| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Frank Morrison knocks away the 3 by Charles Barrett | 23-39 |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-39 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso tips it back up and in | 25-39 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | David Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Daugherty - foul #1 on Jeremy Daugherty, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | John Stanley comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-39 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Paul Lewis snags the offensive board | 25-39 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | John Stanley is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-41 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the easy layup | 25-41 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | John Stanley gets the rebound | 25-41 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Paul Lewis is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 25-41 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison pulls down the rebound | 25-41 |
| 17:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook is hacked by David Jacobs - foul #1 on David Jacobs, team foul #1 | 25-41 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-41 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Charles Barrett snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Paul Lewis drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Stanley | 25-43 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Lewis | 25-43 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell connects on the open floater from the baseline | 25-45 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Archie McWalters | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Frank Morrison (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-45 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Lewis - foul #1 on Paul Lewis, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Timothy Hufnagel (SF), Jesse Schwieson (PF) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Willie Reinoso, Jeremy Daugherty | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Frank Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Harry Roberts snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Charles Barrett loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 29-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Green (C) Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Charles Barrett takes the ball from Timothy Hufnagel | 29-45 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | John Sarver lays it in on a great pass from Charles Barrett | 29-47 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Michael Green misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Heath Doby snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Charles Barrett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-47 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Harry Roberts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Sarver | 29-47 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is fouled on the floor by Francis Plemons - foul #2 on Francis Plemons, team foul #2 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF) Randy Crenshaw, Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel, Michael Green | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) Charles Barrett, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby, Harry Roberts | |
| 12:20 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Lewis | 29-49 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-49 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the rebound | 29-49 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Paul Lewis can't finish the layup | 29-49 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the board | 29-49 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesse Schwieson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson makes the shot near the basket | 31-49 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-49 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the follow up shot | 31-51 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | David Jacobs picks off the pass by Jesse Schwieson | 31-51 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Jacobs | 31-54 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson blows the layup but the foul's on Paul Lewis - foul #2 on Paul Lewis, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (SF), Frank Morrison (C) Willie Reinoso, Jeremy Daugherty | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG), Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) John Sarver, David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson misses the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-54 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Harry Roberts gets the rebound | 31-54 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Charles Barrett misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the tip | 31-54 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Harry Roberts grabs the offensive board | 31-54 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Archie McWalters takes the ball from Steven Mitchell | 31-54 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel's floater is tipped away by Heath Doby | 31-54 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 31-54 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Charles Barrett makes the contested shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Stanley | 31-56 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 31-56 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Heath Doby | 31-56 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Charles Barrett splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell | 31-59 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Jesse Schwieson is denied by Steven Mitchell | 31-59 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the board | 31-59 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Archie McWalters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Rook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hufnagel (fresh) PF - Jesse Schwieson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Morrison (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-59 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Heath Doby snags the offensive board | 31-59 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | John Stanley is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Barrett | 31-61 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-61 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Jesse Schwieson hits the follow up shot | 33-61 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Harry Roberts clanks a floater from the left side | 33-61 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Aaron Rook snags the defensive board | 33-61 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Archie McWalters buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Rook | 36-61 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Archie McWalters picks off the pass by Charles Barrett in the backcourt | 36-61 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel hits the finger roll set up by Archie McWalters | 38-61 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the easy open layup | 38-61 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-61 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Heath Doby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Barrett and the foul's on Jesse Schwieson - foul #2 on Jesse Schwieson, team foul #3 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw (PG), Francis Plemons (SG), Willie Reinoso (SF), Jeremy Daugherty (PF), Michael Green (C) Archie McWalters, Aaron Rook, Timothy Hufnagel, Jesse Schwieson, Frank Morrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Robert Betts (C) Charles Barrett, John Stanley, Steven Mitchell | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the free throw | 38-64 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-64 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Robert Betts pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Heath Doby is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Sarver | 38-66 |
| 03:57 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Robert Betts misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-66 |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Randy Crenshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Francis Plemons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Reinoso (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Daugherty (fresh) 6 reb. C - Michael Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - Harry Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Betts (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw is hacked by Heath Doby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Heath Doby, team foul #4 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel (C) Michael Green | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG) Harry Roberts | |
| 03:15 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-66 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Randy Crenshaw gets the rebound | 41-66 |
| 02:43 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Crenshaw | 44-66 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | John Sarver knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Barrett | 44-69 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-69 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Robert Betts grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Charles Barrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-69 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Willie Reinoso | 44-69 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-69 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Robert Betts pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | John Sarver misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-69 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Andrew Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-69 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Robert Betts comes up short on the floater from close range | 44-69 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Charles Barrett hits the follow up shot | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Francis Plemons misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-71 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Jeremy Daugherty grabs the offensive board | 44-71 |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Hufnagel clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-71 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the board | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | John Sarver misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Hufnagel - foul #2 on Timothy Hufnagel, team foul #4 | 44-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie McWalters (PG), Aaron Rook (SG), Frank Morrison (C) Randy Crenshaw, Francis Plemons, Timothy Hufnagel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harry Roberts (C) Robert Betts | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 2nd free throw | 44-73 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Heath Doby is called for the reach on Aaron Rook - foul #2 on Heath Doby, team foul #5 | 44-73 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Willie Reinoso scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-73 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Charles Barrett runs out the clock | 47-73 |