| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Zidek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edward Gillis inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard is fouled on the floor by Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Tomas Bowman, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Donald Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Benjamin Ball | 38-38 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Edward Gillis buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Vineyard | 38-41 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Edward Gillis grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Donald Boyd drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Gillis | 38-44 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole hits a shot from the left block | 40-44 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Edward Gillis is fouled on the floor by Robert Zidek - foul #2 on Robert Zidek, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky (PF) Jonathan Mobley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG), Rick Doty (C) Toni Baczewski, Colin Vineyard | |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 17:05 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG) Carl Hull | |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Carlos Frausto | 40-47 |
| 16:38 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is hacked by Rick Doty - foul #1 on Rick Doty, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Edward Gillis | |
| 16:24 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Thomas | 43-47 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Donald Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 43-50 |
| 15:47 | Syracuse | Carlos Frausto picks off the pass by Lloyd Remley | 43-50 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Billy Giunta jams it on a great pass from Carlos Frausto | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Rick Doty (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Howard Deangelis, Billy Giunta, Donald Boyd | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-52 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Zidek | 43-52 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole is hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #1 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rick Doty - foul #2 on Rick Doty, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Rick Doty pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | Edward Gillis drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Carl Hull | 44-54 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Doty | 44-54 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Rick Doty | 44-54 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-54 |
| 14:30 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 14:10 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek double dribbles | 44-54 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (PG), Donald Boyd (PF), Michael Sobczynski (C) Carl Hull, Rick Doty, Colin Vineyard | |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Donald Boyd tips it in | 44-56 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 13:20 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 47-56 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Edward Gillis is whistled for a carry | 47-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Robert Zidek, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Billy Giunta (SF), Rick Doty (C) Toni Baczewski, Edward Gillis, Michael Sobczynski | |
| 12:38 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Donald Boyd is hacked by Lloyd Remley - foul #1 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) Rick Doty | |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 12:09 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Donald Boyd steps in front of the Benjamin Ball pass | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Tenofsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Lloyd Remley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Donald Boyd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 11:24 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball is fouled on the floor by Colin Vineyard - foul #1 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole (SF), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Howard Bennett, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Edward Gillis (SG) Carl Hull, Howard Deangelis | |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 50-56 |
| 10:54 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 10:36 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole scores on a jump hook near the basket | 52-56 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto's pass is intercepted by Norman Thomas | 52-56 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Norman Thomas blows the layup | 52-56 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley snags the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses the lay-in | 52-56 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 09:37 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Benjamin Ball | 54-56 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto blows the layup | 54-56 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Donald Boyd grabs the offensive board | 54-56 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Edward Gillis | 54-58 |
| 08:36 | Syracuse | Colin Vineyard picks off the pass by Benjamin Ball | 54-58 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Tomas Bowman picks off the pass by Carlos Frausto | 54-58 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Gillis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Colin Vineyard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Syracuse | Billy Giunta is called for the reach on Benjamin Poole - foul #3 on Billy Giunta, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG), Richard Morris (SG), Howard Bennett (SF), Richard Tenofsky (PF), Lloyd Remley (C) Norman Thomas, Benjamin Ball, Benjamin Poole, Jonathan Mobley, Tomas Bowman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Rick Doty (PF), Michael Sobczynski (C) Carlos Frausto, Billy Giunta, Donald Boyd, Colin Vineyard | |
| 06:52 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Edward Gillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:28 | Syracuse | Lloyd Remley snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rick Doty - foul #3 on Rick Doty, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:12 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski loses the dribble to Howard Bennett | 58-58 |
| 05:49 | Syracuse | Richard Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Howard Bennett | 60-58 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Lloyd Remley is called for the reach on Michael Sobczynski - foul #2 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 05:02 | Syracuse | Richard Tenofsky grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 04:48 | Syracuse | Howard Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball (SG), Benjamin Poole (SF) Richard Morris, Howard Bennett | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Boyd (PF) Michael Sobczynski | |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Donald Boyd connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rick Doty | 60-61 |
| 04:21 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 60-61 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Edward Gillis grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Carl Hull is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Remley - foul #3 on Lloyd Remley, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Morris (PG), Jonathan Mobley (PF), Tomas Bowman (C) Robert Zidek, Richard Tenofsky, Lloyd Remley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Michael Sobczynski (C) Carl Hull, Toni Baczewski, Edward Gillis, Rick Doty | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | The jump hook by Carlos Frausto is blocked by Jonathan Mobley | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Jonathan Mobley | 60-61 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley lays it in set up by Benjamin Poole and he's hacked by Billy Giunta - foul #4 on Billy Giunta, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Norman Thomas (PG) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley makes the free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Donald Boyd makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Deangelis | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Norman Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benjamin Ball (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Benjamin Poole (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Mobley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Tomas Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Sobczynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Michael Sobczynski is called for the reach on Tomas Bowman - foul #1 on Michael Sobczynski, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Doty (C) Michael Sobczynski | |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:04 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Donald Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Zidek (PG) Norman Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Howard Deangelis, Rick Doty | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Colin Vineyard swats the shot by Jonathan Mobley | 64-63 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley clanks a floater from the left side | 64-63 |
| 02:21 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Jonathan Mobley misses the jump hook from close range | 64-63 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Donald Boyd grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses the floater from the free throw line | 64-63 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Tomas Bowman | 64-63 |
| 01:45 | Syracuse | Benjamin Poole misses the jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Donald Boyd snags the defensive board | 64-63 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski tips it in | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Robert Zidek buries a floater from the free throw line | 66-65 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Hull | 66-67 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ball drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Zidek | 68-67 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Donald Boyd hits a fadeaway in the paint | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Tomas Bowman hits a floater from the baseline | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 70-69 |