| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeff Perkins | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-34 |
| 19:28 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-34 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton is hacked by Ronald McNeil - foul #2 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Perkins | 37-34 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Daniel Rowe steals the ball from Harley Doyle | 37-34 |
| 17:37 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki gets the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 17:19 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Saunders (PG), Richard Fay (SG), John Moloney (PF) Jeff Perkins, Leslie Arakaki, Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Pitt | Frank Solomon (PF) Harley Doyle | |
| 16:57 | Pitt | John Moloney steals the ball from Ronald McNeil | 37-34 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Kenneth Saunders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG) Clifford Lewis | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-34 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | John Moloney snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | John Moloney buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Frank Solomon - foul #1 on Frank Solomon, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Leslie Arakaki (SG), Daniel Rowe (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Kenneth Saunders, Richard Fay, Sidney Bonin, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG), Harley Doyle (PF) Gerry Parsons, Frank Solomon | |
| 16:05 | Columbia | John Moloney makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Moloney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | Brandon Conway picks off the pass by Ronald McNeil | 40-34 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | John Moloney's pass is intercepted by Clifford Lewis | 40-34 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil is fouled on the floor by Brandon Conway - foul #2 on Brandon Conway, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Walter King (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF) Jeff Perkins, Leslie Arakaki, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the floater from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon is called for a charge - foul #4 on Raymond Pinzon, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Saunders (PG), Brandon Conway (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Raymond Pinzon, Daniel Rowe, John Moloney | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG), Frank Solomon (PF) Clifford Lewis, Harley Doyle | |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Roger Arce | 40-36 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Walter King loses the dribble to Ronald McNeil | 40-36 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hylton - foul #1 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), John Moloney (SF) Kenneth Saunders, Sidney Bonin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG), Harley Doyle (PF) Ernest Mildenberger, Frank Solomon | |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Gerry Parsons blocks the short jumper by Walter King | 40-38 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Harley Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Rowe (PF) Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:49 | Columbia | Walter King's floater is tipped away by Harley Doyle | 40-38 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins gets the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Moloney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:32 | Columbia | Clifford Lewis steals the ball from John Moloney | 40-38 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Roger Arce comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Walter King | 43-38 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Roger Arce drills a jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | John Moloney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Gerry Parsons | 45-42 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Roger Arce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Walter King | 45-42 |
| 09:25 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton is fouled on the floor by Roger Arce - foul #3 on Roger Arce, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Saunders (PG), Leslie Arakaki (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Brandon Conway (PF), Glenn Cordova (C) Jeff Perkins, Walter King, John Moloney, Daniel Rowe, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Frank Solomon (PF) Gerry Parsons, Harley Doyle | |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald McNeil - foul #3 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Glenn Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Glenn Cordova swats the layup by Ronald McNeil | 46-42 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Frank Solomon tips it in | 46-44 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Frank Solomon pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Roger Arce is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Saunders - foul #1 on Kenneth Saunders, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Clifford Lewis | |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Cordova - foul #1 on Glenn Cordova, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Daniel Rowe (PF) Kenneth Saunders, Glenn Cordova | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Frank Solomon | |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Brandon Conway grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Brandon Conway knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Leslie Arakaki | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Thomas Hylton (C) Leslie Arakaki, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Pitt | Frank Solomon (PF) Clifford Lewis | |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin misses the shot in the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 06:55 | Pitt | Frank Solomon gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Arce | 48-46 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Rowe and he's hacked by Roger Arce - foul #4 on Roger Arce, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Frank Solomon | |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter King - foul #4 on Walter King, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Harley Doyle | |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:00 | Columbia | John Moloney misses short on a shot from the left block | 51-48 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Conway (PF) Sidney Bonin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Harley Doyle gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | John Moloney grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | John Moloney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Clifford Lewis is called for the reach on Walter King - foul #1 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Leslie Arakaki (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Raymond Pinzon, Walter King, Brandon Conway, Thomas Hylton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG) Clifford Lewis | |
| 03:53 | Columbia | John Moloney's dunk attempt is rejected by Harley Doyle | 51-48 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Roger Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - John Moloney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald McNeil (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Moloney - foul #2 on John Moloney, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Brandon Conway (C) Jeff Perkins, John Moloney | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG), Frank Solomon (PF) Gerry Parsons, Harley Doyle | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Brandon Conway | 53-50 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Ronald McNeil is blocked by Daniel Rowe | 53-50 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Brandon Conway grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Thomas Hylton (C) Leslie Arakaki, Brandon Conway | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Frank Solomon | |
| 02:25 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin is whistled for a carry | 53-50 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Daniel Rowe denies the turnaround by Clifford Lewis | 53-50 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin is fouled on the floor by Clifford Lewis - foul #2 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Harley Doyle snags the offensive board | 55-50 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Walter King can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton tips it home | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Harley Doyle connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Walter King is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Arce - foul #5 on Roger Arce, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Barber (PG) Roger Arce | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Walter King makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Walter King misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Harley Doyle grabs the board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Luther Barber travels with the ball | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Clifford Lewis is called for the reach on Sidney Bonin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 60-55 |