| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edward Gillis inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Pitt | Carl Hull is hacked by Travis Adkison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Travis Adkison, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Donald Boyd comes up short on the floater from the right block | 45-36 |
| 19:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 19:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 45-36 |
| 19:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars tips it in | 45-38 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Armando Meza steals it from Carl Hull in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 19:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 19:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars lays it up and in and he's hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #1 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG), Rick Doty (C) Toni Baczewski, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (PG), Melvin Henkle (SF), John Viveiros (PF) Armando Meza, Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs | |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis is hacked by Charles Bremer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Bremer, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small (SF) Albert Mars | |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Boyd - foul #3 on Donald Boyd, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Michael Sobczynski (C) Carl Hull, Edward Gillis, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG) Charles Bremer | |
| 18:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 18:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 17:56 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 17:42 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros connects on the jump hook from the left block | 45-45 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 17:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Howard Deangelis picks off the pass by Melvin Henkle | 45-45 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Billy Giunta comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Billy Giunta grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 16:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 16:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Rick Doty grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Francis Small steps in front of the Rick Doty pass | 45-45 |
| 16:33 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small banks in the layup | 45-47 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Toni Baczewski | 47-47 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #2 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Edward Gillis (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Howard Deangelis, Billy Giunta, Rick Doty, Michael Sobczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), Charles Bremer (SG), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Albert Mars (C) Robert Ouzts, Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small, John Viveiros | |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Toni Baczewski (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Bremer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Henkle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edgar Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Armando Meza takes the ball from Carl Hull | 47-49 |
| 15:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Carl Hull is fouled on the floor by Charles Bremer - foul #3 on Charles Bremer, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison (SF) Melvin Henkle | |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Edward Gillis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carl Hull | 50-51 |
| 14:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carl Hull - foul #2 on Carl Hull, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG) Toni Baczewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 14:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard's pass is intercepted by Charles Bremer | 50-53 |
| 14:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Hull - foul #3 on Carl Hull, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts (SG) Charles Bremer | |
| 14:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 14:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Gillis | 52-54 |
| 13:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Rick Doty (C) Howard Deangelis, Edward Gillis, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG) Armando Meza | |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Donald Boyd connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Hull | 54-54 |
| 13:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts is fouled on the floor by Donald Boyd - foul #4 on Donald Boyd, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 13:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk's pass is intercepted by Carl Hull | 54-54 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Carl Hull lays it in | 56-54 |
| 12:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars is hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #3 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski (C) Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG) Robert Ouzts | |
| 12:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Charles Bremer steps in front of the Carl Hull pass in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 12:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Bremer | 56-57 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Gillis (SF) Billy Giunta | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SF), Francis Small (PF) Travis Adkison, Edgar Gibbs | |
| 12:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 12:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 12:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Rick Doty grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Carl Hull is hacked by Virgil Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #2 on Virgil Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Rick Doty | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | William Smith (PG), Melvin Henkle (C) Virgil Loudermilk, Albert Mars | |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the easy open layup | 56-57 |
| 11:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Deangelis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Gillis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Sobczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Charles Bremer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gabriel Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Small (fresh) 4 pts. C - Melvin Henkle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Henkle - foul #2 on Melvin Henkle, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF), Rick Doty (PF) Edward Gillis, Michael Sobczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), Robert Ouzts (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF), Albert Mars (C) William Smith, Charles Bremer, Gabriel Esposito, Francis Small, Melvin Henkle | |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison is fouled on the floor by Billy Giunta - foul #1 on Billy Giunta, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Howard Deangelis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG) Virgil Loudermilk | |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Robert Ouzts picks off the pass by Toni Baczewski | 57-59 |
