| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 3 pts. C - Like Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dexter Avery inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Herman Abad doubles John Taylor and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Herman Abad, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (PF) Herman Abad | |
| 19:22 | Pitt | John Taylor misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 35-24 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Neal | 35-24 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | David Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| 18:42 | Kent State | Like Chin's fadeaway is rejected by David Long | 35-24 |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the follow up shot | 35-26 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | John Taylor's layup is rejected by Like Chin | 35-26 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | John Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Randall Neal pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Huang-fu Hong - foul #2 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Like Chin snags the defensive board | 35-26 |
| 17:31 | Kent State | Roland Furst is hacked by Dexter Avery - foul #2 on Dexter Avery, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Roland Furst can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Randall Neal - foul #1 on Randall Neal, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SF) Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:19 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | David Long buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Kurtis Finn | 37-28 |
| 16:55 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses the shot from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | John Taylor lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 39-28 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | David Long snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-28 |
| 15:53 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) SF - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Long (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Furst (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Shaun Whatley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Edward Boer lays it up and in set up by Huang-fu Hong | 39-30 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Huang-fu Hong - foul #3 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (PG), Dexter Avery (SF), Lester Spencer (PF) John Taylor, Jefferson Aragon, David Long | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), Herman Abad (PF) Edward Boer, Shaun Whatley | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Herman Abad pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:16 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roland Furst | 40-33 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Roland Furst grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 14:47 | Kent State | Herman Abad misses long on a runner from the right block | 40-33 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Meyer | 42-33 |
| 14:10 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 14:08 | Kent State | Roland Furst grabs the offensive board | 42-33 |
| 13:54 | Kent State | Herman Abad double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Jefferson Aragon (SG), Garrett Dematteo (C) Anthony Meyer, Randall Neal, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF) Justin Wilson | |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Huang-fu Hong is called for the reach on John Taylor - foul #4 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG) Huang-fu Hong | |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Like Chin - foul #2 on Like Chin, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Long (PF) Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG) Moises Fernandez | |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Like Chin | 43-33 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses short on a jumper from the left block | 43-33 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | David Long snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Taylor | 46-33 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | Herman Abad can't connect on a runner near the basket | 46-33 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Dexter Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | John Taylor hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jefferson Aragon | 48-33 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | David Long gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo loses the dribble to Roland Furst | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Herman Abad (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 11:20 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Boer | 48-33 |
| 11:06 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | David Long pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Furst - foul #2 on Roland Furst, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Lester Spencer (PF) John Taylor, Dexter Avery, David Long | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF), Shaun Whatley (PF), William Davis (C) Edward Boer, Herman Abad, Like Chin | |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:31 | Kent State | William Davis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 50-33 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Garrett Dematteo | 50-33 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kurtis Finn (C) Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Roland Furst misses long on a runner in the paint | 50-33 |
| 10:11 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley tips it home | 50-35 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 50-35 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Randall Neal grabs the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:16 | Kent State | Justin Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 50-35 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | William Davis tips it back up and in | 50-37 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:37 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong double dribbles | 50-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Anthony Meyer, Jefferson Aragon, Lester Spencer, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG), Guadalupe Medina (SG), Edward Boer (SF), Herman Abad (PF), Like Chin (C) Huang-fu Hong, Roland Furst, Justin Wilson, Shaun Whatley, William Davis | |
| 08:21 | Pitt | John Taylor splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 08:00 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | David Long grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the easy layup | 50-37 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez gets the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Moises Fernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Like Chin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Kent State | Moises Fernandez is hacked by Randall Neal - foul #2 on Randall Neal, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), Kurtis Finn (C) Randall Neal, Joseph Nakashima, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong (PG), Roland Furst (SG) Moises Fernandez, Guadalupe Medina | |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 06:48 | Kent State | Herman Abad tips it home | 50-39 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Jefferson Aragon steps in front of the Like Chin pass | 50-39 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Dexter Avery blows the layup | 50-39 |
| 06:22 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 3 from the left wing | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:49 | Kent State | Edward Boer knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Edward Boer pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Roland Furst is fouled on the floor by Kurtis Finn - foul #1 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Jefferson Aragon, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaun Whatley (PF) Herman Abad | |
| 05:09 | Kent State | Like Chin misses short on a shot in the paint | 53-41 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Like Chin tips it in | 53-43 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Dexter Avery blows the dunk but he's hacked by Edward Boer - foul #3 on Edward Boer, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (PG) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Kent State | Justin Wilson (SF) Edward Boer | |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 04:24 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | Shaun Whatley comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 55-43 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo grabs the board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Dexter Avery loses the dribble to Like Chin | 55-43 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Justin Wilson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Lester Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-43 |
| 03:36 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Like Chin | 55-43 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Roland Furst lays it in on a great pass from Huang-fu Hong and he's hacked by Randall Neal - foul #3 on Randall Neal, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Jefferson Aragon (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) Anthony Meyer, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Kent State | Edward Boer (SF), Herman Abad (PF) Justin Wilson, Like Chin | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Roland Furst makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Huang-fu Hong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roland Furst (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Boer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Herman Abad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shaun Whatley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | John Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG) Joseph Nakashima | |
| Subs | Kent State | Like Chin (C) Shaun Whatley | |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon blows the layup but the foul's on Like Chin - foul #3 on Like Chin, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Like Chin pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | David Long is called for the reach on Herman Abad - foul #4 on David Long, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roland Furst | 56-48 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Roland Furst steals the ball from John Taylor | 56-48 |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer is fouled on the floor by Jefferson Aragon - foul #1 on Jefferson Aragon, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF) Jefferson Aragon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:25 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn hits the follow up shot | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong is hacked by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:51 | Kent State | Huang-fu Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Dexter Avery pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is fouled in the backcourt by Huang-fu Hong - foul #5 on Huang-fu Hong, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Kent State | Moises Fernandez (PG) Huang-fu Hong | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Herman Abad hits a fadeaway from close range | 59-51 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Moises Fernandez - foul #1 on Moises Fernandez, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG) Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Herman Abad snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Edward Boer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Furst - foul #3 on Roland Furst, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), Lester Spencer (PF) Randall Neal, Joseph Nakashima, David Long | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Roland Furst drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Moises Fernandez is called for the reach on Kurtis Finn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Moises Fernandez, team foul #12 | 62-57 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:20 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Like Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Edward Boer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF) Jefferson Aragon, Dexter Avery, Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Roland Furst is called for the reach on Kurtis Finn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roland Furst, team foul #13 | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Herman Abad is hacked by David Long - foul #5 on David Long, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF), Lester Spencer (PF) Joseph Nakashima, David Long | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Herman Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Taylor runs out the clock | 66-59 |