| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Chad Ollie inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-24 |
| 19:30 | St. John's | William Binder pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Barry Baugher scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jason Barnhart | 24-27 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 18:42 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra is wide open and dunks the ball on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Binder | 24-29 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Wayne Allen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Chad Ollie | 27-29 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 27-29 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Oliveras - foul #1 on Robert Oliveras, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Wayne Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Parsons (PF) Jeffery Rizo | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Barry Baugher, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 16:21 | St. John's | Jason Barnhart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 15:57 | St. John's | William Binder pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edward Parsons (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Oliveras (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lawrence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | St. John's | William Binder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-31 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Edward Parsons misses short on a floater from the right side | 27-31 |
| 15:18 | St. John's | William Binder pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Oliveras - foul #2 on Robert Oliveras, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Delbert Alger (SG), Jeffery Rizo (PF) John Haack, Wayne Allen, Robert Oliveras | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, Jason Barnhart, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Edward Parsons blows the dunk but he's fouled by Benjamin Oden - foul #1 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Edward Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Edward Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Michael Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Porterfield - foul #2 on Arthur Porterfield, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:53 | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield misses the jumpshot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Edward Parsons gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Edward Parsons connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 31-33 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Barry Baugher can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 12:57 | St. John's | John Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 12:29 | St. John's | Barry Baugher drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Cuadra | 31-36 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Michael Thompson is hacked by Barry Baugher - foul #3 on Barry Baugher, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Wayne Allen (SG), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Chad Ollie, Jeffery Rizo | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), Jason Barnhart (SF), Benjamin Oden (C) James Plummer, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Haack misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Benjamin Oden | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Delbert Alger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Barnhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Barry Baugher loses the dribble to Robert Oliveras | 31-36 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | John Haack scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Allen | 33-36 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | William Binder shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-39 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Lawrence Cuadra picks off the pass by Robert Oliveras | 33-39 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra is called for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo (PF) Edward Parsons | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Lawrence (SG), Arthur Porterfield (PF) Barry Baugher, Lawrence Cuadra | |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Delbert Alger pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo is whistled for a carry | 33-39 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | William Binder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Wayne Allen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Oliveras | 36-39 |
| 07:54 | St. John's | John Lawrence knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from William Binder | 36-41 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras tips it in | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delbert Alger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Oliveras (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Barnhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Oden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Wayne Allen steps in front of the Arthur Porterfield pass | 38-41 |
| 06:44 | Pitt | Wayne Allen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 06:21 | St. John's | John Lawrence is whistled for traveling | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Chad Ollie (SF), Joseph Griffin (PF), Edward Parsons (C) John Haack, Delbert Alger, Jeffery Rizo, Robert Oliveras | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Plummer (PG), Barry Baugher (SG), Lawrence Cuadra (PF) William Binder, John Lawrence, Arthur Porterfield | |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| 05:27 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden misses the shot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Edward Parsons grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Edward Parsons is hacked by Benjamin Oden - foul #2 on Benjamin Oden, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Delbert Alger (SG) Wayne Allen | |
| Subs | St. John's | Arthur Porterfield (C) Benjamin Oden | |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Edward Parsons misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 41-41 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Chad Ollie tips it home | 43-41 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | James Plummer knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Edward Parsons scores on a floater near the basket | 45-43 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Chad Ollie is called for the reach on Barry Baugher - foul #2 on Chad Ollie, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Jeffery Rizo (PF), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Joseph Griffin, Edward Parsons | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Binder (PG), John Lawrence (SF) James Plummer, Jason Barnhart | |
| 03:24 | St. John's | Barry Baugher drills a floater in the lane | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Delbert Alger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - William Binder (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Barry Baugher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Cuadra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Porterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Pitt | John Haack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Delbert Alger hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Wayne Allen (SG) Delbert Alger | |
| Subs | St. John's | Benjamin Oden (C) Arthur Porterfield | |
| 02:29 | St. John's | Barry Baugher is hacked by Chad Ollie - foul #3 on Chad Ollie, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | John Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jason Barnhart (SF) John Lawrence | |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras blows the dunk | 47-45 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | John Haack makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Oliveras and the foul's on Barry Baugher - foul #4 on Barry Baugher, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | John Haack misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Benjamin Oden snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Barry Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 01:07 | St. John's | Barry Baugher misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | The jump hook by Jeffery Rizo is blocked by Benjamin Oden | 49-46 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Lawrence Cuadra snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Chad Ollie is called for the reach on Lawrence Cuadra - foul #4 on Chad Ollie, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Barry Baugher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | William Binder gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | William Binder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Baugher | 49-46 |