| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) SG - John Springer (fresh) SF - Victor Livingston (fresh) PF - David Charles (fresh) C - Eric Odom (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) SG - Brian Edward (fresh) SF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stanford | Eric Odom wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Stanford | Stanford is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Stanford | David Charles misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Eric Odom - foul #1 on Eric Odom, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Stanford | David Charles pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:55 | Stanford | John Springer is hacked by Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 18:34 | Stanford | Eric Odom makes the contested floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Charles | 2-1 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Brian Edward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jesse Harshaw | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Stanford | Francis Rogers comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 17:52 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Stanford | Francis Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson drills a jumper from the left block | 3-6 |
| 17:20 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses long on a shot from the left side | 3-6 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Brian Edward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | Stanford | David Charles gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | Stanford | Francis Rogers buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Springer | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Brian Edward is hacked by John Springer - foul #1 on John Springer, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Brian Edward out of a doubleteam | 5-8 |
| 16:13 | Stanford | David Charles misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Brian Edward grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault tips it in | 5-10 |
| 15:48 | Stanford | Eric Odom works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Francis Rogers and he's hacked by Joseph Griffin - foul #1 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Stanford | Craig Hancock (SG), Paul Love (SF), Paul Girard (PF) John Springer, Victor Livingston, David Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (C) Joseph Griffin | |
| 15:48 | Stanford | Eric Odom makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Hancock (fresh) SF - Paul Love (fresh) PF - Paul Girard (fresh) C - Eric Odom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 8-10 |
| 15:25 | Stanford | Craig Hancock pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:09 | Stanford | Francis Rogers makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Paul Girard | 10-10 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Stanford | Troy Peasley (C) Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Joseph Griffin (C) Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 14:34 | Stanford | Paul Love misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Allen Leslie - foul #1 on Allen Leslie, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | Stanford | Paul Love misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | Stanford | Paul Love makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Allen Leslie is called for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Livingston (SF) Paul Love | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:51 | Stanford | Craig Hancock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from close range | 11-10 |
| 13:31 | Stanford | Francis Rogers pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:18 | Stanford | Francis Rogers connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Livingston | 14-10 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses badly on a shot from the right block | 14-10 |
| 12:49 | Stanford | The rebound goes to Craig Hancock | 14-10 |
| 12:43 | Stanford | Allen Leslie picks off the pass by Francis Rogers | 14-10 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman misses long on a jumper from the left side | 14-10 |
| 12:21 | Stanford | Francis Rogers snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:15 | Stanford | Francis Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Allen Leslie - foul #2 on Allen Leslie, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Springer (SG), Paul Love (SF), David Charles (PF), Eric Odom (C) Craig Hancock, Victor Livingston, Paul Girard, Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Allen Leslie, Joseph Griffin | |
| 12:15 | Stanford | Francis Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:15 | Stanford | Francis Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 11:54 | Stanford | Eric Odom gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:34 | Stanford | Eric Odom's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Nicholson | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Springer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Love (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Charles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Odom (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (tiring) SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Brian Edward drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Bruce Bouley | 16-13 |
| 10:55 | Stanford | David Charles makes the wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Francis Rogers | 18-13 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Livingston (SF), Troy Peasley (C) Paul Love, Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:04 | Stanford | Francis Rogers drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Charles | 21-13 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Brian Edward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-13 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 21-13 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Brian Edward is whistled for traveling | 21-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Love (PG), Craig Hancock (SG), Paul Girard (PF) Francis Rogers, John Springer, David Charles | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Griffin (C) Bruce Bouley | |
| 09:06 | Stanford | Craig Hancock makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Peasley | 23-13 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Brian Edward splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault tips it but misses | 23-13 |
| 08:46 | Stanford | Craig Hancock gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 08:26 | Stanford | Bobbie Toman doubles Paul Love and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Bobbie Toman, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG), Eric Odom (C) Victor Livingston, Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:18 | Stanford | Eric Odom misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| 08:18 | Stanford | Eric Odom misses the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:18 | Stanford | Eric Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 24-13 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault is fouled on the floor by Paul Love - foul #1 on Paul Love, team foul #3 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Paul Love steps in front of the Brian Edward pass | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Hancock (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Love (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Girard (fresh) C - Eric Odom (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (tiring) SG - Brian Edward (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Stanford | Eric Odom hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Rogers and he's fouled by Joseph Griffin - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #8 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Springer (SG), Victor Livingston (SF), David Charles (PF) Craig Hancock, Paul Love, Paul Girard | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Joseph Griffin | |
| 07:19 | Stanford | Eric Odom makes the free throw | 27-13 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-13 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-13 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Edward out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Victor Livingston - foul #1 on Victor Livingston, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Stanford | Troy Peasley (C) Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Joseph Griffin (C) Bobbie Toman, Brian Edward, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:14 | Stanford | Francis Rogers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-16 |
| 06:13 | Stanford | Troy Peasley gets the offensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 05:57 | Stanford | David Charles comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-16 |
| 05:56 | Stanford | Victor Livingston hits the follow up shot | 29-16 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Victor Livingston swats the short shot by Jesse Harshaw | 29-16 |
| 05:34 | Stanford | David Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 05:24 | Stanford | David Charles knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Bruce Bouley - foul #1 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #9 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Paul Love (PG), Craig Hancock (SG), Paul Girard (SF), Eric Odom (C) Francis Rogers, John Springer, Victor Livingston, Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Bruce Bouley | |
| 05:24 | Stanford | David Charles misses the free throw | 31-16 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nicholson | 31-16 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Paul Girard steals the ball from Joseph Griffin | 31-16 |
| 04:48 | Stanford | Kenneth Nicholson swats the layup by Eric Odom | 31-16 |
| 04:47 | Stanford | Craig Hancock misses the tip | 31-16 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the board | 31-16 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Eric Odom is called for the reach on Joseph Griffin - foul #2 on Eric Odom, team foul #5 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Stanford | Francis Rogers (PG), Troy Peasley (C) David Charles, Eric Odom | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG) Hugh Shinault | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 31-19 |
| 03:52 | Stanford | Craig Hancock clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Edward - foul #1 on Brian Edward, team foul #10 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | Victor Livingston (SF) Paul Love | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:52 | Stanford | Craig Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 03:52 | Stanford | Craig Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 03:24 | Stanford | Francis Rogers pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| Lineup | Stanford | PG - Francis Rogers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Hancock (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Victor Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Girard (fresh) C - Troy Peasley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Allen Leslie (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Stanford | Craig Hancock misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-19 |
| 03:13 | Stanford | Paul Girard grabs the offensive board | 33-19 |
| 02:59 | Stanford | Kenneth Nicholson is called for the reach on Craig Hancock - foul #2 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #11 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Stanford | Eric Odom (C) Troy Peasley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 02:59 | Stanford | Craig Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 02:59 | Stanford | Craig Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-21 |
| 02:25 | Stanford | Eric Odom splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-21 |
| 02:23 | Stanford | Eric Odom tips it home | 37-21 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley travels with the ball | 37-21 |
| Subs | Stanford | John Springer (SG), Paul Love (SF), David Charles (PF) Craig Hancock, Victor Livingston, Paul Girard | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Brian Edward, Joseph Griffin | |
| 01:37 | Stanford | Eric Odom evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault is whistled for traveling | 37-21 |
| 00:52 | Stanford | Francis Rogers is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Charles | 39-21 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-23 |
| 00:02 | Stanford | Kenneth Nicholson takes the ball from Paul Love | 39-23 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 39-23 |