| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fresh) SG - Ted Griffin (fresh) SF - John Larson (fresh) PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) C - George Elam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Gary Tibbs (fresh) SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) SF - Paul Pal (fresh) PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) C - Randall Jordan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | George Elam wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Randall Jordan picks off the pass by Steven Hankerson | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Tibbs | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Darnell Davis clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | John Larson tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Larson | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Darnell Davis buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Hankerson | 5-3 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Tibbs | 5-5 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Darnell Davis buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Hankerson and the foul's on Randall Jordan - foul #1 on Randall Jordan, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Darnell Davis makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee State | John Larson steals it from Wayne Anderson | 8-5 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Darnell Davis is fouled on the floor by Randall Jordan - foul #2 on Randall Jordan, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Pangle (C) Randall Jordan | |
| 17:05 | Pitt | Ted Griffin misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Robert Nicholas | 8-5 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson tips it in | 8-7 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Ted Griffin scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Larson | 10-7 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Brandon Robinson (SG), Ronnie Butler (PF), Robert Tolentino (C) Steven Hankerson, Ted Griffin, Darnell Davis, George Elam | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins (C) Robert Nicholas | |
| 16:12 | Pitt | John Larson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) SG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) SF - John Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Butler (fresh) C - Robert Tolentino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Gary Tibbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Pal (fairly fresh) PF - James Pangle (fresh) C - Donald Wiggins (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Larson | 13-7 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Tolentino | 13-7 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski is whistled for traveling | 13-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG), Joseph Doyle (SF) Gary Tibbs, Wayne Anderson, Paul Pal | |
| 15:07 | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg is called for traveling | 13-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Hankerson (PG), Ted Griffin (SF), Darnell Davis (PF), George Elam (C) Radomil Polakowski, John Larson, Ronnie Butler, Robert Tolentino | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | George Elam tips it back up and in | 15-7 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee State | James Pangle loses the dribble to Ted Griffin | 15-7 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Ted Griffin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Hankerson | 17-7 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-7 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee State | James Pangle snags the offensive board | 17-7 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle is hacked by Ted Griffin - foul #1 on Ted Griffin, team foul #1 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Larson (SF), Ronnie Butler (PF), Robert Tolentino (C) Brandon Robinson, Darnell Davis, George Elam | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG), Robert Nicholas (PF) Clinton Taylor, James Pangle, Donald Wiggins | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee State | The short jumper by Joseph Doyle is denied by Ronnie Butler | 17-7 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Ted Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-7 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | John Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-7 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson grabs the board | 17-7 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Ted Griffin comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Wayne Anderson - foul #1 on Wayne Anderson, team foul #3 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Brandon Robinson (SG), Darnell Davis (PF), George Elam (C) Steven Hankerson, John Larson, Ronnie Butler, Robert Tolentino | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Pal (SF), Donald Wiggins (C) Robert Whittenburg, Joseph Doyle | |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Ted Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Ted Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Ted Griffin grabs the offensive board | 17-7 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Ted Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Larson (SF) Ted Griffin | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Pangle (C) Donald Wiggins | |
| 11:49 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs dunks the ball set up by Wayne Anderson | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) SF - John Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Elam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Gary Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Pal (fresh) PF - Robert Nicholas (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Pangle (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | James Pangle is called for the reach on Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on James Pangle, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | John Larson blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Nicholas - foul #1 on Robert Nicholas, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins (C) Robert Nicholas | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-9 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Darnell Davis drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-9 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-9 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Darnell Davis pulls down the rebound | 22-9 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | John Larson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Pal - foul #1 on Paul Pal, team foul #6 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Hankerson (PG), Ted Griffin (SG), Ronnie Butler (PF), Robert Tolentino (C) Radomil Polakowski, Brandon Robinson, Darnell Davis, George Elam | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Robert Whittenburg (SG), Joseph Doyle (PF) Gary Tibbs, Wayne Anderson, James Pangle | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 22-9 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-9 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee State | Paul Pal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-9 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino snags the defensive board | 23-9 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson is fouled on the floor by Clinton Taylor - foul #1 on Clinton Taylor, team foul #7 | 23-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas (PF) Paul Pal | |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson makes the 1st free throw | 24-9 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-9 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Butler - foul #1 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #2 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Robinson (SG) John Larson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas makes the 1st free throw | 25-10 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas misses the 2nd free throw | 25-10 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino grabs the defensive rebound | 25-10 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ted Griffin | 28-10 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 28-10 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the rebound | 28-10 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-10 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brandon Robinson - foul #1 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #3 | 31-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Darnell Davis (PF), George Elam (C) Ronnie Butler, Robert Tolentino | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG), James Pangle (C) Clinton Taylor, Robert Whittenburg, Donald Wiggins | |
