| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Straub (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Roger Renteria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria tips it in | 37-26 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Wayne Allen is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:22 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub is open and buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Darrell Roberson | 39-26 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Wayne Allen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Chad Ollie | 39-29 |
| 18:55 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | John Haack misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-29 |
| 18:25 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Edward Stockstill and he's fouled by John Haack - foul #2 on John Haack, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Ben Hall (SG), William Gregory (SF), Barry Galliher (C) Edward Stockstill, Darrell Roberson, Jerry Straub, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Delbert Alger (SF), Edward Parsons (PF) John Haack, Chad Ollie, Jeffery Rizo | |
| 18:11 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Edward Parsons grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Edward Parsons slams it home and the foul's on Jim Carstens - foul #3 on Jim Carstens, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG) Roger Renteria | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Ollie (SF), Joseph Griffin (PF) Wayne Allen, Robert Oliveras | |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Edward Parsons misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:48 | Syracuse | William Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Michael Thompson double dribbles | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Straub (SF) Darrell Roberson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | William Gregory misses long on a floater from the left block | 41-31 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Edward Parsons clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 17:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Barry Galliher | 41-31 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Griffin | 41-31 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Delbert Alger clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Jim Carstens | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jim Carstens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Straub (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Galliher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Delbert Alger (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Pitt | Chad Ollie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-31 |
| 15:35 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 15:31 | Syracuse | Ben Hall loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Roger Renteria (PF), William Wolf (C) Jim Carstens, Ben Hall, William Gregory, Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Wayne Allen (SG), Jeffery Rizo (PF), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Chad Ollie, Joseph Griffin, Edward Parsons | |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Wayne Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Darrell Roberson - foul #3 on Darrell Roberson, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria misses the tip | 43-32 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Wayne Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Oliveras | 43-32 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo loses the dribble to Jerry Straub in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 14:25 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jerry Straub | 45-32 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo hits a runner near the basket | 45-34 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | The jump hook by Jerry Straub is blocked by Delbert Alger | 45-34 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Wayne Allen buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Haack | 45-36 |
| 13:07 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Delbert Alger | 45-36 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | John Haack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG), Jim Carstens (SF), William Gregory (PF), Barry Galliher (C) Edward Stockstill, Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Chad Ollie (SF), Joseph Griffin (PF), Edward Parsons (C) John Haack, Delbert Alger, Jeffery Rizo, Robert Oliveras | |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Griffin - foul #4 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Wayne Allen grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 46-38 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | William Gregory is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Stockstill (PG), Ronald Cuadra (C) Ben Hall, Darrell Roberson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Stockstill (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jim Carstens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Barry Galliher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cuadra (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Michael Thompson is hacked by Edward Stockstill in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Wayne Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Edward Parsons tips it home | 46-40 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Barry Galliher | 48-40 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Wayne Allen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Stockstill - foul #5 on Edward Stockstill, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF) Edward Stockstill, William Gregory, Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Oliveras (C) Joseph Griffin | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:50 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Jerry Straub is called for the reach on Chad Ollie - foul #2 on Jerry Straub, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG), William Wolf (C) Jerry Straub, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG) Wayne Allen | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 10:09 | Syracuse | Jim Carstens gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 10:03 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Darrell Roberson is denied by Edward Parsons | 50-42 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Ben Hall tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 10:00 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 09:55 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-42 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | William Wolf hits the follow up shot | 52-42 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Darrell Roberson steps in front of the Michael Thompson pass in the backcourt | 52-42 |
| 09:49 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses the dunk | 52-42 |
| 09:48 | Pitt | John Haack snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | John Haack is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Roberson - foul #4 on Darrell Roberson, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Gregory (SF), Barry Galliher (PF) Jim Carstens, Roger Renteria | |
| Subs | Pitt | Delbert Alger (SG), Jeffery Rizo (PF) Chad Ollie, Robert Oliveras | |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo misses the lay-in | 52-42 |
