| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) SG - Brian Edward (fresh) SF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) SG - Jessie Alder (fresh) SF - Louis Dawson (fresh) PF - Ryan Brown (fresh) C - Charles Grissom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses short on a runner from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Griffin - foul #1 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder loses the ball out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | Ryan Brown steals the ball from Hugh Shinault | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Pitts | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Grissom - foul #1 on Charles Grissom, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:02 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Pitts | 1-7 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Louis Dawson - foul #1 on Louis Dawson, team foul #2 | 1-7 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the 1st free throw | 1-7 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 2-7 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is hacked by Joseph Pitts - foul #1 on Joseph Pitts, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Brian Edward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-7 |
| 15:57 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Alder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Dawson (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Grissom (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Charles Grissom steals it from Kenneth Nicholson | 2-7 |
| 15:14 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:51 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:47 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-7 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Brian Edward pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Jessie Alder steals it from Brian Edward | 2-7 |
| 14:09 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder is fouled on the floor by Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lars Zisser (PF), Bruce Bouley (C) Kenneth Nicholson, Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Albert Allen (SG), Allen Pulliam (PF), Roland Hall (C) Joseph Pitts, Jessie Alder, Ryan Brown, Charles Grissom | |
| 13:58 | Arizona State | Albert Allen drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Dawson | 2-10 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 4-10 |
| 13:27 | Arizona State | Albert Allen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:25 | Arizona State | Roland Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:10 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance hits a 3 from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Lars Zisser is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lars Zisser, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Allen Leslie (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Jesse Harshaw, Hugh Shinault, Lars Zisser, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 12:25 | Arizona State | Bobbie Toman takes the ball from Albert Allen | 4-13 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Brian Edward lays it in on a great pass from Bobbie Toman | 6-13 |
| 12:16 | Arizona State | Albert Allen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Griffin - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SG), Bruce Bouley (C) Brian Edward, Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jessie Alder (SG) Albert Allen | |
| 12:05 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG) Donald Plaisance | |
| 12:05 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 12:05 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Brian Arnold connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Leslie (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jessie Alder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Dawson (tiring) PF - Allen Pulliam (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roland Hall (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-15 |
| 11:31 | Arizona State | Allen Pulliam grabs the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:26 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Pitts | 8-17 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-17 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the offensive board | 8-17 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson comes up short on the shot near the basket | 8-17 |
| 10:47 | Arizona State | Roland Hall pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 10:29 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder is hacked by Brian Arnold - foul #1 on Brian Arnold, team foul #6 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Lars Zisser (PF) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold, Allen Leslie, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Ryan Brown (PF), Charles Grissom (C) Joseph Pitts, Allen Pulliam, Roland Hall | |
| 10:16 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson is fouled on the floor by Hugh Shinault - foul #1 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| 10:16 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 10:16 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis Dawson - foul #2 on Louis Dawson, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Allen (SG), Thomas Powell (SF) Jessie Alder, Louis Dawson | |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:54 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 09:42 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-21 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Brian Edward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG) Donald Plaisance | |
| 09:16 | Arizona State | Thomas Powell hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Joseph Pitts | 8-23 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Brian Edward connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lars Zisser | 11-23 |
| 08:45 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ryan Brown | 11-25 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Brian Edward is hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #5 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Hugh Shinault, Lars Zisser | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jessie Alder (SG) Albert Allen | |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Powell - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Lloyd White (SF), Roland Hall (C) Thomas Powell, Charles Grissom | |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:38 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Pitts | 13-27 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Leslie (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jessie Alder (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lloyd White (fresh) PF - Ryan Brown (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roland Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jessie Alder - foul #1 on Jessie Alder, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SG) Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Allen Pulliam (PF) Joseph Pitts, Ryan Brown | |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:49 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 06:48 | Arizona State | Roland Hall snags the offensive board | 15-27 |
| 06:37 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Alder out of a doubleteam | 15-30 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson connects on the jump hook near the basket | 17-30 |
| 05:57 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the board | 17-30 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw loses the dribble to Roland Hall | 17-30 |
| 05:24 | Arizona State | Jesse Harshaw steals it from Donald Plaisance | 17-30 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw slams it home | 19-30 |
| 05:11 | Arizona State | Allen Leslie is called for the reach on Jessie Alder - foul #1 on Allen Leslie, team foul #8 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Joseph Griffin (C) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Arnold, Allen Leslie, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Ryan Brown (PF), Charles Grissom (C) Donald Plaisance, Allen Pulliam, Roland Hall | |
| 05:11 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:11 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder makes the 2nd free throw | 19-32 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Lloyd White is called for the reach on Bobbie Toman - foul #1 on Lloyd White, team foul #8 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Albert Allen (SG) Jessie Alder | |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:46 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 04:41 | Arizona State | Albert Allen is hacked by Bruce Bouley - foul #1 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #9 | 20-32 |
| 04:41 | Arizona State | Albert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:41 | Arizona State | Albert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Pitts and the foul's on Joseph Griffin - foul #3 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #10 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lars Zisser (PF) Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| 04:04 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom makes the free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman comes up short on the shot from the left side | 22-37 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the offensive board | 22-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lars Zisser (fresh) C - Bruce Bouley (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Joseph Pitts (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Albert Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lloyd White (fairly fresh) PF - Ryan Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Grissom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-37 |
| 03:20 | Arizona State | Charles Grissom pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 03:00 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 22-39 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Brian Edward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Allen - foul #1 on Albert Allen, team foul #9 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Bobbie Toman, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Jessie Alder (SG), Louis Dawson (SF), Roland Hall (C) Albert Allen, Lloyd White, Charles Grissom | |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:23 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 23-39 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | The short jumper by Jesse Harshaw is denied by Ryan Brown | 23-39 |
| 01:57 | Arizona State | Ryan Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:53 | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF) Hugh Shinault | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance (PG), Allen Pulliam (PF) Joseph Pitts, Ryan Brown | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Brian Edward's floater is knocked away by Jessie Alder | 23-39 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Donald Plaisance steals it from Allen Leslie | 23-39 |
| 01:07 | Arizona State | Donald Plaisance lays it in | 23-41 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Brian Edward is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-41 |
| 00:46 | Arizona State | Louis Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #11 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SG), Bruce Bouley (C) Brian Edward, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | Arizona State | Joseph Pitts (PG), Ryan Brown (PF), Charles Grissom (C) Donald Plaisance, Allen Pulliam, Roland Hall | |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder makes the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder makes the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Brian Arnold | 25-43 |
| 00:01 | Arizona State | Jessie Alder hits a floater from just outside the lane | 25-45 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 25-45 |