| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edward Gillis inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses the easy layup | 33-29 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Toni Baczewski steals the ball from John Morris | 33-29 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Carl Hull hits the finger roll on a great pass from Toni Baczewski | 35-29 |
| 18:38 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-29 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien tips it in | 35-31 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Carl Hull hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | James Lambert grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses short on a runner near the basket | 35-31 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | John Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edward Gillis | 35-31 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Donald Boyd connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Colin Vineyard | 37-31 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Carl Hull is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #1 on Carl Hull, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Rick Doty (C) Carl Hull, Toni Baczewski, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SF), David Fenton (PF), Ronald Foor (C) Stanley Lewis, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | John Morris misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Carlos Frausto - foul #2 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG) James Lambert | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Edward Gillis hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Deangelis and he's hacked by Carl Farr - foul #2 on Carl Farr, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski (C) Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nelson Strum (PF) John Morris | |
| 15:55 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Ronald Foor | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Rick Doty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Sobczynski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Farr (fresh) SF - David Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Carl Farr and he's fouled by Carlos Frausto - foul #3 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Edward Gillis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Nelson Strum | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses long on a floater from the left block | 39-35 |
| 15:16 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Donald Boyd (PF) Carlos Frausto, Howard Deangelis, Michael Sobczynski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), James Lambert (SG), Stanley Lewis (SF), Ed Tiffany (PF) Waylon Williams, Carl Farr, David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Carl Hull clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Rick Doty tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| 14:19 | Rutgers | John Morris connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Stanley Lewis | 41-37 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Donald Boyd drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | John Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Hull - foul #2 on Carl Hull, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Gillis (SF), Colin Vineyard (C) Billy Giunta, Rick Doty | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (C) Craig O'Brien | |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:40 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Donald Boyd hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Gillis | 47-38 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | John Morris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Carl Hull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG) Carl Hull, Toni Baczewski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Ronald Foor (C) John Morris, Stanley Lewis | |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | David Fenton tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Donald Boyd gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Lambert - foul #2 on James Lambert, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien (C) Ronald Foor | |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert is called for traveling | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Gillis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig O'Brien (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Edward Gillis connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carlos Frausto | 51-38 |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | Carlos Frausto steps in front of the Waylon Williams pass | 51-38 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis misses the lay-in | 51-38 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is hacked by Ed Tiffany - foul #2 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Rick Doty (PF), Michael Sobczynski (C) Carlos Frausto, Howard Deangelis, Donald Boyd, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Carl Farr (SF), Ronald Foor (PF) James Lambert, David Fenton, Ed Tiffany | |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Edward Gillis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Toni Baczewski is called for the reach on Waylon Williams - foul #3 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF) Carl Farr | |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Craig O'Brien misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 10:18 | Pitt | Carl Hull gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Edward Gillis buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Sobczynski | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams misses long on a floater from the right block | 54-38 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Edward Gillis gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Rick Doty | 56-38 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Toni Baczewski - foul #4 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #6 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Deangelis (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Donald Boyd (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Edward Gillis, Rick Doty, Michael Sobczynski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Lambert (SG), Ed Tiffany (PF), David Fenton (C) John Morris, Ronald Foor, Craig O'Brien | |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-40 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Stanley Lewis | 56-40 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Ronald Foor (C) Waylon Williams, Stanley Lewis | |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Lambert - foul #3 on James Lambert, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | James Lambert buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ed Tiffany | 58-42 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-42 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Donald Boyd tips it back up and in | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Boyd (fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Fenton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ed Tiffany (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the shot from the right side | 60-44 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Howard Deangelis, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Edward Gillis (SF), Rick Doty (C) Carl Hull, Billy Giunta, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis (SF), Craig O'Brien (C) David Fenton, Ronald Foor | |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Ed Tiffany misses the driving attempt in the lane | 60-44 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Donald Boyd snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is fouled on the floor by Ed Tiffany - foul #3 on Ed Tiffany, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (PG), Nelson Strum (PF) John Morris, Ed Tiffany | |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Donald Boyd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rick Doty - foul #1 on Rick Doty, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG) Howard Deangelis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Fenton (PF) Nelson Strum | |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | James Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Donald Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-46 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Edward Gillis grabs the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Edward Gillis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-46 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Stanley Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stanley Lewis, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Donald Boyd | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Morris (PG), Ed Tiffany (PF) James Lambert, Stanley Lewis | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Edward Gillis knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Doty | 65-46 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | John Morris steps in front of the Carl Hull pass in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | John Morris drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Fenton | 65-52 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Carl Hull drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Gillis | 68-52 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Edward Gillis is called for the reach on John Morris - foul #1 on Edward Gillis, team foul #9 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Howard Deangelis (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Michael Sobczynski (PF) Carl Hull, Toni Baczewski, Edward Gillis, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Farr (SF), Nelson Strum (PF), Ronald Foor (C) David Fenton, Ed Tiffany, Craig O'Brien | |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Deangelis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sobczynski (fresh) C - Rick Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Morris (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Waylon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Farr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nelson Strum (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Foor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Rick Doty knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Carlos Frausto and the foul's on Ronald Foor - foul #1 on Ronald Foor, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Hanson (SF) John Morris | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Rick Doty makes the free throw | 71-54 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Waylon Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jeremiah Carson (SG) Waylon Williams | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Rick Doty dunks the ball on a great pass from Billy Giunta | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Carl Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Walter Hanson grabs the offensive board | 73-54 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Billy Giunta steps in front of the Ronald Foor pass | 73-54 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Ronald Foor steals it from Rick Doty | 73-54 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Carlos Frausto is called for the reach on Carl Farr - foul #4 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #10 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Waylon Williams (SG), David Fenton (SF) Jeremiah Carson, Walter Hanson | |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Howard Deangelis drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Giunta | 76-56 |
| 01:12 | Rutgers | Carl Farr makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Fenton | 76-59 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Carl Farr picks off the pass by Carlos Frausto in the backcourt | 76-59 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | David Fenton misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 76-59 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Michael Sobczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Nelson Strum steals it from Howard Deangelis | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Ronald Foor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-59 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Rick Doty grabs the board | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto runs out the clock | 76-59 |