| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Werner Pike (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Buffum (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Stewart - foul #1 on Eugene Stewart, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Charles Holmes can't throw it down | 38-28 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Roger Parker pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | A charge is called on Roger Parker - foul #2 on Roger Parker, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:43 | Colorado | Charles Holmes knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Werner Pike and the foul's on Roger Parker - foul #3 on Roger Parker, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs (C) Roger Parker | |
| 18:43 | Colorado | Charles Holmes makes the free throw | 41-28 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Charles Holmes denies the turnaround by Jason Gilliam | 41-28 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Charles Holmes snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 18:21 | Colorado | John Beck is whistled for traveling | 41-28 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Sam Buffum makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Tinsley and the foul's on Roderick Dunn - foul #2 on Roderick Dunn, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Sam Buffum makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:48 | Colorado | Werner Pike lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by John Beck and he's fouled by Sam Buffum - foul #3 on Sam Buffum, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Gillis (SG) Sam Buffum | |
| 17:48 | Colorado | Werner Pike makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Edward Gillis travels with the ball | 44-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG) Robert Tinsley | |
| 16:57 | Colorado | Werner Pike's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Barnes (SF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) Eugene Stewart, Roderick Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Rick Doty (C) Jason Gilliam, Donald Boyd | |
| 16:33 | Pitt | George Burns misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 16:31 | Colorado | Michael Barnes gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 16:07 | Colorado | Charles Holmes misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 44-31 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses badly on a shot from the right side | 44-31 |
| 15:44 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Werner Pike (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - George Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Doty (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Colorado | John Beck misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Adrian Salcedo (SG), Eugene Stewart (SF), Charles Mitchell (PF), Roderick Dunn (C) Werner Pike, Michael Barnes, Charles Holmes, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG), Sam Buffum (SG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Roger Parker (C) George Burns, Howard Deangelis, Edward Gillis, Anthony Jacobs, Rick Doty | |
| 15:15 | Colorado | John Beck misses the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | John Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Roderick Dunn picks off the pass by Roger Parker | 45-31 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | Adrian Salcedo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Sam Buffum's pass is intercepted by Eugene Stewart | 48-31 |
| 14:18 | Colorado | John Beck blows the layup | 48-31 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | Roderick Dunn tips it but misses | 48-31 |
| 14:15 | Colorado | Eugene Stewart tips it in | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-31 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | Eugene Stewart grabs the board | 50-31 |
| 13:38 | Colorado | Roderick Dunn's layup is rejected by Roger Parker | 50-31 |
| 13:37 | Colorado | John Beck tips it back up and in | 52-31 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Eugene Stewart picks off the pass by Sam Buffum | 52-31 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jason Gilliam - foul #1 on Jason Gilliam, team foul #5 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (PG), Werner Pike (SG), Michael Barnes (SF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) John Beck, Adrian Salcedo, Eugene Stewart, Roderick Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG) Jason Gilliam | |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Parker | 54-33 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Steven Everman misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-33 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | George Burns clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 12:01 | Colorado | Steven Everman snags the defensive board | 54-33 |
| 11:38 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Tinsley - foul #2 on Robert Tinsley, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | Eugene Stewart (SF), Charles Holmes (PF) Michael Barnes, Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF), Rick Doty (C) George Burns, Sam Buffum, Robert Tinsley, Donald Boyd, Roger Parker | |
| 11:38 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 11:38 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steven Everman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Werner Pike (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Doty (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 11:23 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Charles Holmes | 55-33 |
| 11:02 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg hits the finger roll | 57-33 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-33 |
| 10:46 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg snags the defensive board | 57-33 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Charles Holmes misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Rick Doty - foul #3 on Rick Doty, team foul #7 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Roderick Dunn (C) Steven Everman, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sam Buffum (SG), Roger Parker (C) Howard Deangelis, Rick Doty | |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Charles Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 10:29 | Colorado | Charles Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Roger Parker pulls down the rebound | 58-33 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Sam Buffum connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Gilliam | 58-36 |
| 10:05 | Colorado | Eugene Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-36 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Roger Parker gets the rebound | 58-36 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Jason Gilliam can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-36 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Werner Pike gets the rebound | 58-36 |