| 09:25 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side set up by William Gregory and he's hacked by Michael Thompson - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Ronald Cuadra (C) Ben Hall, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Griffin (C) Edward Parsons | |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson makes the free throw | 55-42 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 55-42 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Michael Thompson tips it in | 55-44 |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | William Gregory banks in the layup | 57-44 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Michael Thompson is hacked by William Gregory - foul #1 on William Gregory, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF), William Wolf (C) William Gregory, Barry Galliher, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wayne Allen (SG), Chad Ollie (SF), Robert Oliveras (C) John Haack, Delbert Alger, Jeffery Rizo | |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | William Wolf's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG) Jim Carstens | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Chad Ollie buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Haack | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ben Hall (fresh) SG - Darrell Roberson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Straub (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Renteria (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - William Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 57-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (SG) Darrell Roberson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Parsons (PF) Joseph Griffin | |
| 07:09 | Pitt | John Haack scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:56 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 06:55 | Pitt | John Haack grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Chad Ollie is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Straub - foul #3 on Jerry Straub, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Gregory (SF), Barry Galliher (PF), Ronald Cuadra (C) Jerry Straub, Roger Renteria, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Delbert Alger (SG), Jeffery Rizo (PF) John Haack, Wayne Allen, Robert Oliveras | |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:44 | Syracuse | A charge is called on Ben Hall - foul #1 on Ben Hall, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson (SG) Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Oliveras (C) Edward Parsons | |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Ronald Cuadra denies the turnaround by Delbert Alger | 57-50 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra drills a shot in the lane | 59-52 |
| 05:39 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-54 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | William Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF) Jim Carstens, William Gregory, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Wayne Allen (SG), Joseph Griffin (PF), Edward Parsons (C) Michael Thompson, Delbert Alger, Jeffery Rizo, Robert Oliveras | |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Edward Parsons is denied on a layup by Jerry Straub | 59-54 |
| 05:13 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 59-54 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Griffin | 59-54 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Wayne Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Renteria - foul #1 on Roger Renteria, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Wolf (C) Barry Galliher | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Joseph Griffin is called for the reach on William Wolf - foul #5 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (SG) Darrell Roberson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo (PF) Joseph Griffin | |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub misses the dunk | 59-56 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria tips it home | 61-56 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | William Wolf drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jerry Straub | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) SG - Jim Carstens (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Straub (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roger Renteria (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - William Wolf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fairly fresh) 22 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (tired) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Parsons (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ben Hall - foul #2 on Ben Hall, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Gregory (PG), Darrell Roberson (SG), Barry Galliher (PF), Ronald Cuadra (C) Ben Hall, Jim Carstens, Roger Renteria, William Wolf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Delbert Alger (SF), Robert Oliveras (C) John Haack, Chad Ollie, Edward Parsons | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:16 | Syracuse | Barry Galliher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-61 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | William Gregory takes the ball from Michael Thompson in the backcourt | 63-61 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | William Gregory misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Delbert Alger - foul #3 on Delbert Alger, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | William Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:03 | Syracuse | William Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | William Gregory is called for the reach on Michael Thompson - foul #2 on William Gregory, team foul #12 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (PG) Jerry Straub | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:23 | Syracuse | William Gregory scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Wayne Allen | 66-64 |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jim Carstens (PG), Jerry Straub (SF), Roger Renteria (PF), William Wolf (C) Ben Hall, William Gregory, Barry Galliher, Ronald Cuadra | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Chad Ollie (SF) Michael Thompson, Delbert Alger | |
| 01:41 | Syracuse | Darrell Roberson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Jerry Straub steals the ball from John Haack in the backcourt | 66-64 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub dunks the ball | 68-64 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Haack | 68-66 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Roger Renteria connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Wolf | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Darrell Roberson is called for the reach on Wayne Allen - foul #5 on Darrell Roberson, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ben Hall (SG) Darrell Roberson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Syracuse | William Wolf grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | William Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by John Haack - foul #3 on John Haack, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:34 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | John Haack knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Wayne Allen | 73-69 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub is hacked by John Haack in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Haack, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Haack misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-69 |
| 00:17 | Syracuse | William Wolf pulls down the rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | William Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Allen - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:15 | Syracuse | William Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | John Haack clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras gets the offensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | John Haack scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wayne Allen | 77-72 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub is fouled in the backcourt by John Haack - foul #5 on John Haack, team foul #10 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Cuadra (C) William Wolf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG) John Haack | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Straub makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Chad Ollie clanks a fullcourt shot | 79-72 |