| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Millsap (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dexter Avery inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:51 | Pitt | David Long comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 19:50 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn tips it in | 33-24 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Randall Neal is called for the reach on Mark Millsap - foul #2 on Randall Neal, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Kurtis Finn - foul #1 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | David Long is open and buries a floater from the left side set up by John Taylor out of the doubleteam | 35-25 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | John Escoto clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Randall Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | David Long misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jonathon Thorpe - foul #2 on Jonathon Thorpe, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | David Long misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | David Long makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 18:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to David Long | 36-25 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | The 3pt attempt by John Taylor is denied by Henry Cortes | 36-25 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Dexter Avery tips it but misses | 36-25 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Randall Neal denies the turnaround by Mark Millsap | 36-25 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Randall Neal hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Jonathon Thorpe - foul #3 on Jonathon Thorpe, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lester Spencer (SF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Dexter Avery, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Black (PF), Charles Sanders (C) Jonathon Thorpe, Henry Cortes | |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Robert Black | 38-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF) Randall Neal, David Long | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles St. George (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SF) John Escoto, Mark Millsap | |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Robert Black misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-25 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Nakashima (fresh) PF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 8 pts. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles St. George (fresh) SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) PF - Robert Black (fresh) C - Charles Sanders (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-25 |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Lester Spencer snags the offensive board | 38-25 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon misses the floater from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo can't tip it in | 38-25 |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin makes the 3 from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Robert Black - foul #2 on Robert Black, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Mark Millsap (SF), Jonathon Thorpe (PF), Henry Cortes (C) Charles St. George, Kevin Benjamin, Robert Black, Charles Sanders | |
| 14:07 | Pitt | David Long misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Henry Cortes - foul #2 on Henry Cortes, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | David Long misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | David Long misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:38 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | David Long gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | David Long misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe is whistled for a carry | 38-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin (SG) Curtis Montgomery | |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Benjamin - foul #3 on Kevin Benjamin, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Jefferson Aragon | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Henry Cortes | 39-28 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Escoto and he's fouled by Dexter Avery - foul #2 on Dexter Avery, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn is denied on a layup by Henry Cortes | 39-30 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Randall Neal tips it in | 41-30 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | John Escoto connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Cortes | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Millsap (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Taylor | 43-33 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Lester Spencer (SF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | A charge is called on Lester Spencer - foul #2 on Lester Spencer, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SF) David Long | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Sanders (C) Henry Cortes | |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders connects on the shot from the free throw line | 43-35 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Lester Spencer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe misses the driving attempt near the basket | 46-35 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Lester Spencer loses the ball out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles St. George (PG), Curtis Montgomery (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Robert Black (PF), Henry Cortes (C) John Escoto, Kevin Benjamin, Mark Millsap, Jonathon Thorpe, Charles Sanders | |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Henry Cortes scores on a turnaround in the lane | 46-37 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Charles St. George is called for the reach on Jefferson Aragon - foul #1 on Charles St. George, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon drills a shot from the left side | 48-37 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery is denied on a layup by David Long | 48-37 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Robert Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Matthew Montgomery is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Montgomery, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Escoto (PG), Kevin Benjamin (SG), Jonathon Thorpe (PF) Charles St. George, Matthew Montgomery, Robert Black | |
| 07:40 | Pitt | John Escoto steals it from Jefferson Aragon | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Escoto (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Benjamin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Montgomery (fresh) PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-37 |
| 07:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kurtis Finn | 48-37 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | John Taylor evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Curtis Montgomery - foul #2 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Jefferson Aragon, Dexter Avery, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mark Millsap (SF), Charles Sanders (C) Curtis Montgomery, Henry Cortes | |
| 06:57 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | John Escoto clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Garrett Dematteo - foul #1 on Garrett Dematteo, team foul #5 | 49-37 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | John Escoto makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | John Escoto makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Lester Spencer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 06:03 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Lester Spencer snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Lester Spencer connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Taylor | 54-39 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe is hacked by Joseph Nakashima - foul #1 on Joseph Nakashima, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles St. George (PG), Henry Cortes (C) John Escoto, Charles Sanders | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 54-39 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Dexter Avery | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe's layup is rejected by David Long | 56-39 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | David Long snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | John Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Jonathon Thorpe snags the defensive board | 56-39 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Charles St. George misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-39 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin tips it in | 56-41 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 56-41 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn can't tip it in | 56-41 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Mark Millsap grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Mark Millsap | 56-44 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Dexter Avery hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 56-44 |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurtis Finn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles St. George (fresh) SG - Kevin Benjamin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Millsap (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jonathon Thorpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Kevin Benjamin is called for traveling | 56-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Anthony Meyer (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF), Lester Spencer (PF), Garrett Dematteo (C) John Taylor, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery (SG), Matthew Montgomery (SF), Robert Black (PF), Charles Sanders (C) Kevin Benjamin, Mark Millsap, Jonathon Thorpe, Henry Cortes | |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Charles Sanders - foul #1 on Charles Sanders, team foul #9 | 56-44 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery knocks in the shot from the baseline | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Lester Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Robert Black gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Black - foul #3 on Robert Black, team foul #10 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF) Jefferson Aragon, Anthony Meyer, Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Randall Neal - foul #3 on Randall Neal, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kurtis Finn (C) Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:20 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Long | 63-48 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | The jumper by Charles St. George is denied by Kurtis Finn | 63-48 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Charles Sanders tips it back up and in | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Curtis Montgomery - foul #3 on Curtis Montgomery, team foul #11 | 63-50 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Curtis Montgomery hits a floater from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Taylor runs out the clock | 65-52 |