| 08:39 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 31-11 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-12 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Ted Griffin can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-12 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle grabs the board | 31-12 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee State | Robert Nicholas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-12 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle hits the follow up shot | 31-14 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-14 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson gets the rebound | 31-14 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) SF - Ted Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) 9 pts. C - George Elam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Gary Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nicholas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - James Pangle (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee State | Ted Griffin takes the ball from Gary Tibbs | 31-14 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses the easy layup | 31-14 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Ted Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-14 |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Darnell Davis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Robinson | 34-14 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee State | Brandon Robinson steals the ball from Robert Nicholas | 34-14 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Darnell Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), John Larson (SF), Ronnie Butler (PF), Robert Tolentino (C) Steven Hankerson, Brandon Robinson, Darnell Davis, George Elam | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Pal (SF), Donald Wiggins (C) Joseph Doyle, Robert Nicholas | |
| 06:32 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-14 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Ted Griffin gets the rebound | 34-14 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | James Pangle swats the dunk try by John Larson | 34-14 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee State | James Pangle pulls down the rebound | 34-14 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee State | James Pangle blows the layup | 34-14 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee State | James Pangle pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-14 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs is fouled on the floor by Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #4 | 34-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Robert Whittenburg (SG), Robert Nicholas (PF) Wayne Anderson, James Pangle | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee State | Donald Wiggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Elam (PF) Robert Tolentino | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor (PG), Joseph Doyle (PF) Gary Tibbs, Robert Nicholas | |
| 05:18 | Pitt | John Larson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-14 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | George Elam pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-14 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | John Larson hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Radomil Polakowski | 36-14 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee State | Clinton Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-17 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Robert Whittenburg steps in front of the John Larson pass | 36-17 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee State | John Larson steals it from Paul Pal | 36-17 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Ted Griffin banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Larson | 38-17 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle lays it up and in | 38-19 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Griffin (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Larson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Elam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Clinton Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Whittenburg (fresh) SF - Paul Pal (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wiggins (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled on the floor by Paul Pal - foul #2 on Paul Pal, team foul #8 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Hankerson (PG), Brandon Robinson (SG), Darnell Davis (PF), Robert Tolentino (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ted Griffin, George Elam, Ronnie Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs (PG), Wayne Anderson (SG), James Pangle (PF), Randall Jordan (C) Clinton Taylor, Paul Pal, Joseph Doyle, Donald Wiggins | |
| 03:29 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino grabs the offensive board | 38-19 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Darnell Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-19 |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Robert Tolentino tips it in | 40-19 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee State | Wayne Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Whittenburg | 40-21 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee State | James Pangle gets the rebound | 40-21 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs is fouled on the floor by Steven Hankerson - foul #1 on Steven Hankerson, team foul #5 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Elam (C) Robert Tolentino | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Joseph Doyle (SF), Robert Nicholas (PF) Robert Whittenburg, James Pangle | |
| 01:52 | Tennessee State | Randall Jordan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | John Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-21 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 40-21 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee State | John Larson is called for the reach on Wayne Anderson - foul #1 on John Larson, team foul #6 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SF) John Larson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Paul Pal (SF) Joseph Doyle | |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | Brandon Robinson is called for the reach on Gary Tibbs - foul #2 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #7 | 40-21 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee State | Gary Tibbs misses the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Ted Griffin snags the defensive board | 40-21 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson snags the offensive board | 40-21 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Darnell Davis buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ted Griffin | 43-21 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee State | Steven Hankerson picks off the pass by Paul Pal | 43-21 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-21 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | George Elam gets the offensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | The clock runs out | 43-21 |