| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joel Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Daugherty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Paul Floyd inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Michael Wildman misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Mike Baker - foul #2 on Mike Baker, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Michael Wildman misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Michael Wildman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:21 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Robert Ross pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Michael Wildman hits a runner in the paint set up by Kevin Williams | 33-27 |
| 18:49 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite loses the dribble to Michael Wildman | 33-27 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Kevin Williams hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Ross | 35-27 |
| 18:15 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Baker | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Kevin Williams can't finish the layup | 35-29 |
| 17:48 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:33 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Joel Boone picks off the pass by Michael Wildman | 35-29 |
| 17:05 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joel Boone | 35-31 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Robert Ross connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Rowe | 38-31 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Floyd - foul #2 on Paul Floyd, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Eger (SF), William Hornyak (C) Paul Floyd, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Adam Dzwonkowski (PF), Ted Webster (C) Scott Brathwaite, Jason Riggins | |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:30 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Peter Eger grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Troy Rowe clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | William Hornyak hits the follow up shot | 40-31 |
| 15:52 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Robert Ross grabs the board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Eger (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hornyak (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joel Boone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Baker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Daugherty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Adam Dzwonkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ted Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Kevin Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Webster - foul #3 on Ted Webster, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson (PG), Carroll Kernan (SG), David Kovacs (C) Joel Boone, Mike Baker, Daniel Daugherty | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Kevin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to David Kovacs | 41-31 |
| 15:20 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | William Hornyak grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Robert Poulson steps in front of the Troy Rowe pass in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 15:15 | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson slams it home | 41-33 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Adam Dzwonkowski steals it from David Hentges | 41-33 |
| 14:43 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 14:42 | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Eger - foul #1 on Peter Eger, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Ross (SG), Paul Floyd (SF), Michael Wildman (C) David Hentges, Peter Eger, William Hornyak | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite (PF), Jason Riggins (C) Adam Dzwonkowski, David Kovacs | |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:25 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Kevin Williams hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Floyd | 43-34 |
| 13:47 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite's layup is rejected by Kevin Williams | 43-34 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Troy Rowe gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Paul Floyd hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Troy Rowe | 45-34 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carroll Kernan | 45-37 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 12:53 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:35 | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jason Riggins | 45-39 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | Scott Brathwaite denies the turnaround by Paul Floyd | 45-39 |
| 12:16 | Nicholls State | Carroll Kernan snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:06 | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 12:05 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 11:45 | Nicholls State | Jason Riggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-39 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Paul Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Paul Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Robert Poulson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carroll Kernan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Webster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Brathwaite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Riggins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Kevin Williams connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Wildman | 47-39 |
| 11:22 | Nicholls State | Ted Webster knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Paul Floyd blows the layup but the foul's on Scott Brathwaite - foul #3 on Scott Brathwaite, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), David Hentges (SG), William Hornyak (C) Troy Rowe, Robert Ross, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joel Boone (PG), Mike Baker (SG), Daniel Daugherty (SF), Adam Dzwonkowski (PF), David Kovacs (C) Robert Poulson, Carroll Kernan, Ted Webster, Scott Brathwaite, Jason Riggins | |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:53 | Nicholls State | David Kovacs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:41 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 10:39 | Nicholls State | Adam Dzwonkowski misses the tip | 47-42 |
| 10:37 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:24 | Nicholls State | Mike Baker makes the shot from the left wing set up by Adam Dzwonkowski | 47-44 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Ealy | 49-44 |
| 09:39 | Nicholls State | Mike Baker makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Boone | 49-47 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Kevin Williams knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Ealy | 51-47 |
| 08:48 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 08:46 | Nicholls State | Adam Dzwonkowski tips it in | 51-49 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Kevin Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 51-49 |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | Adam Dzwonkowski gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Mike Baker knocks in the shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | James Ealy scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Mike Baker - foul #3 on Mike Baker, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Ross (SG), Peter Eger (SF), Michael Wildman (C) David Hentges, Paul Floyd, William Hornyak | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore (SF), Scott Brathwaite (PF), Jason Riggins (C) Daniel Daugherty, Adam Dzwonkowski, David Kovacs | |
| 07:43 | Pitt | James Ealy misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:43 | Nicholls State | Jason Riggins snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Ealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Peter Eger (fresh) PF - Kevin Williams (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joel Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Moore (fresh) PF - Scott Brathwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Riggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Wildman - foul #2 on Michael Wildman, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Rowe (PG) James Ealy | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Lawrence Moore steals the ball from Peter Eger | 53-53 |
| 06:47 | Nicholls State | Mike Baker lays it up and in | 53-55 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Robert Ross drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 06:06 | Nicholls State | Lawrence Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Ross | 55-55 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jason Riggins - foul #2 on Jason Riggins, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Poulson (PG), Carroll Kernan (SG), Daniel Daugherty (SF) Joel Boone, Mike Baker, Lawrence Moore | |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Troy Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty scores on a jump hook in the lane | 56-57 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Troy Rowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 05:02 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:45 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG), William Hornyak (C) Peter Eger, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Adam Dzwonkowski (PF), Ted Webster (C) Scott Brathwaite, Jason Riggins | |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Kevin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| 04:09 | Nicholls State | Carroll Kernan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 04:08 | Nicholls State | Adam Dzwonkowski can't tip it in | 56-57 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Troy Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Kevin Williams scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert Ross and he's fouled by Adam Dzwonkowski - foul #1 on Adam Dzwonkowski, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Floyd (SF), Michael Wildman (C) David Hentges, William Hornyak | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joel Boone (PG), Mike Baker (SG) Robert Poulson, Carroll Kernan | |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Kevin Williams makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (tiring) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joel Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Daugherty (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Adam Dzwonkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ted Webster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Joel Boone - foul #3 on Kevin Williams, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG), Peter Eger (PF) Robert Ross, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Riggins (C) Ted Webster | |
| 03:05 | Nicholls State | Mike Baker is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Michael Wildman pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Peter Eger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Paul Floyd grabs the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Daniel Daugherty picks off the pass by Michael Wildman | 59-57 |
| 02:17 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Daugherty | 59-59 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Ross (SG) David Hentges | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite (PF) Adam Dzwonkowski | |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Peter Eger clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Floyd | 59-59 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Peter Eger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Ross | 62-59 |
| 01:14 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Wildman | 62-59 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Paul Floyd gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Michael Wildman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Robert Ross tips it in | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 64-59 |
| 00:33 | Nicholls State | Jason Riggins grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Paul Floyd grabs the board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Joel Boone is called for the reach on Paul Floyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Boone, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Williams (PF) Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Paul Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:25 | Nicholls State | Jason Riggins pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:19 | Nicholls State | Daniel Daugherty misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Robert Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Robert Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Baker - foul #4 on Mike Baker, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wildman (C) Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 00:11 | Nicholls State | Scott Brathwaite pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 00:08 | Nicholls State | Mike Baker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | Nicholls State | Joel Boone grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:04 | Nicholls State | Jason Riggins is called for traveling | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Troy Rowe runs out the clock | 66-59 |