| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Theodore Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leon Walters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bolling (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Conover (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Scranton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Michael Decker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garf Price (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Bainter (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter inbounds the ball | 18-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Central Michigan | Garf Price makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Marchese | 18-42 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-42 |
| 19:32 | Central Michigan | Charles Bainter grabs the defensive rebound | 18-42 |
| 19:06 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-42 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Scranton | 18-42 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Bainter - foul #2 on Charles Bainter, team foul #1 | 18-42 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Leon Walters makes the 1st free throw | 19-42 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 18:57 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock grabs the defensive rebound | 19-42 |
| 18:37 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Bainter | 19-45 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-45 |
| 18:24 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese pulls down the rebound | 19-45 |
| 17:57 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Decker | 19-48 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Brian Scranton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-48 |
| 17:36 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker snags the defensive board | 19-48 |
| 17:14 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Garf Price | 19-51 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Leon Walters clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-51 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Anthony Conover can't tip it in | 19-51 |
| 16:57 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese gets the rebound | 19-51 |
| 16:34 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Garf Price | 19-53 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Brian Scranton's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Sherlock | 19-53 |
| 16:12 | Central Michigan | Michael Decker gets the rebound | 19-53 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Scranton - foul #3 on Brian Scranton, team foul #1 | 19-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (PG), Kevin Yowell (SG), Robert Raff (SF), Daniel Sutton (C) Michael Decker, Garf Price, Charles Bainter, Phillip Sherlock | |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the 1st free throw | 19-54 |
| 15:56 | Central Michigan | Anthony Marchese makes the 2nd free throw | 19-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Theodore Oliver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leon Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bolling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony Conover (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Scranton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Steven Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Raff (fresh) PF - Anthony Marchese (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Sutton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Charles Bolling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (PF) Anthony Marchese | |
| 15:26 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster misses short on a runner from the left block | 19-55 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Anthony Conover grabs the board | 19-55 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Leon Walters misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-55 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Anthony Conover gets the offensive rebound | 19-55 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Wekesa Suleiman steals the ball from Brian Scranton | 19-55 |
| 14:40 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton misses the dunk | 19-55 |
| 14:39 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton misses the tip | 19-55 |
| 14:38 | Central Michigan | Daniel Sutton tips it back up and in | 19-57 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Brian Scranton hits a turnaround in the paint | 21-57 |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Steven Lancaster and he's hacked by Charles Bolling - foul #3 on Charles Bolling, team foul #2 | 21-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski (C) Daniel Sutton | |
| 13:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the free throw | 21-60 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Anthony Conover can't finish the layup | 21-60 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Charles Bolling snags the offensive board | 21-60 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-60 |
| 13:23 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski gets the rebound | 21-60 |
| 12:58 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Yowell | 21-62 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Robert Raff steals the ball from Leon Walters | 21-62 |
| 12:31 | Central Michigan | Brian Scranton picks off the pass by Robert Raff | 21-62 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Charles Bolling misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-62 |
| 12:11 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski gets the rebound | 21-62 |
| 11:54 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff is fouled on the floor by Brian Scranton - foul #4 on Brian Scranton, team foul #3 | 21-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Phillip Sherlock (PF) Kevin Yowell, Wekesa Suleiman | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Theodore Oliver (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Leon Walters (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bolling (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Conover (tiring) 6 reb. C - Brian Scranton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ronnie Herren (fresh) SG - Steven Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Raff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Sherlock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock drills a runner in the paint set up by Roger Stukowski and the foul's on Theodore Oliver - foul #3 on Theodore Oliver, team foul #4 | 21-64 |
| 11:32 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock makes the free throw | 21-65 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Brian Scranton is fouled on the floor by Roger Stukowski - foul #1 on Roger Stukowski, team foul #2 | 21-65 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Anthony Conover comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Phillip Sherlock - foul #1 on Phillip Sherlock, team foul #3 | 21-65 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Anthony Conover makes the 1st free throw | 22-65 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Anthony Conover makes the 2nd free throw | 23-65 |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Lancaster and he's hacked by Brian Scranton - foul #5 on Brian Scranton, team foul #5 | 23-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell (C) Brian Scranton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:36 | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren misses the free throw | 23-67 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Anthony Conover | 23-67 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Charles Bolling clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Raff - foul #1 on Robert Raff, team foul #4 | 23-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman (C) Roger Stukowski | |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Charles Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 24-67 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Charles Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 25-67 |
