| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Shaun Morgan (fresh) SG - Jordan Kim (fresh) SF - Gregg Allie (fresh) PF - Philip Philson (fresh) C - Michael Nichols (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) SF - Darrell Lewis (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Michael Nichols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Sylvester Sharp blocks the short jumper by Michael Nichols | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Jordan Kim loses the dribble to Timothy Allen | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | David Brown tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Philip Philson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Gregg Allie gets the rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Sylvester Sharp - foul #1 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | Syracuse | David Brown hits a floater near the basket set up by Dewey Gates | 5-7 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | Philip Philson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-10 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Philip Philson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-10 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Morgan | 5-10 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan double dribbles | 5-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Ready (PG), Scot Bennett (SG), Brian Gibbs (SF), Barry Gregory (PF), John Aguon (C) Shaun Morgan, Jordan Kim, Gregg Allie, Philip Philson, Michael Nichols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Brian Gibbs is called for the reach on Timothy Allen - foul #1 on Brian Gibbs, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| 16:11 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Allen | 5-13 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Joel Ready comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 15:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Brown | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joel Ready (fresh) SG - Scot Bennett (fresh) SF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) PF - Barry Gregory (fresh) C - John Aguon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-13 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Joel Ready knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-13 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dewey Gates, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Shaun Morgan (PG), Gregg Allie (SF), Philip Philson (PF) Joel Ready, Brian Gibbs, Barry Gregory | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Timothy Allen, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Philip Philson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Philip Philson gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Philip Philson travels with the ball | 8-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jordan Kim (SG), Michael Nichols (C) Scot Bennett, John Aguon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Philip Philson grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Jordan Kim hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Philson | 10-13 |
| 13:55 | Syracuse | Chad White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Michael Nichols grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Jordan Kim drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Shaun Morgan and he's fouled by Preston Higgins - foul #1 on Preston Higgins, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Gregory (PF) Philip Philson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Dewey Gates, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Jordan Kim makes the free throw | 13-13 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Chad White is hacked by Michael Nichols - foul #1 on Michael Nichols, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| 13:12 | Syracuse | Chad White scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Allen | 13-15 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-15 |
| 12:52 | Syracuse | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp is fouled on the floor by Gregg Allie - foul #1 on Gregg Allie, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Ready (PG), Scot Bennett (SG), Brian Gibbs (SF), John Aguon (C) Shaun Morgan, Jordan Kim, Gregg Allie, Michael Nichols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| 12:23 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Chad White | 13-17 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Joel Ready comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 12:05 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 12:00 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Matthew Covington is blocked by John Aguon | 13-17 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Barry Gregory snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | David Brown takes the ball from Joel Ready | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joel Ready (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scot Bennett (fresh) SF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) PF - Barry Gregory (fresh) C - John Aguon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Covington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sylvester Sharp (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington is hacked by Barry Gregory - foul #1 on Barry Gregory, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Shaun Morgan (PG), Jordan Kim (SG), Gregg Allie (SF), Philip Philson (PF), Michael Nichols (C) Joel Ready, Scot Bennett, Brian Gibbs, Barry Gregory, John Aguon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), Preston Higgins (PF), Glen Thompson (C) Chad White, Matthew Covington, David Brown, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 10:53 | Syracuse | Preston Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:42 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dewey Gates | 13-19 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Michael Nichols hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 13-19 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Philip Philson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan is hacked by Timothy Allen - foul #1 on Timothy Allen, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (SG), David Brown (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Timothy Allen, Preston Higgins, Glen Thompson | |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Jordan Kim clanks a shot from the right side | 13-19 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Gregg Allie tips it in | 15-19 |
| 09:36 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp is fouled on the floor by Philip Philson - foul #1 on Philip Philson, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Scot Bennett (SG), John Aguon (C) Jordan Kim, Michael Nichols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Sylvester Sharp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-19 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Philip Philson misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Philip Philson makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Philip Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Shaun Morgan - foul #1 on Shaun Morgan, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Ready (PG), Michael Nichols (C) Shaun Morgan, John Aguon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Michael Nichols snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Joel Ready is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joel Ready, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jordan Kim (SG), Brian Gibbs (SF), Barry Gregory (PF) Scot Bennett, Gregg Allie, Philip Philson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (SF), Glen Thompson (C) Matthew Covington, Sylvester Sharp | |
| 07:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Chad White | 17-22 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Michael Nichols misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-22 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joel Ready (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jordan Kim (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) PF - Barry Gregory (fresh) C - Michael Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Dewey Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glen Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glen Thompson | 17-24 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Jordan Kim misses the 3 from straight away | 17-24 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 06:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis's pass is intercepted by Brian Gibbs | 17-24 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | David Brown steps in front of the Michael Nichols pass | 17-24 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Gibbs - foul #2 on Brian Gibbs, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Shaun Morgan (PG), Scot Bennett (SG), Gregg Allie (SF), Philip Philson (PF), John Aguon (C) Joel Ready, Jordan Kim, Brian Gibbs, Barry Gregory, Michael Nichols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Timothy Allen (SG), Preston Higgins (PF), Sylvester Sharp (C) Chad White, David Brown, Glen Thompson | |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Scot Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 17-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Covington (SF) Darrell Lewis | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Dewey Gates | 17-27 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sylvester Sharp - foul #2 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #6 | 17-27 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Shaun Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Philip Philson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Aguon | 21-29 |
| 04:05 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen is whistled for a carry | 21-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jordan Kim (SG), Michael Nichols (C) Scot Bennett, John Aguon | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Chad White (PG), Darrell Lewis (SF), David Brown (PF) Dewey Gates, Matthew Covington, Preston Higgins | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Philip Philson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-29 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Philson | 21-29 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Jordan Kim drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Philip Philson | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Shaun Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jordan Kim (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregg Allie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Philson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Chad White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Sylvester Sharp (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Timothy Allen misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Philip Philson | 24-29 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Michael Nichols lays it in on a nice dish by Shaun Morgan and he's hacked by Sylvester Sharp - foul #3 on Sylvester Sharp, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Gregory (PF) Philip Philson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glen Thompson (C) Sylvester Sharp | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Michael Nichols makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gregg Allie - foul #2 on Gregg Allie, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Ready (PG), Brian Gibbs (SF) Shaun Morgan, Gregg Allie | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 02:46 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Michael Nichols misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Chad White is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Chad White, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Philip Philson (PF), John Aguon (C) Barry Gregory, Michael Nichols | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dewey Gates (PG), Matthew Covington (SF) Timothy Allen, Darrell Lewis | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | The jumper by Jordan Kim is denied by Glen Thompson | 27-30 |
| 01:35 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Chad White misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 01:07 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Matthew Covington misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jordan Kim | 27-30 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Joel Ready can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Dewey Gates misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Jordan Kim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Glen Thompson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 27-30 |