| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fresh) SG - John Stanley (fresh) SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) PF - David Jacobs (fresh) C - Paul Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) SG - Claude Brock (fresh) SF - John Evans (fresh) PF - Charles Gates (fresh) C - Gary Hyder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Paul Lewis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | David Jacobs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Gates | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Jacobs | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | John Evans misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Mitchell - foul #1 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | John Evans makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Rhode Island | John Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | David Jacobs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Paul Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | David Jacobs blows the layup but he's fouled by John Evans - foul #1 on John Evans, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | David Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Rhode Island | John Evans makes the runner from close range | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #1 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:42 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Charles Barrett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | Steven Mitchell takes the ball from Claude Brock | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Charles Barrett clanks a shot from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder misses long on a shot from the right side | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 4-5 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Charles Barrett misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Heath Doby snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Harry Roberts is hacked by Claude Brock - foul #1 on Claude Brock, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Heath Doby, Harry Roberts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Peter Minner (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF), Augustus Lewinski (C) Jarrett Stevens, Claude Brock, John Evans, Charles Gates, Gary Hyder | |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Charles Barrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Minner | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski's pass is intercepted by Paul Lewis | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fairly fresh) SG - John Sarver (fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack McCalpin (fresh) SG - Peter Minner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) PF - Arnold Matthews (fresh) C - Augustus Lewinski (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | John Sarver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG) Darrell Franklin | |
| 15:18 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses the jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | David Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses long on a jump hook from close range | 4-5 |
| 14:53 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | John Sarver gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Paul Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) Charles Barrett, Andrew Washington, David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Evans (SF), Gary Hyder (C) Jack McCalpin, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder double dribbles | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG) Peter Minner | |
| 14:10 | Pitt | John Stanley loses the ball out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG) John Sarver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 14:01 | Rhode Island | John Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Heath Doby is hacked by Arnold Matthews - foul #1 on Arnold Matthews, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski (PF) Arnold Matthews | |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Heath Doby is fouled on the floor by Augustus Lewinski - foul #1 on Augustus Lewinski, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Charles Gates (PF) Jarrett Stevens, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Charles Barrett hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 7-5 |
| 13:13 | Rhode Island | Harry Roberts blocks the short jumper by Gary Hyder | 7-5 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | John Stanley gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Charles Barrett hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stanley and he's fouled by Jack McCalpin - foul #1 on Jack McCalpin, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SF), David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) Steven Mitchell, Heath Doby, Harry Roberts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (SG), Augustus Lewinski (C) Claude Brock, Gary Hyder | |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Charles Barrett makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates drills a shot from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | John Stanley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Barrett | 13-7 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-7 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Charles Barrett drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Stanley | 16-7 |
| 11:52 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner is fouled on the floor by Charles Barrett - foul #1 on Charles Barrett, team foul #2 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Harry Roberts (C) John Sarver, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Arnold Matthews (PF) John Evans, Charles Gates | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harry Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) SG - Peter Minner (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) PF - Arnold Matthews (fresh) C - Augustus Lewinski (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rhode Island | Harry Roberts picks off the pass by Jack McCalpin | 16-7 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 16-7 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Harry Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-7 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-7 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | David Jacobs tips it in | 18-7 |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-7 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | David Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Charles Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Heath Doby (PF) John Stanley, David Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Gary Hyder (C) Peter Minner, Jack McCalpin, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 10:32 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder clanks a jumper from the right side | 18-7 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin tips it back up and in | 18-9 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jarrett Stevens - foul #2 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #7 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (SG), Paul Lewis (C) Charles Barrett, Harry Roberts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Evans (SF) Jarrett Stevens | |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 19-9 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:58 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews makes the runner near the basket | 20-11 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Stanley | 22-11 |
| 09:32 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder is fouled on the floor by John Sarver - foul #1 on John Sarver, team foul #3 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG), Andrew Washington (SF) John Sarver, Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Arnold Matthews | |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin blows the layup but he's hacked by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #4 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Jacobs (PF) Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:15 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Paul Lewis knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Gates - foul #1 on Charles Gates, team foul #8 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Peter Minner (SG), Augustus Lewinski (C) Darrell Franklin, Claude Brock, Gary Hyder | |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Paul Lewis makes the free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | David Jacobs steals the ball from Peter Minner | 25-13 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Charles Barrett can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-13 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner grabs the board | 25-13 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Barrett - foul #2 on Charles Barrett, team foul #5 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Harry Roberts (C) Charles Barrett, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF) John Evans, Charles Gates | |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:19 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Augustus Lewinski | 25-15 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner is hacked by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Heath Doby (PF) David Jacobs | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | Andrew Washington steps in front of the Darrell Franklin pass | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) SG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - Heath Doby (fresh) C - Harry Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Minner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arnold Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. C - Augustus Lewinski (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Heath Doby can't finish the layup but the foul's on Augustus Lewinski - foul #2 on Augustus Lewinski, team foul #9 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Robert Betts (C) John Stanley, Andrew Washington | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG), Gary Hyder (C) Peter Minner, Augustus Lewinski | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack McCalpin | 26-17 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell blows the layup | 26-17 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Robert Betts gets the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Harry Roberts can't connect on a floater from the right block | 26-17 |
| 06:40 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gary Hyder | 26-17 |
| 06:29 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-17 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Sarver | 26-17 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the easy layup | 26-17 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Harry Roberts tips it back up and in | 28-17 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin is fouled on the floor by Heath Doby - foul #1 on Heath Doby, team foul #7 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG), David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) Heath Doby, Harry Roberts, Robert Betts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Evans (SF), Charles Gates (PF) Darrell Franklin, Arnold Matthews | |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 05:57 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | John Evans takes the ball from David Jacobs | 28-19 |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Paul Lewis misses the lay-in | 28-22 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Paul Lewis tips it in | 30-22 |
| 05:00 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 04:59 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 04:57 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder hits the follow up shot | 30-24 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 30-24 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates travels with the ball | 30-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF) Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Minner (PG), Allen Harris (SG) Jack McCalpin, Claude Brock | |
| 04:17 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Andrew Washington tips it in | 32-24 |
| 04:00 | Rhode Island | David Jacobs denies the turnaround by John Evans | 32-24 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Charles Barrett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Washington | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sarver (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Peter Minner (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Allen Harris (fresh) SF - John Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Gates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Hyder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | David Jacobs denies the turnaround by Peter Minner | 35-24 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Peter Minner tips it but misses | 35-24 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | David Jacobs grabs the board | 35-24 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Paul Lewis scores on a floater from close range set up by Charles Barrett | 37-24 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Paul Lewis - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #8 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Darrell Franklin (SF), Arnold Matthews (PF) Allen Harris, John Evans, Charles Gates | |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Gary Hyder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-26 |
| 02:41 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gary Hyder | 37-26 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski (C) Gary Hyder | |
| 02:27 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Heath Doby | 40-26 |
| 02:04 | Rhode Island | Arnold Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SG) Peter Minner | |
| 01:47 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Roberts | 40-26 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Charles Barrett, team foul #9 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG) Charles Barrett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Claude Brock (SG) Allen Harris | |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF) Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Arnold Matthews swats the layup by Heath Doby | 40-26 |
| 01:27 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 01:08 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-26 |
| 01:07 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Brock | 40-26 |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin connects on the 3 from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Stanley | 42-29 |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Augustus Lewinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-29 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Harry Roberts snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Harry Roberts misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-29 |