| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Reed Phillips inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Pfarr and he's fouled by Joseph Griffin - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Brian Edward scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hugh Shinault | 34-24 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Griffin - foul #3 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Stanley Huff (SF), Andrew Layton (PF) Antoine Jensen, Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson comes up short on the runner near the basket | 35-24 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Nicholson | 35-24 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Stanley Huff is called for the reach on Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Stanley Huff, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Colin Medeiros (C) Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG) Stanley Huff | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Brian Edward is hacked by Colin Medeiros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Colin Medeiros, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Richard Johnston (PF) Rex Reinhardt, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Roy Pfarr is called for the reach on Brian Edward - foul #1 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 35-24 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Bachman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the offensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros tips it home | 37-24 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (PG), Eric Thomas (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Roy Pfarr, Nicholas Bachman, Richard Johnston, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson, Joseph Griffin | |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is fouled on the floor by Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Andrew Layton makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eric Thomas | 39-24 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Eric Thomas picks off the pass by Jesse Harshaw in the backcourt | 39-24 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Eric Thomas misses the lay-in | 39-24 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Lars Zisser gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Thomas - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #4 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Theodore Coleman | 42-25 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Eric Thomas | 45-27 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-27 |
| 12:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rex Reinhardt | 45-27 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Andrew Layton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Reed Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Andrew Layton drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Rex Reinhardt | 47-27 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Brian Edward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Nicholas Bachman (SF), Richard Johnston (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Rex Reinhardt, Eric Thomas, Reed Phillips, Andrew Layton, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Bobbie Toman, Brian Edward, Bruce Bouley, Lars Zisser | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fairly fresh) SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Antoine Jensen | 49-27 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bachman - foul #1 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #5 | 49-27 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 49-29 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman hits the follow up shot | 51-29 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the easy layup | 51-29 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin tips it home | 51-31 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Antoine Jensen, Richard Johnston | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SG) Allen Leslie | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Arnold | 51-33 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Joseph Griffin denies the turnaround by Colin Medeiros | 51-33 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Pfarr - foul #2 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Rex Reinhardt (SG), Richard Johnston (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Jesse Harshaw, Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson, Joseph Griffin | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Brian Arnold is hacked by Stanley Huff - foul #3 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Brian Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Brian Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lars Zisser | 51-34 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-34 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 51-34 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman travels with the ball | 51-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Colin Medeiros (C) Rex Reinhardt, Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Richard Johnston, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Bobbie Toman, Brian Edward, Brian Arnold, Lars Zisser | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Layton (fresh) 7 pts. C - Colin Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fairly fresh) SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 51-36 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-36 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-38 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Theodore Coleman (C) Antoine Jensen, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Joseph Griffin (C) Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Roy Pfarr steals the ball from Allen Leslie in the backcourt | 55-38 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Andrew Layton drills a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Bruce Bouley - foul #1 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #5 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF) Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the free throw | 57-38 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt is fouled on the floor by Allen Leslie - foul #1 on Allen Leslie, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF), Melvin Berlanga (PF) Eric Thomas, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lars Zisser (PF) Bruce Bouley | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Rex Reinhardt | 59-38 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Colin Medeiros (PF) Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | The short jumper by Theodore Coleman is denied by Joseph Griffin | 59-38 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros grabs the offensive board | 59-38 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman clanks a turnaround in the lane | 59-38 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Allen Leslie grabs the defensive rebound | 59-38 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin is fouled on the floor by Theodore Coleman - foul #1 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #8 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Richard Johnston (PF) Rex Reinhardt, Stanley Huff, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Brian Arnold (SG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Edward, Allen Leslie, Lars Zisser | |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 59-38 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Colin Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 59-38 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Richard Johnston can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Bobbie Toman - foul #2 on Bobbie Toman, team foul #7 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Melvin Berlanga (C) Nicholas Bachman, Colin Medeiros | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (C) Joseph Griffin | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Richard Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault blows the wide open layup | 61-38 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Richard Johnston snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnston | 64-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Antoine Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Melvin Berlanga (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-38 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 64-38 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault blows the dunk | 64-38 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Melvin Berlanga | 64-38 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Bouley - foul #2 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #8 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SG), Rex Reinhardt (SF), Andrew Layton (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Roy Pfarr, Reed Phillips, Richard Johnston, Melvin Berlanga | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Allen Leslie (SF), Lars Zisser (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold, Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson, Bruce Bouley | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Brian Edward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Antoine Jensen | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Stanley Huff clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-38 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Andrew Layton hits the follow up shot | 68-38 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-41 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Andrew Layton misses the runner in the lane | 68-41 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Andrew Layton grabs the offensive rebound | 68-41 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Andrew Layton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 68-41 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw gets the rebound | 68-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Johnston (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Stanley Huff, Andrew Layton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Allen Leslie, Lars Zisser | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Richard Johnston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Johnston, team foul #9 | 68-41 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 68-41 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Richard Johnston snags the defensive board | 68-41 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen runs out the clock | 68-41 |