| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Leonard Smith inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:35 | Rice | Donnell Cook grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:16 | Rice | Brad Snedeker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-30 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Edward Gillis snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Roger Parker misses short on a shot from close range | 38-30 |
| 19:01 | Rice | The rebound goes to Leonard Smith | 38-30 |
| 18:35 | Rice | Derrick Kephart connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brad Snedeker | 38-32 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses short on a jumper near the basket | 38-32 |
| 18:15 | Rice | Donnell Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Sam Buffum misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:39 | Rice | Edwin Bundy gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:22 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 17:21 | Rice | Edwin Bundy pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 17:04 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-32 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam misses the lay-in | 38-32 |
| 16:57 | Pitt | Roger Parker tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 16:28 | Rice | Leonard Smith is whistled for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Edward Gillis, Donald Boyd, Roger Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF), Jonathan Barba (C) Leonard Smith, Donnell Cook | |
| 16:18 | Pitt | George Burns misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-32 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 40-32 |
| 16:03 | Rice | Jonathan Barba snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:01 | Rice | Derrick Kephart travels in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG) Sam Buffum | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Mark Thompson (SG) Derrick Kephart, Brad Snedeker | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Johnny Lunsford - foul #2 on Johnny Lunsford, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Gillis (SF) Rick Doty | |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Edwin Bundy | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - George Burns (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 11 pts. C - Anthony Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Johnny Lunsford (fresh) SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Barba (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Chavers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:17 | Rice | Shawn Porter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-32 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | George Burns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses the tip | 42-32 |
| 14:53 | Rice | The rebound goes to Johnny Lunsford | 42-32 |
| 14:33 | Rice | James Chavers can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 42-32 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | George Burns misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 14:11 | Rice | Shawn Porter grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 13:50 | Rice | Johnny Lunsford comes up short on the floater from the right block | 42-32 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs can't throw it down but he's fouled by Mark Thompson - foul #2 on Mark Thompson, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sam Buffum (SG), Jason Gilliam (SF), Donald Boyd (PF) Howard Deangelis, Edward Gillis, Robert Tinsley | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Brad Snedeker (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Mark Thompson, Shawn Porter, Jonathan Barba | |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:30 | Rice | Edwin Bundy pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:02 | Rice | Edwin Bundy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Parker (C) Anthony Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Leonard Smith steals the ball from Roger Parker | 43-32 |
| 12:14 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is hacked by George Burns - foul #3 on George Burns, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Gillis (SF) George Burns | |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| 11:57 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roger Parker - foul #1 on Roger Parker, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:57 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 11:57 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Smith | 43-32 |
| 11:48 | Rice | Leonard Smith clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Roger Parker | 43-32 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Edward Gillis is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-32 |
| 11:30 | Rice | The rebound goes to Brad Snedeker | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Roger Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Donnell Cook (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Rice | Donald Boyd is called for the reach on Derrick Kephart - foul #1 on Donald Boyd, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| 10:47 | Rice | Derrick Kephart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 10:45 | Rice | Donnell Cook tips it home | 43-34 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Shawn Porter takes the ball from Sam Buffum after a doubleteam | 43-34 |
| 10:07 | Rice | Shawn Porter is whistled for a carry | 43-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Robert Tinsley (PF) Jason Gilliam, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Rice | James Chavers (C) Donnell Cook | |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Shawn Porter is called for the reach on Robert Tinsley - foul #2 on Shawn Porter, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Johnny Lunsford (PG), Jonathan Barba (PF) Derrick Kephart, Edwin Bundy | |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 09:35 | Rice | Brad Snedeker snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 09:09 | Rice | Robert Tinsley takes the ball from Johnny Lunsford | 43-34 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Edward Gillis is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Tinsley | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:40 | Rice | Jonathan Barba buries a jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Roger Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | James Chavers is called for the reach on George Burns - foul #4 on James Chavers, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Donald Boyd (PF), Anthony Jacobs (C) George Burns, Sam Buffum, Edward Gillis, Roger Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Derrick Kephart (PG), Mark Thompson (SG), Leonard Smith (SF), Edwin Bundy (PF) Johnny Lunsford, Brad Snedeker, Shawn Porter, Jonathan Barba | |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam is open and buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Donald Boyd | 47-36 |
| 07:23 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 07:22 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mark Thompson (fresh) SF - Leonard Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Chavers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Rice | Mark Thompson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Tinsley, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG) Robert Tinsley | |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:36 | Rice | The short jumper by Edwin Bundy is denied by Donald Boyd | 47-39 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 06:06 | Rice | Donnell Cook gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:41 | Rice | Leonard Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Donald Boyd tips it in | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:11 | Rice | Mark Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 05:10 | Rice | Donnell Cook gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:57 | Rice | Leonard Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Sam Buffum (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Roger Parker (C) George Burns, Howard Deangelis, Anthony Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rice | Brad Snedeker (SG), James Chavers (C) Mark Thompson, Donnell Cook | |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Edward Gillis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sam Buffum | 52-42 |
| 04:36 | Rice | Brad Snedeker buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Leonard Smith | 52-45 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Edward Gillis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam tips it in | 54-45 |
| 04:13 | Rice | Edwin Bundy misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 54-45 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Roger Parker grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Donald Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Shawn Porter (SF) Leonard Smith | |
| 03:38 | Rice | Brad Snedeker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Roger Parker gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Donald Boyd is hacked by Edwin Bundy - foul #3 on Edwin Bundy, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Sam Buffum is fouled on the floor by Brad Snedeker - foul #3 on Brad Snedeker, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Derrick Kephart (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brad Snedeker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Bundy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Chavers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Sam Buffum hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Boyd | 57-45 |
| 03:01 | Rice | Shawn Porter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Chavers | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Sam Buffum comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 02:35 | Rice | James Chavers grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:29 | Rice | Derrick Kephart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Roger Parker | 57-48 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Sam Buffum knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Jason Gilliam | 59-48 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Edwin Bundy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Boyd - foul #2 on Donald Boyd, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Sam Buffum, Edward Gillis, Donald Boyd, Roger Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | Leonard Smith (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| 01:47 | Rice | Edwin Bundy makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:47 | Rice | Edwin Bundy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG), Sam Buffum (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Roger Parker (C) George Burns, Howard Deangelis, Robert Tinsley, Anthony Jacobs, Rick Doty | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Roger Parker misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Chavers - foul #5 on James Chavers, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rice | Donnell Cook (C) James Chavers | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Roger Parker makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Roger Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:07 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-50 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Donald Boyd banks in the layup set up by Jason Gilliam | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Rice | Donnell Cook misses long on a runner in the lane | 63-50 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Sam Buffum | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Edward Gillis's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Sam Buffum, Edward Gillis, Donald Boyd, Roger Parker | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:23 | Rice | Derrick Kephart is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Derrick Kephart, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | George Burns runs out the clock | 63-50 |