| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Kile (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kelly Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lavern Conroy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Chad Ollie inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Wayne Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 19:38 | Auburn | James Kile grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 19:18 | Auburn | Kelly Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Oliveras | 31-23 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Wayne Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras tips it in | 33-23 |
| 18:28 | Auburn | Stephen Becker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | John Haack grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses long on a runner from close range | 33-23 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Chad Ollie tips it home | 35-23 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Mark Duffin misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Mark Duffin misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 18:13 | Auburn | Mark Duffin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Oliveras | 35-23 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Stephen Becker steals the ball from Jeffery Rizo | 35-23 |
| 17:32 | Auburn | James Kile shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | John Haack grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Wayne Allen slams it home | 37-23 |
| 16:46 | Auburn | Kelly Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Delbert Alger (SF), Edward Parsons (PF) Chad Ollie, Jeffery Rizo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Hollis (SF), Paul Parsons (PF) Stephen Becker, Lavern Conroy | |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Wayne Allen is hacked by Kelly Davis - foul #1 on Kelly Davis, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Chad Ollie (SF), Joseph Griffin (PF) John Haack, Wayne Allen, Robert Oliveras | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Wayne Gentle (C) James Kile, Kelly Davis, Mark Duffin | |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Wallace Hollis - foul #2 on Wallace Hollis, team foul #2 | 37-23 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Chad Ollie makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Chad Ollie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 15:46 | Auburn | Delbert Alger takes the ball from Wayne Gentle | 39-23 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Alger (fresh) SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Griffin (fresh) C - Edward Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Rutherford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Hollis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Gentle (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Edward Parsons is hacked by Wayne Gentle - foul #3 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #3 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Wayne Allen (SG) Chad Ollie | |
| Subs | Auburn | Stephen Becker (SF), Lavern Conroy (PF) Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle | |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Lavern Conroy - foul #3 on Lavern Conroy, team foul #4 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Edward Parsons | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kile (PG), Kelly Davis (SG), Mark Duffin (C) Jason Rutherford, Joe Kennedy, Wallace Hollis | |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 14:45 | Auburn | Mark Duffin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 41-23 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | John Haack is hacked by Stephen Becker - foul #1 on Stephen Becker, team foul #5 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo (PF) Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Ollie (SF) Delbert Alger | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 13:53 | Auburn | Stephen Becker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-23 |
| 13:52 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Becker | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:33 | Auburn | Mark Duffin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-23 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Chad Ollie snags the defensive board | 41-23 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | John Haack is fouled in the backcourt by James Kile - foul #2 on James Kile, team foul #6 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wallace Hollis (SF), Paul Parsons (PF) Stephen Becker, Lavern Conroy | |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-23 |
| 13:07 | Auburn | James Kile grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 12:56 | Auburn | James Kile hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Mark Duffin | 41-25 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Wayne Allen knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Jeffery Rizo and he's hacked by Wallace Hollis - foul #3 on Wallace Hollis, team foul #7 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Edward Parsons (C) John Haack, Robert Oliveras | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (SG), Wayne Gentle (C) Kelly Davis, Mark Duffin | |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the free throw | 43-25 |
| 12:33 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-25 |
| 12:23 | Auburn | Paul Parsons loses the dribble to Chad Ollie | 43-25 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Wayne Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Ollie | 46-25 |
| 11:47 | Auburn | Edward Parsons is called for the reach on Wallace Hollis - foul #3 on Edward Parsons, team foul #2 | 46-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Delbert Alger (SG), Joseph Griffin (PF) Wayne Allen, Jeffery Rizo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG), Stephen Becker (SF), Lavern Conroy (PF) James Kile, Paul Parsons, Wayne Gentle | |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 46-27 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Alger (fresh) SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Rutherford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lavern Conroy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Wallace Hollis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Chad Ollie's floater is tipped away by Wallace Hollis | 46-27 |
| 11:13 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy gets the rebound | 46-27 |
| 11:09 | Auburn | Edward Parsons picks off the pass by Joe Kennedy | 46-27 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-27 |
| 10:38 | Auburn | Lavern Conroy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 10:21 | Auburn | Stephen Becker banks in the layup | 46-29 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Edward Parsons loses the dribble to Stephen Becker | 46-29 |
| 09:41 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 09:39 | Auburn | Stephen Becker snags the offensive board | 46-29 |