| 10:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs's pass is intercepted by Colin Vineyard | 57-59 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Rick Doty misses the easy layup but the foul's on Edgar Gibbs - foul #3 on Edgar Gibbs, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (PG), Edward Gillis (SF), Michael Sobczynski (C) Carl Hull, Billy Giunta, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk (PG), John Viveiros (PF), Melvin Henkle (C) Armando Meza, Edgar Gibbs, Albert Mars | |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Rick Doty makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Rick Doty misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 09:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Toni Baczewski steals the ball from Travis Adkison | 58-59 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Rick Doty connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Howard Deangelis | 60-59 |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Sobczynski is called for the reach on Virgil Loudermilk - foul #1 on Michael Sobczynski, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG) Toni Baczewski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG), Francis Small (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) Robert Ouzts, Travis Adkison, John Viveiros | |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Edward Gillis is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Small - foul #2 on Francis Small, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Howard Deangelis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Edward Gillis makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Edward Gillis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Sobczynski swats the layup by Melvin Henkle | 62-61 |
| 08:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small misses the tip | 62-61 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Carl Hull snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Edward Gillis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Giunta | 65-61 |
| 07:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-61 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Edward Gillis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Hull | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (tired) 3 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edward Gillis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rick Doty (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Sobczynski (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Virgil Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bremer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Francis Small (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Gibbs (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Melvin Henkle (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Melvin Henkle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 07:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs tips it home | 67-63 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Virgil Loudermilk steps in front of the Michael Sobczynski pass | 67-63 |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer misses the easy layup | 67-63 |
| 06:59 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Henkle | 67-63 |
| 06:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 06:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 06:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Virgil Loudermilk misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-63 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Rick Doty grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Rick Doty can't finish the layup | 67-63 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Rick Doty grabs the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Edward Gillis hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Sobczynski | 70-63 |
| 05:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Francis Small hits a turnaround from the baseline | 70-65 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Charles Bremer steals the ball from Edward Gillis | 70-65 |
| 04:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Edward Gillis picks off the pass by Virgil Loudermilk | 70-65 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Carl Hull hits the finger roll set up by Edward Gillis | 72-65 |
| 04:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Edgar Gibbs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-65 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Edward Gillis pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Donald Boyd (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carl Hull, Billy Giunta, Rick Doty, Michael Sobczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG), Robert Ouzts (SG), Gabriel Esposito (SF), John Viveiros (PF), Albert Mars (C) Virgil Loudermilk, Charles Bremer, Francis Small, Edgar Gibbs, Melvin Henkle | |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Donald Boyd is hacked by Gabriel Esposito - foul #3 on Gabriel Esposito, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 04:03 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Colin Vineyard - foul #2 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Travis Adkison (SF) Gabriel Esposito | |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 72-67 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis grabs the offensive board | 72-67 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Toni Baczewski (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Gillis (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Armando Meza (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Ouzts (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Travis Adkison (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Viveiros (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Mars (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard loses the dribble to Robert Ouzts | 72-67 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Toni Baczewski - foul #4 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Edward Gillis | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gabriel Esposito (SG) Armando Meza | |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Ouzts misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:35 | Illinois-Chicago | John Viveiros gets the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ouzts | 72-71 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Donald Boyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Giunta | 75-71 |
| 02:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza (PG) Travis Adkison | |
| 01:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Toni Baczewski - foul #5 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Edward Gillis (SF) Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Charles Bremer (SG), Travis Adkison (SF), Edgar Gibbs (PF) Robert Ouzts, Gabriel Esposito, John Viveiros | |
| 01:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 01:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Donald Boyd buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Gillis | 78-72 |
| 01:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 78-75 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-75 |
| 01:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza grabs the board | 78-75 |
| 00:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Boyd picks off the pass by Charles Bremer | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Edward Gillis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-75 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Donald Boyd tips it in | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Colin Vineyard steals the ball from Charles Bremer | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Edward Gillis is hacked by Charles Bremer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Bremer, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF), Rick Doty (C) Carl Hull, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Albert Mars pulls down the rebound | 80-75 |
| 00:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-75 |
| 00:08 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Gibbs | 80-75 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Travis Adkison | 80-78 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Armando Meza is called for the reach on Billy Giunta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Meza, team foul #10 | 80-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Colin Vineyard (C) Edward Gillis, Rick Doty | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Billy Giunta makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Armando Meza can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 82-78 |