is called for the reach on Luther Cote - foul #1 on Jared Wegener, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (SG), Albert McGlynn (C) Brian Mitchell, Edward Goldblatt | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Luther Cote makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Luther Cote misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | James James pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Robert Hoover buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dante Bissonnette | 16-29 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-29 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Albert McGlynn tips it in | 18-29 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Robert Hoover knocks in the shot from the baseline | 18-31 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Richard Gordon loses the dribble to Dante Bissonnette in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Gordon (fresh) SG - William Shaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Duncan (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jared Wegener (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert McGlynn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dante Bissonnette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daniel Burt (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Hoover (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James James (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Luther Cote (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Daniel Burt is hacked by Jared Wegener - foul #2 on Jared Wegener, team foul #9 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Mitchell (PG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Andrew Manning (PF) Richard Gordon, Charles Duncan, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Styers (PG), Frederic Hosier (PF), Gregory Stanley (C) Dante Bissonnette, James James, Luther Cote | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Daniel Burt makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Daniel Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Jared Wegener gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Shaver | 21-32 |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Robert Hoover scores on a runner from the right block set up by Daniel Burt and the foul's on William Shaver - foul #1 on William Shaver, team foul #10 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Duncan (SF) William Shaver | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell (SG) Daniel Burt | |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Robert Hoover misses the free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Charles Duncan gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Stanley - foul #3 on Gregory Stanley, team foul #6 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Gordon (SG), Albert McGlynn (C) Charles Duncan, Jared Wegener | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Dickson (SF), Luther Cote (C) Robert Hoover, Gregory Stanley | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Richard Styers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Richard Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (SG), Charles Duncan (SF), Jared Wegener (C) Richard Gordon, Edward Goldblatt, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Richard Styers drills a jumper from the left wing set up by David Dickson and he's hacked by William Shaver - foul #2 on William Shaver, team foul #11 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Gordon (SG), Lindsey Locke (C) William Shaver, Jared Wegener | |
| Subs | Pitt | James James (PF) Frederic Hosier | |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Richard Styers makes the free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Charles Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-37 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Charles Duncan tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell is hacked by Charles Duncan - foul #2 on Charles Duncan, team foul #12 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Jared Wegener (C) Richard Gordon, Charles Duncan, Lindsey Locke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dante Bissonnette (PG), Robert Hoover (SF) Richard Styers, David Dickson | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Lonnie Parnell makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 01:13 | Houston | William Shaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Burt (SG) Lonnie Parnell | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Luther Cote misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jared Wegener - foul #3 on Jared Wegener, team foul #13 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Duncan (SF), Albert McGlynn (C) Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener | |
| Subs | Pitt | Frederic Hosier (PF) James James | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Luther Cote makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Luther Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Andrew Manning can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frederic Hosier - foul #1 on Frederic Hosier, team foul #7 | 25-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Gordon (SG) William Shaver | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Andrew Manning makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Andrew Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Luther Cote | 26-41 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Robert Hoover comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Duncan - foul #3 on Charles Duncan, team foul #14 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Lindsey Locke (C) Richard Gordon, Charles Duncan, Albert McGlynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Robert Hoover misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Robert Hoover makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Brian Mitchell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Robert Hoover misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-42 |