| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Brian Edward scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugh Shinault | 24-28 |
| 19:24 | Xavier | Joseph Griffin doubles Clifford Zuber and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | George Reid knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | The rebound goes to George Reid | 27-28 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | The jump hook by Richard Hampton is blocked by Kenneth Nicholson | 27-28 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Brian Edward snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Loyd - foul #2 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:42 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the paint | 29-30 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw drills a shot from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 16:54 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Reid | 31-32 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 31-34 |
| 16:06 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-34 |
| 16:05 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Griffin | 31-34 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Brian Edward is fouled on the floor by Richard Hampton - foul #1 on Richard Hampton, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), John Bible (PF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clarence Loyd, George Reid, Jay Borror, Clifford Zuber, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Delbert Briceno (fresh) SG - Benny Mooney (fresh) SF - Greg Harris (fresh) PF - John Bible (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hartshorn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Brian Edward and the foul's on John Bible - foul #2 on John Bible, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:34 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-37 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw and the foul's on Timothy Hartshorn - foul #1 on Timothy Hartshorn, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG) Delbert Briceno | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 14:08 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Hartshorn | 31-40 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn is open and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Clarence Loyd | 33-40 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Loyd - foul #3 on Clarence Loyd, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF), Clifford Zuber (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Benny Mooney, Greg Harris, John Bible, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson, Joseph Griffin | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:30 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Reid | 35-42 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is whistled for a carry | 35-42 |
| 12:58 | Xavier | Jay Borror hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 12:57 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber tips it in | 37-42 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Brian Edward knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 12:23 | Xavier | George Reid misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Allen Leslie snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Edward | 37-47 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Bouley | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Edward (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Allen Leslie (fresh) PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lars Zisser (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the follow up shot | 37-49 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Jay Borror misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Lars Zisser - foul #1 on Lars Zisser, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clarence Loyd, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Edward, Bruce Bouley, Lars Zisser | |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 11:24 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Allen Leslie is hacked by George Reid - foul #1 on George Reid, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Xavier | Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), John Bible (PF) George Reid, Jay Borror, Clifford Zuber | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin hits the finger roll | 39-51 |
| 10:09 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the driving attempt from close range | 39-51 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Allen Leslie snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin is hacked by Timothy Hartshorn - foul #2 on Timothy Hartshorn, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clarence Loyd (PG), Clifford Zuber (PF), Richard Hampton (C) Delbert Briceno, John Bible, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG) Bobbie Toman, Allen Leslie | |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:15 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-53 |
| 09:13 | Xavier | Richard Hampton misses the tip | 39-53 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 39-53 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 39-55 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Hugh Shinault - foul #4 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | George Reid (SG), Jay Borror (SF) Benny Mooney, Greg Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Hugh Shinault, Kenneth Nicholson, Joseph Griffin | |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:32 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Brian Edward is whistled for a carry | 39-55 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Allen Leslie (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zisser (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | John Bible (PF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clifford Zuber, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 07:15 | Xavier | John Bible is hacked by Bruce Bouley - foul #1 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SF) Brian Edward | |
| 07:02 | Xavier | Allen Leslie steals the ball from Timothy Hartshorn | 41-55 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Brian Arnold banks in the layup set up by Allen Leslie | 41-57 |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 41-57 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn tips it in | 43-57 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Clarence Loyd steals it from Brian Arnold | 43-57 |
| 06:14 | Xavier | Bruce Bouley picks off the pass by George Reid | 43-57 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Lars Zisser hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-57 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Brian Arnold knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 43-59 |
| 05:30 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-59 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Zuber (PF), Richard Hampton (C) John Bible, Timothy Hartshorn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Hugh Shinault (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Bobbie Toman, Allen Leslie, Brian Arnold, Bruce Bouley, Lars Zisser | |
| 05:25 | Xavier | Jay Borror makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Zuber | 46-59 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 46-61 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd is hacked by Jesse Harshaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| 04:52 | Xavier | Jay Borror blows the layup | 46-61 |
| 04:51 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber tips it home | 48-61 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-61 |
| 04:22 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:10 | Xavier | The short jumper by Clifford Zuber is denied by Kenneth Nicholson | 48-61 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin dunks the ball on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Clarence Loyd (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Reid (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jay Borror (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifford Zuber (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hampton (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 48-65 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Jay Borror is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-65 |
| 03:05 | Xavier | Clifford Zuber tips it back up and in | 50-65 |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Griffin | 50-67 |
| 02:35 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 50-69 |
| 01:58 | Xavier | Clarence Loyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-69 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Brian Edward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Brian Edward, team foul #6 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Xavier | Delbert Briceno (PG), Benny Mooney (SG), Greg Harris (SF), John Bible (PF), Timothy Hartshorn (C) Clarence Loyd, George Reid, Jay Borror, Clifford Zuber, Richard Hampton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Xavier | Greg Harris can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-69 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 50-69 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Brian Edward connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-72 |
| 01:05 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn dunks the ball | 52-72 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson travels with the ball | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Greg Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Griffin - foul #3 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Greg Harris makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | Greg Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:43 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Hartshorn | 53-72 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Griffin - foul #4 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn misses the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:41 | Xavier | Timothy Hartshorn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw and he's hacked by Delbert Briceno - foul #2 on Delbert Briceno, team foul #8 | 54-74 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | John Bible grabs the board | 54-74 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Delbert Briceno misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-74 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Greg Harris grabs the offensive board | 54-74 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Greg Harris misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Hugh Shinault - foul #5 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #9 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF) Hugh Shinault | |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Greg Harris misses the 1st free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Greg Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw runs out the clock | 55-74 |