| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier lays it up and in | 21-29 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-29 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | William Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-29 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Darnell Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | William Houston tips it home | 21-31 |
| 18:00 | Pitt | Darnell Davis scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Griffin | 23-31 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier loses the ball out of bounds | 23-31 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Darnell Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | William Houston hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 26-33 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | John Larson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Marlon Everhart - foul #1 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 16:45 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 3rd free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Robert Hale comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | William Reid is called for the reach on Darnell Davis - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Larson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Darnell Davis is called for traveling | 28-33 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo blows the layup | 28-33 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Leonardo | 28-33 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | William Reid hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Houston | 28-35 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Ted Griffin misses the 3 from straight away | 28-35 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | William Houston grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | William Reid clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 28-35 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Robert Hale hits the follow up shot | 28-37 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | John Larson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Robert Hale snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Robert Hale clanks a jumper from the left block | 28-37 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo gets the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | William Houston connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Zhanel | 28-39 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ted Griffin | 31-39 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | William Reid misses the dunk attempt | 31-39 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Darnell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Larson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Leonardo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by Steven Hankerson - foul #4 on Steven Hankerson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | William Houston misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronnie Butler - foul #4 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | William Houston misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Ted Griffin double dribbles | 31-40 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Zachery Baker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 31-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Zachery Baker is called for the reach on Steven Hankerson - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Christopher Rossetti takes the ball from Steven Hankerson | 31-43 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | William Houston drills a floater in the paint | 31-45 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Larson | 34-45 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | William Houston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-45 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier tips it home | 34-47 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the offensive board | 34-47 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier grabs the board | 34-47 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | William Houston is fouled on the floor by Steven Hankerson - foul #5 on Steven Hankerson, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Tolentino (PF) Steven Hankerson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (PG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) William Houston, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ted Griffin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darnell Davis (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Larson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Tolentino (fresh) C - Ronnie Butler (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | William Reid connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Zhanel and the foul's on Darnell Davis - foul #1 on Darnell Davis, team foul #4 | 34-49 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | William Reid makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino is called for traveling | 34-50 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | William Reid scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Zachery Baker | 34-52 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Darnell Davis is blocked by Kevin Leonardo | 34-52 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Zachery Baker pulls down the rebound | 34-52 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Reid | 34-55 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Darnell Davis is hacked by Zachery Baker - foul #2 on Zachery Baker, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF) Zachery Baker, Robert Hale, William Reid | |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-55 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Leonardo | 34-55 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo is fouled on the floor by John Larson - foul #1 on John Larson, team foul #5 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti (C) Kevin Leonardo | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier is hacked by Ronnie Butler - foul #5 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #6 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Elam (C) Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:45 | Illinois | The jump hook by Micheal Fortier is blocked by George Elam | 34-55 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | John Larson gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Darnell Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from William Houston | 37-57 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | John Larson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | John Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Wilson (PF) Robert Tolentino | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Robert Hale (SF) William Houston, Marlon Everhart | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Robert Hale comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Ted Griffin - foul #3 on Ted Griffin, team foul #7 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), William Reid (PF) Keith Zhanel, Micheal Fortier | |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 03:51 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Darnell Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 37-59 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ted Griffin (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darnell Davis (tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - John Larson (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gerald Wilson (fresh) C - George Elam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Reid (fresh) 10 pts. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-59 |
| 03:10 | Pitt | George Elam pulls down the rebound | 37-59 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Darnell Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Gerald Wilson snags the offensive board | 37-59 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Darnell Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-59 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the board | 37-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darnell Davis - foul #2 on Darnell Davis, team foul #8 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Tolentino (PF) Gerald Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) William Houston, Robert Hale, William Reid, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Zachery Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Pitt | George Elam is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Elam, team foul #9 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-61 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | George Elam snags the defensive board | 37-61 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Marlon Everhart swats the shot by Ted Griffin | 37-61 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Micheal Fortier | 37-61 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Rossetti | 37-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | George Elam is hacked by Christopher Rossetti - foul #1 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #5 | 37-63 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled on the floor by William Houston - foul #1 on William Houston, team foul #6 | 37-63 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | George Elam drills a jump hook in the paint | 39-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | George Elam is called for the reach on Christopher Rossetti - foul #2 on George Elam, team foul #10 | 39-63 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-65 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Darnell Davis drills a floater from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Houston runs out the clock | 41-65 |