| 09:32 | Auburn | Stephen Becker misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 46-29 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Edward Parsons snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Edward Parsons connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Thompson | 48-29 |
| 08:40 | Auburn | Chad Ollie is called for the reach on Jason Rutherford - foul #2 on Chad Ollie, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Wayne Allen (SG), Jeffery Rizo (PF), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Chad Ollie, Joseph Griffin, Edward Parsons | |
| Subs | Auburn | James Kile (PG), Kelly Davis (SG), Paul Parsons (SF), Wayne Gentle (PF), Mark Duffin (C) Jason Rutherford, Joe Kennedy, Stephen Becker, Lavern Conroy, Wallace Hollis | |
| 08:27 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Jeffery Rizo is blocked by Mark Duffin | 48-29 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras can't tip it in | 48-29 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the jump hook in the lane | 50-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 24 pts. SF - Delbert Alger (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - James Kile (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kelly Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Gentle (fresh) 3 pf. C - Mark Duffin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by John Haack - foul #1 on John Haack, team foul #4 | 50-31 |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle misses the free throw | 50-31 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo misses badly on a floater in the paint | 50-31 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo tips it back up and in | 52-31 |
| 06:43 | Auburn | Paul Parsons misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-31 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Oliveras | 52-31 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Gentle - foul #4 on Wayne Gentle, team foul #8 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jason Rutherford (PG), Joe Kennedy (SG), Wallace Hollis (SF) James Kile, Kelly Davis, Mark Duffin | |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 06:02 | Auburn | Robert Oliveras blocks the short jumper by Wayne Gentle | 53-31 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras gets the rebound | 53-31 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Joe Kennedy is called for the reach on Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Joe Kennedy, team foul #9 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Parsons (PF) Jeffery Rizo | |
| Subs | Auburn | Johnny Koster (SG) Wayne Gentle | |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 05:44 | Auburn | Paul Parsons gets the rebound | 54-31 |
| 05:29 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis is called for traveling | 54-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Ollie (SF) Delbert Alger | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Chad Ollie can't finish the layup | 54-31 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford snags the defensive board | 54-31 |
| 05:07 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Koster | 54-34 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Chad Ollie connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Haack | 57-34 |
| 04:37 | Auburn | Jason Rutherford clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-34 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Edward Parsons pulls down the rebound | 57-34 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | John Haack can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-34 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | John Haack grabs the offensive board | 57-34 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-34 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Edward Parsons hits the follow up shot | 59-34 |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-34 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Oliveras | 59-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Edward Parsons makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 26 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Parsons (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Oliveras (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Jason Rutherford (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Johnny Koster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wallace Hollis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Auburn | Johnny Koster connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Rutherford | 61-36 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Wayne Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-36 |
| 02:46 | Auburn | Joe Kennedy grabs the board | 61-36 |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Paul Parsons buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Oliveras - foul #2 on Robert Oliveras, team foul #5 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Delbert Alger (SG), Jeffery Rizo (PF) John Haack, Wayne Allen, Robert Oliveras | |
| Subs | Auburn | Wayne Gentle (PF) Joe Kennedy | |
| 02:39 | Auburn | Paul Parsons makes the free throw | 61-39 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Michael Thompson double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 02:26 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle scores on a floater from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo slams it home | 63-41 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle loses the dribble to Edward Parsons | 63-41 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Edward Parsons misses the easy layup | 63-41 |
| 01:20 | Auburn | Paul Parsons pulls down the rebound | 63-41 |
| 01:09 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jason Rutherford | 63-43 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Edward Parsons's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Gentle | 63-43 |
| 00:46 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle pulls down the rebound | 63-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Auburn | Paul Parsons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Koster | 63-43 |
| 00:38 | Auburn | Johnny Koster buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Delbert Alger | 65-46 |
| 00:07 | Auburn | Wallace Hollis misses short on a floater from the left side | 65-46 |
| 00:05 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 00:03 | Auburn | Wayne Gentle is hacked by Chad Ollie - foul #3 on Chad Ollie, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Wayne Allen (SG), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Delbert Alger, Edward Parsons | |
| Subs | Auburn | Joe Kennedy (SG) Johnny Koster | |
| 00:01 | Auburn | Robert Oliveras denies the turnaround by Wayne Gentle | 65-46 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | The clock runs out | 65-46 |