| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) C - Robert Luse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) C - Roger Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eric Knight inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Syracuse | Donald Boyd is called for the reach on Aaron Clifton - foul #3 on Donald Boyd, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs (PF) Donald Boyd | |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Robert Luse makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Eric Knight | 35-21 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Gregory Gabbard is called for the reach on Roger Parker - foul #2 on Gregory Gabbard, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Sam Buffum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 18:49 | Syracuse | Eric Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | Robert Luse is hacked by Robert Tinsley - foul #1 on Robert Tinsley, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Eric Knight is fouled on the floor by Robert Tinsley - foul #2 on Robert Tinsley, team foul #3 | 35-21 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Roger Abram's pass is intercepted by Roger Parker | 35-21 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Sam Buffum misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Roger Parker tips it in | 35-23 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Sam Buffum steps in front of the Roger Abram pass | 35-23 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | Sam Buffum misses the lay-in | 35-23 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Gilliam | 35-23 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Roger Abram - foul #2 on Roger Abram, team foul #2 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG) Aaron Clifton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard can't finish the layup | 35-25 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Roger Abram tips it home | 37-25 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Sam Buffum is whistled for traveling | 37-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Edward Gillis (SF), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Anthony Jacobs, Roger Parker | |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - George Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) PF - Robert Tinsley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Rick Doty (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Pitt | George Burns hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Gillis | 40-28 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Dejohn | 43-28 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Eric Knight steals it from Sam Buffum | 43-28 |
| 14:52 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Knight | 45-28 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | George Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Gillis | 45-31 |
| 14:01 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky hits the follow up shot | 47-31 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Sam Buffum | 47-34 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Rick Doty - foul #1 on Rick Doty, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Robert Luse (C) Stephen Dejohn, Eric Knight, Richard Tenofsky, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Donald Boyd (PF), Roger Parker (C) George Burns, Sam Buffum, Robert Tinsley, Rick Doty | |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Aaron Clifton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Roger Parker takes the ball from Robert Zidek | 49-34 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | Benjamin Poole steals it from Roger Parker | 49-34 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Robert Luse comes up short on the shot from the right block | 49-34 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Edward Gillis gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Donald Boyd tips it home | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Aaron Clifton (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) PF - Gregory Gabbard (fresh) C - Robert Luse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) SF - Edward Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Roger Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-36 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Donald Boyd pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Edward Gillis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jason Gilliam | 49-38 |
| 09:52 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Gabbard | 52-38 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Roger Parker misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 08:48 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Roger Parker takes the ball from Robert Zidek | 54-38 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Roger Parker is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Roger Parker, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Roger Abram (PG), Stephen Dejohn (SG), Eric Knight (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Zidek, Aaron Clifton, Benjamin Poole, Gregory Gabbard, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Sam Buffum (SG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Howard Deangelis, Edward Gillis, Donald Boyd, Roger Parker | |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Roger Abram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-38 |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Rick Doty comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 54-38 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | Roger Abram misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Anthony Jacobs | 54-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Roger Abram (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dejohn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Knight (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - George Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Doty (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Rick Doty loses the ball out of bounds | 54-38 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | The refs have stopped play. Richard Tenofsky is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Howard Bennett (SF) Richard Tenofsky | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Eric Knight is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Parker (C) Rick Doty | |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley is fouled on the floor by Howard Bennett - foul #1 on Howard Bennett, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Boyd (PF) Anthony Jacobs | |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Roger Parker is hacked by Roger Abram - foul #3 on Roger Abram, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF), Robert Luse (C) Howard Bennett, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG) George Burns | |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Roger Parker can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 05:53 | Syracuse | Roger Abram grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-38 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Eric Knight tips it back up and in | 56-38 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Sam Buffum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-38 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Sam Buffum picks off the pass by Stephen Dejohn | 56-38 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-38 |
| 04:36 | Syracuse | Robert Luse snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Robert Luse misses the jump hook from the baseline | 56-38 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Robert Luse is called for the reach on Jason Gilliam - foul #1 on Robert Luse, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Gregory Gabbard (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Roger Abram, Stephen Dejohn, Benjamin Poole, Eric Knight, Robert Luse | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Sam Buffum, Robert Tinsley, Donald Boyd, Roger Parker | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses the lay-in | 56-38 |
| 03:32 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Bennett and he's fouled by Rick Doty - foul #2 on Rick Doty, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Gregory Gabbard makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Edward Gillis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Gregory Gabbard | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Morris (fresh) SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - George Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Anthony Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rick Doty (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Richard Morris is fouled on the floor by Rick Doty - foul #3 on Rick Doty, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Stephen Dejohn (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF) Robert Zidek, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Richard Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Pitt | George Burns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-38 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky pulls down the rebound | 61-38 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole's pass is intercepted by Howard Deangelis | 61-38 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis hits the finger roll | 61-40 |
| 01:22 | Syracuse | Richard Morris travels with the ball | 61-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Edward Gillis and the foul's on Stephen Dejohn - foul #1 on Stephen Dejohn, team foul #6 | 61-42 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | George Burns steals it from Stephen Dejohn | 61-43 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis lays it in on a nice dish by George Burns | 61-45 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Gillis - foul #2 on Edward Gillis, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Rick Doty buries a runner from the baseline | 63-47 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek runs out the clock | 63-47 |