| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Ealy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Troy Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeremy Duke (fresh) SG - Robert Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) PF - John Howard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Brink (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke makes the jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-33 |
| 19:21 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jeremy Duke | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-33 |
| 19:14 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Kevin Williams knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ealy | 28-35 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jeremy Duke | 28-38 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Kevin Williams is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Robert Ross | 30-38 |
| 17:48 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 17:47 | New Mexico | John Howard tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | James Ealy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 16:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Williams | 30-40 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Troy Rowe connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Floyd | 33-40 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Floyd - foul #1 on Paul Floyd, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (PG), Peter Eger (SF), Michael Wildman (C) James Ealy, Robert Ross, Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Francis Maranto (PG), Paul Hendricks (SF), Joseph Stazenski (PF) Jeremy Duke, Matthew Thompson, John Howard | |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Troy Rowe buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Eger | 36-41 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico | Joseph Stazenski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Peter Eger pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Hentges (fresh) SG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Eger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Francis Maranto (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Stazenski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Brink (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Pitt | Robert Matthews steals the ball from Kevin Williams in the backcourt | 36-41 |
| 15:20 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Michael Wildman grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Peter Eger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Kevin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Troy Rowe scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Hentges | 39-41 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Wildman | 39-41 |
| 14:17 | Pitt | Peter Eger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Robert Ross (SF), William Hornyak (C) David Hentges, Peter Eger, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke (PG), James Burnett (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Michael Bradley (PF), Thomas Proctor (C) Francis Maranto, Robert Matthews, Paul Hendricks, Joseph Stazenski, Anthony Brink | |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Thomas Proctor can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | James Ealy's floater is tipped away by Michael Bradley | 39-41 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Robert Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Troy Rowe connects on the open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Ealy | 41-41 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | Thomas Proctor can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 13:13 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Ealy - foul #2 on James Ealy, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG), Paul Floyd (C) Troy Rowe, William Hornyak | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Francis Maranto (PG), Robert Matthews (SG), Paul Hendricks (SF) Jeremy Duke, James Burnett, Matthew Thompson | |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Kevin Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Bradley | 41-43 |
| 12:13 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley's layup is rejected by Kevin Williams | 41-43 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Floyd | 41-43 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Paul Floyd is hacked by Michael Bradley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Bradley, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Eger (PF), Michael Wildman (C) James Ealy, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke (PG), John Howard (PF) Francis Maranto, Michael Bradley | |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Peter Eger is hacked by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Samuel Federico (PG) David Hentges | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Robert Ross hits a 3 from straight away set up by Peter Eger | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Samuel Federico (fresh) SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Eger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeremy Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hendricks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | Michael Wildman blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Paul Hendricks | 44-43 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Wildman | 44-43 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Peter Eger is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 47-43 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Wildman - foul #3 on Michael Wildman, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (PG), Troy Rowe (SG), Kevin Williams (PF) Samuel Federico, Robert Ross, Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Burnett (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Joseph Stazenski (PF), Anthony Brink (C) Robert Matthews, Paul Hendricks, John Howard, Thomas Proctor | |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 10:32 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | David Hentges hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | James Burnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Robert Ross (SF), William Hornyak (C) David Hentges, Peter Eger, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Francis Maranto (PG) Jeremy Duke | |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Robert Ross misses short on an open 3 from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:35 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:30 | New Mexico | Francis Maranto is fouled on the floor by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Howard (C) Anthony Brink | |
| 09:21 | New Mexico | James Burnett loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Matthews (SG), Paul Hendricks (SF) James Burnett, Matthew Thompson | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Robert Ross misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 08:50 | New Mexico | Joseph Stazenski grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Joseph Stazenski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Joseph Stazenski grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Kevin Williams blocks the jumper by Paul Hendricks | 50-45 |
| 08:30 | New Mexico | Paul Hendricks snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:19 | New Mexico | Paul Hendricks travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Floyd (SF), Michael Wildman (C) Robert Ross, William Hornyak | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Proctor (C) Joseph Stazenski | |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Troy Rowe makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 08:05 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews loses the ball out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (PG) James Ealy | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke (PG), James Burnett (SG), Matthew Thompson (SF) Francis Maranto, Robert Matthews, Paul Hendricks | |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Troy Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| 07:48 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Michael Wildman is hacked by James Burnett - foul #2 on James Burnett, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Eger (PF) Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Michael Bradley (PF) John Howard | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Hentges (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Rowe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Floyd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Eger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Jeremy Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Peter Eger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Michael Wildman snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico | Thomas Proctor gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Peter Eger blocks the jumper by Thomas Proctor | 53-45 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Paul Floyd snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Paul Floyd makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Hentges | 55-45 |
| 05:41 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Thomas Proctor tips it home | 55-47 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Robert Ross (SF), Kevin Williams (PF) David Hentges, Peter Eger, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Matthews (SG), Paul Hendricks (SF), Anthony Brink (C) James Burnett, Matthew Thompson, Thomas Proctor | |
| 05:12 | Pitt | James Ealy is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 05:11 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 04:50 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Matthews | 55-49 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Kevin Williams can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Paul Floyd hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 04:06 | New Mexico | The pull-up jumper by Jeremy Duke is blocked by Paul Floyd | 57-49 |
| 04:04 | New Mexico | Anthony Brink hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Robert Ross is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Hendricks - foul #1 on Paul Hendricks, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hentges (SG), Michael Wildman (C) Troy Rowe, Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Francis Maranto (PG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Thomas Proctor (C) Jeremy Duke, Paul Hendricks, Anthony Brink | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Robert Ross connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 03:41 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson loses the dribble to Michael Wildman | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Robert Ross misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Kevin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Ealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Hentges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ross (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wildman (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Francis Maranto (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Proctor (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Kevin Williams is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Thomas Proctor | 60-51 |
| 02:52 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Rowe (SG), Paul Floyd (C) David Hentges, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke (PG), Anthony Brink (C) Francis Maranto, Thomas Proctor | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews is hacked by Troy Rowe - foul #3 on Troy Rowe, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| 02:29 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews is hacked by James Ealy - foul #3 on James Ealy, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Thompson | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Kevin Williams hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 62-53 |
| 01:48 | New Mexico | Jeremy Duke can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | Kevin Williams gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Troy Rowe misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-53 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | Michael Bradley snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | James Ealy takes the ball from Robert Matthews | 62-53 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Paul Floyd knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Ealy | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico | Robert Ross swats the short shot by Michael Bradley | 64-53 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson snags the offensive board | 64-53 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Matthew Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-53 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Matthew Thompson swats the layup by Kevin Williams | 64-53 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Matthew Thompson | 64-53 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Robert Matthews - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Samuel Federico (PG), David Hentges (SG), Peter Eger (SF), Michael Wildman (C) James Ealy, Troy Rowe, Robert Ross, Paul Floyd | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | New Mexico | Robert Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Jeremy Duke is called for the reach on Kevin Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Duke, team foul #5 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Ealy (PG), Troy Rowe (SG), Robert Ross (SF), Paul Floyd (C) Samuel Federico, David Hentges, Peter Eger, Michael Wildman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Michael Bradley is called for the reach on Troy Rowe - foul #5 on Michael Bradley, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Howard (PF) Michael Bradley | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | James Ealy runs out the clock | 64-55 |