| 09:30 | Colorado | John Beck is called for 5 seconds | 58-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Adrian Salcedo (SG), Michael Barnes (SF) Werner Pike, Eugene Stewart | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Donald Boyd (PF) Jason Gilliam, Edward Gillis, Anthony Jacobs | |
| 09:16 | Pitt | George Burns clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-36 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Buffum | 58-36 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Sam Buffum buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-39 |
| 08:42 | Colorado | John Beck scores on a shot from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Robert Tinsley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-39 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Roger Parker tips it home | 60-41 |
| 08:11 | Colorado | Adrian Salcedo double dribbles | 60-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Steven Everman (PG), Werner Pike (SG), Eugene Stewart (SF), Charles Mitchell (PF) John Beck, Adrian Salcedo, Michael Barnes, Charles Holmes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Gilliam (PG), Anthony Jacobs (C) George Burns, Roger Parker | |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Steven Everman is called for the reach on Robert Tinsley - foul #1 on Steven Everman, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) Roderick Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Werner Pike steals the ball from Donald Boyd | 60-41 |
| 07:43 | Colorado | Eugene Stewart blows the layup | 60-41 |
| 07:42 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg grabs the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 07:19 | Colorado | Werner Pike is fouled on the floor by Robert Tinsley - foul #3 on Robert Tinsley, team foul #8 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Holmes (PF) Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG), Edward Gillis (SF) Sam Buffum, Robert Tinsley | |
| 07:19 | Colorado | Werner Pike makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 07:19 | Colorado | Werner Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Steven Everman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Werner Pike (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jason Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Howard Deangelis | 62-43 |
| 06:40 | Colorado | Anthony Jacobs is called for the reach on Werner Pike - foul #2 on Anthony Jacobs, team foul #9 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Beck (PG), Michael Barnes (SF), Roderick Dunn (C) Steven Everman, Eugene Stewart, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Parker (C) Anthony Jacobs | |
| 06:40 | Colorado | Werner Pike makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 06:40 | Colorado | Werner Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Edward Gillis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 06:25 | Colorado | Roderick Dunn snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 06:04 | Colorado | Werner Pike works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-43 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Roger Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Burns (PG), Sam Buffum (SG), Robert Tinsley (SF), Anthony Jacobs (PF) Jason Gilliam, Howard Deangelis, Edward Gillis, Donald Boyd | |
| 05:31 | Colorado | Charles Holmes hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Werner Pike out of a doubleteam | 66-43 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Roger Parker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-43 |
| 05:07 | Colorado | Michael Barnes snags the defensive board | 66-43 |
| 04:41 | Colorado | Roderick Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Adrian Salcedo (SG), Eugene Stewart (SF), Charles Mitchell (PF), Terry Vanvalkenburg (C) Werner Pike, Michael Barnes, Charles Holmes, Roderick Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Rick Doty (C) Sam Buffum, Robert Tinsley, Roger Parker | |
| 04:33 | Pitt | George Burns is fouled on the floor by John Beck - foul #1 on John Beck, team foul #4 | 66-43 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-43 |
| 04:19 | Colorado | John Beck pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Beck | 68-43 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Charles Mitchell swats the dunk try by Rick Doty | 68-43 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs tips it back up and in | 68-45 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | John Beck buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Stewart | 70-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Beck (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Salcedo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terry Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - George Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Rick Doty (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Edward Gillis scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Rick Doty | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 02:37 | Colorado | Adrian Salcedo makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Eugene Stewart | 72-47 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Edward Gillis knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Howard Deangelis | 72-50 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | Terry Vanvalkenburg clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 72-50 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Anthony Jacobs gets the rebound | 72-50 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | George Burns makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-53 |
| 01:24 | Colorado | Anthony Jacobs is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on Anthony Jacobs, team foul #10 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Werner Pike (SG), Roderick Dunn (C) Adrian Salcedo, Terry Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:24 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 01:24 | Colorado | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Werner Pike is called for the reach on Howard Deangelis - foul #2 on Werner Pike, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Holmes (PF) Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado | John Beck misses short on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-53 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edward Gillis | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | John Beck steals it from Rick Doty | 74-53 |
| 00:24 | Colorado | Werner Pike dunks the ball set up by John Beck | 76-53 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | George Burns knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Jacobs | 76-56 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John Beck runs out the clock | 76-56 |