| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) SF - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dexter Avery inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | John Taylor misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | David Long tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 19:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jimmy Steveson | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles lays it up and in set up by Kevin Tipton | 34-27 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is hacked by Anthony Wallace - foul #1 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | David Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton's layup is rejected by David Long | 34-27 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | John Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Randall Neal | 37-27 |
| 17:58 | Nebraska | David Long steps in front of the Anthony Wallace pass | 37-27 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | John Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Long | 40-27 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 40-29 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | John Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Nilles - foul #2 on Matthew Nilles, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SF) Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula (SF) Jimmy Steveson | |
| 17:05 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 3rd free throw | 42-29 |
| 16:42 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula slams it home | 42-31 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | John Taylor comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | David Long grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | John Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Randall Neal | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Long (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurtis Finn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Nilles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula is hacked by David Long - foul #3 on David Long, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (PG), Dexter Avery (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) John Taylor, Jefferson Aragon, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson (C) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Michael Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-31 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Randall Neal knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Spencer | 47-31 |
| 15:05 | Nebraska | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-31 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-31 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo grabs the offensive rebound | 47-31 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Kevin Tipton is called for the reach on Anthony Meyer - foul #1 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Anthony Meyer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Michael Smith picks off the pass by John Taylor | 47-31 |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Michael Smith lays it in | 47-33 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Lester Spencer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula (SF) Anthony Wallace | |
| 13:08 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 47-33 |
| 13:07 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson tips it in | 47-35 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon is hacked by Kevin Tipton - foul #2 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (PG), Adrian Sweeney (SF) Michael Smith, Matthew Nilles | |
| 12:41 | Pitt | John Taylor buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Long | 50-35 |
| 12:28 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula lays it up and in | 50-37 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | David Long banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jefferson Aragon and the foul's on Jimmy Steveson - foul #3 on Jimmy Steveson, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF) Jefferson Aragon, Joseph Nakashima | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace (C) Jimmy Steveson | |
| 12:16 | Pitt | David Long misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:16 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 11:51 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Buffum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Dexter Avery comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 52-39 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace makes the turnaround from the right block | 52-41 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn slams it home on a nice dish by David Long | 54-41 |
| 10:38 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney double dribbles | 54-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (PG), Jefferson Aragon (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) John Taylor, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Nilles (PF), Jimmy Steveson (C) Kevin Tipton, Adrian Sweeney, Anthony Wallace | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-41 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Lester Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 09:59 | Nebraska | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Nakashima - foul #2 on Joseph Nakashima, team foul #2 | 54-41 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lester Spencer | 54-42 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Nilles - foul #3 on Matthew Nilles, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG) James Buffum | |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-42 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Jimmy Steveson denies the turnaround by Garrett Dematteo | 55-42 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 55-42 |
| 08:41 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 55-42 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Meyer - foul #1 on Anthony Meyer, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) Anthony Meyer, Jefferson Aragon, Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace (C) Jimmy Steveson | |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Matthew Nilles swats the short shot by Kurtis Finn | 55-44 |
| 08:17 | Nebraska | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 55-44 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Wallace | 55-44 |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles loses the ball out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (PG), Adrian Sweeney (SG) Michael Smith, Kevin Tipton | |
| 06:55 | Pitt | David Long misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-44 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | John Taylor hits the follow up shot | 57-44 |
| 06:31 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-44 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Dexter Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | John Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 05:43 | Nebraska | Dexter Avery is called for the reach on James Buffum - foul #2 on Dexter Avery, team foul #4 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG), Jimmy Steveson (C) Dikembe Arambula, Anthony Wallace | |
| 05:19 | Nebraska | James Buffum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles hits the follow up shot | 57-46 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Nakashima | 60-46 |
| 04:40 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-46 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jefferson Aragon - foul #2 on Jefferson Aragon, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Jefferson Aragon, Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Anthony Wallace (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF) James Buffum, Adrian Sweeney, Matthew Nilles | |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 62-48 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Kevin Tipton is called for the reach on Kurtis Finn - foul #3 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | David Long grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | David Long hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 64-48 |
| 02:31 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-48 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn hits a driving attempt near the basket | 66-48 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the dunk | 66-48 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn tips it back up and in | 68-48 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace scores on a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Kurtis Finn - foul #1 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #6 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Anthony Meyer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles (PF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace makes the free throw | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | David Long hits a wide open jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Taylor | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 70-51 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Randall Neal grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Taylor runs out the clock | 70-51 |