| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by John Stanley and he's fouled by Justin Jackson - foul #2 on Justin Jackson, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:31 | Syracuse | David Jacobs denies the turnaround by Nick Nichols | 34-27 |
| 19:30 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols grabs the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols is open and buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Norman Shannon | 36-27 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Justin Jackson - foul #3 on Justin Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Barrett | 36-30 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Nick Nichols | 38-30 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | The jump hook by Paul Lewis is blocked by Nick Nichols | 38-30 |
| 18:03 | Pitt | Paul Lewis can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Charles Barrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the fadeaway in the paint | 38-30 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | David Jacobs drills a shot in the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Norman Shannon | 40-32 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Nick Nichols - foul #2 on Nick Nichols, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harry Roberts (C) Paul Lewis | |
| 16:45 | Pitt | John Stanley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-32 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Roberts - foul #3 on Harry Roberts, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Yuan Chu (SF) Justin Jackson | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Robert Betts (C) Steven Mitchell, David Jacobs, Harry Roberts | |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:37 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | Robert Betts grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 15:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Brame | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Brame (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Sarver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) C - Robert Betts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Lee Brame misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Charles Barrett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-32 |
| 15:00 | Syracuse | Lee Brame grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), George Cody (SG), Justin Jackson (SF), Gabriel Bruno (PF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Frank Bunger, Yuan Chu, Lee Brame, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) John Stanley, Heath Doby, Robert Betts | |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Paul Lewis misses the lay-in | 41-32 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno misses badly on a floater from the left side | 41-32 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Paul Lewis gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Bunger (SG) George Cody | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | The jumper by Herbert Reilly is denied by Paul Lewis | 41-32 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Sarver | 41-32 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Charles Barrett connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Sarver | 41-35 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Steven Mitchell - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Brame (PF), Nick Nichols (C) Gabriel Bruno, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (SG) John Sarver | |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Charles Barrett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Stanley | 43-35 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Paul Lewis makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Barrett | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Funsan Arrambide (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG) Funsan Arrambide | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harry Roberts (C) Paul Lewis | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | David Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Barrett - foul #2 on Charles Barrett, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF) Charles Barrett, Steven Mitchell, David Jacobs | |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:00 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | John Sarver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Lee Brame pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:22 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | John Sarver gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Heath Doby connects on the shot from the left block set up by Andrew Washington | 44-39 |
| 09:51 | Syracuse | Harry Roberts swats the short shot by Justin Jackson | 44-39 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Heath Doby | 44-42 |
| 09:03 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is hacked by John Sarver - foul #2 on John Sarver, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Cody (SG), Yuan Chu (SF), Herbert Reilly (C) Frank Bunger, Justin Jackson, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby, Harry Roberts | |
| 08:38 | Syracuse | George Cody misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | David Jacobs gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Paul Lewis scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell and he's hacked by Herbert Reilly - foul #1 on Herbert Reilly, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gabriel Bruno (PF) Lee Brame | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (SG) John Sarver | |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Paul Lewis misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Cody | 47-44 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Paul Lewis clanks a jump hook from the right block | 47-44 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Herbert Reilly snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Cody (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuan Chu (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Reilly (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Steven Mitchell - foul #3 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Frank Bunger (SG), Nick Nichols (C) Norman Shannon, George Cody, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | Yuan Chu misses the 3rd free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Paul Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Paul Lewis can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Paul Lewis grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:55 | Pitt | Paul Lewis misses the jumpshot from the left side | 48-44 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:27 | Syracuse | Charles Barrett steals the ball from Nick Nichols | 48-44 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | David Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Justin Jackson (SF), Lee Brame (PF) Funsan Arrambide, Yuan Chu, Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG) John Stanley | |
| 05:58 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols misses the jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Lewis | 48-44 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell travels with the ball | 48-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Harry Roberts (C) Steven Mitchell, David Jacobs, Paul Lewis | |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Norman Shannon | 50-44 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Charles Barrett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 05:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Lee Brame | 50-44 |
| 04:44 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger is fouled on the floor by Charles Barrett - foul #3 on Charles Barrett, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF) Charles Barrett, Andrew Washington | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon is hacked by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Jacobs (PF), Paul Lewis (C) Heath Doby, Harry Roberts | |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | John Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-44 |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Bunger out of a doubleteam | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Shannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Bunger (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Brame (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Nick Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Pitt | John Stanley is hacked by Norman Shannon - foul #2 on Norman Shannon, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Yuan Chu (SF), Herbert Reilly (C) Norman Shannon, Justin Jackson, Nick Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:56 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Mitchell | 53-46 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Shannon (PG), Justin Jackson (SF), Nick Nichols (C) Funsan Arrambide, Yuan Chu, Herbert Reilly | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:30 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | John Stanley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-46 |
| 02:14 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols comes up short on the runner near the basket | 53-46 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson grabs the offensive board | 53-46 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 01:13 | Syracuse | Lee Brame gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 00:50 | Syracuse | Norman Shannon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Paul Lewis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols is fouled in the backcourt by John Stanley - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide (PG), Yuan Chu (PF) Norman Shannon, Lee Brame | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Barrett (PG) John Sarver | |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:42 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Paul Lewis gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Frank Bunger grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | John Stanley is called for the reach on Nick Nichols in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Stanley, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Paul Lewis connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Barrett | 56-48 |
| 00:23 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols is hacked by Charles Barrett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Barrett, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:20 | Syracuse | Nick Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | David Jacobs misses the lay-in | 58-48 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Justin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Funsan Arrambide runs out the clock | 58-48 |