| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Skipper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Paul Gray inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | James Skipper comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-25 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks loses the dribble to Bruce Winstead | 29-25 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | James Skipper is fouled on the floor by Caleb Sturdevant - foul #1 on Caleb Sturdevant, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Charles Rucks, Robert Good, Fausto Russo | |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Richard Seavey - foul #1 on Richard Seavey, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fausto Russo (C) Rod Icenhour | |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Russell Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Russell Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses the 3rd free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:39 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Caleb Sturdevant | 31-25 |
| 18:20 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers is hacked by Paul Gray - foul #2 on Paul Gray, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG) Bryant Myers | |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Fausto Russo | 31-27 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | James Skipper can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Rucks - foul #1 on Charles Rucks, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Bolger (PF) Charles Sullivan | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Robert Good (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith, Fausto Russo | |
| 17:30 | Pitt | James Skipper misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | James Skipper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:09 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Bruce Winstead grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | James Skipper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Skipper, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (PG) James Skipper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Herbert Smith (SF), Fausto Russo (C) Bryant Myers, Robert Good, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Herbert Smith hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Rucks | 32-29 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Russell Dodson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Bruce Winstead grabs the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Paul Gray misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour grabs the board | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gregory Hay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Bolger (fresh) C - Bruce Winstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks comes up short on the runner from the left block | 32-29 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Russell Dodson gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Russell Dodson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fausto Russo - foul #1 on Fausto Russo, team foul #4 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG), Charles Sullivan (SF), Kerry Willits (PF) Gregory Hay, Paul Gray, Bruce Winstead | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG), Robert Good (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Russell Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | James Bolger gets the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | James Skipper hits a floater from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant hits a shot from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Abraham Keys - foul #1 on Abraham Keys, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (SG), Paul Gray (SF) Russell Dodson, James Bolger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Fausto Russo (C) Bryant Myers, Abraham Keys | |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Gregory Hay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Seavey - foul #2 on Richard Seavey, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Gregory Hay makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Gregory Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Rucks | 37-34 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Gregory Hay is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Skipper | 39-34 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Robert Good is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Good, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Russell Dodson (SG), Bruce Winstead (C) Gregory Hay, Kerry Willits | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Rod Icenhour (PF) Richard Seavey, Robert Good, Caleb Sturdevant | |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Bryant Myers is called for the reach on Charles Sullivan - foul #1 on Bryant Myers, team foul #8 | 39-34 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:26 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:01 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 11:59 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo tips it in | 40-36 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Paul Gray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:37 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks grabs the board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Skipper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryant Myers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Bryant Myers | 40-39 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Russell Dodson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-39 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Charles Rucks | 40-39 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Fausto Russo drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Bryant Myers | 40-41 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | James Skipper can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to James Skipper | 42-41 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Herbert Smith steals the ball from James Skipper | 42-41 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Bryant Myers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Smith | 42-43 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Russell Dodson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Russell Dodson tips it in | 44-43 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Paul Gray is called for the reach on Fausto Russo - foul #3 on Paul Gray, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (PG), Kerry Willits (PF), James Bolger (C) James Skipper, Charles Sullivan, Bruce Winstead | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Seavey (SG), Robert Good (SF), Caleb Sturdevant (PF), Abraham Keys (C) Charles Rucks, Herbert Smith, Rod Icenhour, Fausto Russo | |
| 08:01 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is hacked by Kerry Willits - foul #4 on Kerry Willits, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Winstead (C) Kerry Willits | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Gregory Hay snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Gregory Hay can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 07:19 | Syracuse | Robert Good snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gregory Hay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Bolger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Winstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bryant Myers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Good (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Caleb Sturdevant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Abraham Keys (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG), Kerry Willits (PF) Russell Dodson, Bruce Winstead | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG) Bryant Myers | |
| 06:37 | Pitt | James Skipper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fausto Russo (C) Abraham Keys | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Paul Gray is called for the reach on Richard Seavey - foul #4 on Paul Gray, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryant Myers (PG) Charles Rucks | |
| 05:50 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Good | 44-46 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | James Skipper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 05:19 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | Robert Good scores on a 3 from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Paul Gray comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Good - foul #3 on Robert Good, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Russell Dodson (SG), Bruce Winstead (C) Gregory Hay, James Bolger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Charles Rucks (PG), Abraham Keys (C) Bryant Myers, Fausto Russo | |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Paul Gray makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Paul Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:33 | Syracuse | Abraham Keys pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Charles Rucks drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Paul Gray double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Sullivan (PF) Kerry Willits | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour (PF) Abraham Keys | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Rucks | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:19 | Pitt | James Skipper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 03:17 | Syracuse | Rod Icenhour snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Skipper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Charles Rucks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Seavey (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Robert Good (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Rod Icenhour (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Caleb Sturdevant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Bruce Winstead snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-54 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Russell Dodson grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 02:25 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the board | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Skipper - foul #2 on James Skipper, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Fausto Russo (C) Rod Icenhour | |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Sullivan | 45-55 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | James Skipper clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Winstead | 45-55 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | James Skipper misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 00:58 | Syracuse | Bruce Winstead steps in front of the Caleb Sturdevant pass | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan scores on a 3 from straight away set up by James Skipper | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | James Skipper is called for the reach on Richard Seavey in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Skipper, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (PF) Caleb Sturdevant | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Winstead | 48-56 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Russell Dodson makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Robert Good is fouled in the backcourt by James Skipper - foul #4 on James Skipper, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Robert Good makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:44 | Syracuse | Robert Good makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Russell Dodson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Skipper | 54-58 |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey is hacked by Russell Dodson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Dodson, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant (PF) Herbert Smith | |
| 00:36 | Syracuse | Richard Seavey misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Paul Gray misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 00:26 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | James Skipper is called for the reach on Caleb Sturdevant in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Skipper, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (PG) James Skipper | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Gregory Hay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Dodson | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Gregory Hay is called for the reach on Robert Good in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Hay, team foul #11 | 57-60 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Robert Good misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Robert Good misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is fouled on the floor by Paul Gray - foul #5 on Paul Gray, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kerry Willits (PF) Paul Gray | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-62 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant is hacked by Gregory Hay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Hay, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Herbert Smith (PF) Fausto Russo | |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Caleb Sturdevant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-63 |