| 10:02 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman connects on the floater from the baseline set up by Steven Lancaster | 25-69 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Robert Raff denies the turnaround by Theodore Oliver | 25-69 |
| 09:35 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman pulls down the rebound | 25-69 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster is hacked by Jeffrey Powell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Powell, team foul #6 | 25-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell (SG) Steven Lancaster | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Bolling - foul #4 on Charles Bolling, team foul #7 | 25-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski (C) Phillip Sherlock | |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell makes the 1st free throw | 25-70 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-70 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Leon Walters pulls down the rebound | 25-70 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Anthony Conover misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-70 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff snags the defensive board | 25-70 |
| 08:37 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff travels with the ball | 25-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock (PF) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Charles Bolling is hacked by Robert Raff - foul #2 on Robert Raff, team foul #5 | 25-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (SG) Ronnie Herren | |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-70 |
| 08:16 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell pulls down the rebound | 25-70 |
| 07:53 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-70 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell gets the rebound | 25-70 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Theodore Oliver (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Leon Walters (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Bolling (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Conover (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Powell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lancaster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Raff (tiring) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Phillip Sherlock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Stukowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Leon Walters is called for traveling | 25-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Colangelo (C) Jeffrey Powell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Bolling - foul #5 on Charles Bolling, team foul #8 | 25-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edgar Whyte (SF) Charles Bolling | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ronnie Herren (PG), Wekesa Suleiman (PF) Steven Lancaster, Phillip Sherlock | |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the 1st free throw | 25-70 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 25-70 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski grabs the offensive board | 25-70 |
| 06:53 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Raff | 25-73 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Anthony Conover loses the ball out of bounds | 25-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster (SG), Phillip Sherlock (C) Kevin Yowell, Roger Stukowski | |
| 06:02 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Lancaster, team foul #6 | 25-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell (C) William Colangelo | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver loses the dribble to Phillip Sherlock | 25-73 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Powell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Powell, team foul #9 | 25-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski (C) Wekesa Suleiman | |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster makes the 1st free throw | 25-74 |
| 05:18 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster misses the 2nd free throw | 25-74 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Powell | 25-74 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 25-74 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Phillip Sherlock | 25-74 |
| 04:38 | Central Michigan | Roger Stukowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-74 |
| 04:37 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster grabs the offensive board | 25-74 |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 25-74 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell pulls down the rebound | 25-74 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Jeffrey Powell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-74 |
| 04:02 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock pulls down the rebound | 25-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff is hacked by Jeffrey Powell - foul #3 on Jeffrey Powell, team foul #10 | 25-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Viramontes (SF), William Colangelo (C) Edgar Whyte, Jeffrey Powell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell (PG), Wekesa Suleiman (PF) Ronnie Herren, Roger Stukowski | |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff makes the 1st free throw | 25-75 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 25-75 |
| 03:41 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock gets the offensive rebound | 25-75 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Theodore Oliver (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Leon Walters (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Viramontes (fresh) PF - Anthony Conover (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Colangelo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Kevin Yowell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lancaster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Raff (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Wekesa Suleiman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Sherlock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Lancaster | 25-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Kevin Yowell steals it from Theodore Oliver | 25-78 |
| 02:51 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff blows the layup | 25-78 |
| 02:49 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Yowell | 25-78 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-78 |
| 02:31 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman tips it but misses | 25-78 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Kenneth Viramontes pulls down the rebound | 25-78 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Viramontes slams it home | 27-78 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Yowell | 27-80 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Viramontes misses the floater from the right side | 27-80 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver tips it in | 29-80 |
| 01:48 | Central Michigan | Steven Lancaster can't throw it down | 29-80 |
| 01:47 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Raff | 29-80 |
| 01:27 | Central Michigan | Robert Raff misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-80 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Anthony Conover snags the defensive board | 29-80 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Theodore Oliver makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Walters | 31-80 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-80 |
| 00:53 | Central Michigan | Wekesa Suleiman gets the offensive rebound | 31-80 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-80 |
| 00:28 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock hits the follow up shot | 31-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Viramontes clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-82 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Phillip Sherlock gets the rebound | 31-82 |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Kevin Yowell runs out the clock | 31-82 |