| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) SF - Allen Harris (fresh) PF - Charles Gates (fresh) C - Arthur Fruge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) SG - John Sarver (fresh) SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Heath Doby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Heath Doby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Pitt | John Sarver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | John Sarver grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | John Sarver buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Stanley | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Allen Harris | 3-3 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:31 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates makes the shot from close range set up by Allen Harris | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell tips it in | 5-5 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jarrett Stevens | 8-5 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Heath Doby comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #1 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (PF), Jack McCalpin (C) Keith Mueller, Charles Gates, Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (PF) John Sarver, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:39 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin banks in the layup | 10-7 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Washington | 10-10 |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Racine | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jarrett Stevens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Racine (fresh) SF - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack McCalpin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - Jim Bell (fresh) C - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Michael Racine is called for the reach on William Macdonald - foul #1 on Michael Racine, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Keith Mueller (SG), Arthur Fruge (C) Jarrett Stevens, Michael Racine, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Robert Betts (C) John Stanley, Heath Doby | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 15:28 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Andrew Washington, Robert Betts | |
| 15:04 | Pitt | John Sarver is called for 10 seconds | 13-10 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #1 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Charles Gates (PF) Nathaniel Veliz, Darrell Franklin | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:46 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin misses the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | John Sarver is fouled on the floor by Arthur Fruge - foul #2 on Arthur Fruge, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Allen Harris (SF) Arthur Fruge | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Betts (C) Jim Bell | |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a floater in the lane | 14-10 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Robert Betts grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Charles Gates picks off the pass by Steven Mitchell | 14-10 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-10 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Betts | 14-10 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | John Sarver can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jarrett Stevens - foul #2 on Jarrett Stevens, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nathaniel Veliz (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (C) Jarrett Stevens, Keith Mueller, Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (C) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell, Robert Betts | |
| 13:36 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Andrew Washington swats the layup by Charles Gates | 14-12 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Heath Doby gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd loses the ball out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney (C) Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Jim Bell (PF) John Sarver, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 12:51 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris is fouled on the floor by Andrew Washington - foul #1 on Andrew Washington, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 14-12 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses badly on a shot from the left block | 14-12 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Andrew Washington snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Heath Doby is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Veliz - foul #1 on Nathaniel Veliz, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Jack McCalpin (PF) Michael Racine, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF) John Stanley, Miguel Ayala, Jim Bell | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nathaniel Veliz (fresh) SG - Keith Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Whitney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Washington (fresh) C - Heath Doby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Heath Doby's layup is rejected by Jack McCalpin | 14-12 |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Heath Doby - foul #1 on Heath Doby, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Andrew Washington | |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | John Sarver misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 10:53 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the dunk attempt | 15-14 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell tips it in | 15-16 |
| 10:17 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Jack McCalpin | 15-16 |
| 10:02 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Nathaniel Veliz - foul #2 on Nathaniel Veliz, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Jones (PG), Allen Harris (SF), Paul Whitney (C) Nathaniel Veliz, Darrell Franklin, Charles Gates | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (PF), Robert Betts (C) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd, Heath Doby | |
| 09:46 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 3rd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:27 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Andrew Washington gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | John Stanley drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Bell | 17-21 |
| 08:41 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Racine (SG), Darrell Franklin (PF) Keith Mueller, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Robert Betts | |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 08:32 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:25 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Darrell Franklin | 19-21 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Stanley | 19-23 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Mitchell - foul #1 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #4 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Gates (PF) Jack McCalpin | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Heath Doby (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:45 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Racine (fresh) SF - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Gates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Heath Doby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | John Sarver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 20-26 |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin grabs the offensive board | 20-26 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Andrew Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-26 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Gates | 23-26 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Sarver and the foul's on Michael Racine - foul #2 on Michael Racine, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller (SG), Paul Whitney (C) Michael Racine, Darrell Franklin | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell | |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:15 | Rhode Island | Andrew Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 23-29 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | John Sarver snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 05:30 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin (PG), Darrell Franklin (SF) Andrew Jones, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF) John Sarver, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 24-32 |
| 04:33 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin loses the dribble to John Stanley | 24-32 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Andrew Washington dunks the ball on a great pass from John Stanley | 24-34 |
| 04:05 | Rhode Island | William Macdonald steals the ball from Jack McCalpin | 24-34 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Darrell Franklin takes the ball from Heath Doby | 24-34 |
| 03:32 | Rhode Island | Keith Mueller's pass is intercepted by Heath Doby | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Jack McCalpin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Keith Mueller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darrell Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Gates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Whitney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | John Stanley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-34 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Paul Whitney snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates misses badly on a shot from the right block | 24-34 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | William Macdonald grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 02:53 | Rhode Island | Charles Gates grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 02:35 | Rhode Island | Jack McCalpin clanks a turnaround in the lane | 24-34 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Stanley | 24-36 |
| 01:50 | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Jack McCalpin is called for the reach on John Stanley - foul #1 on Jack McCalpin, team foul #9 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jarrett Stevens (PG), Michael Racine (SG), Allen Harris (SF), Eugene Piechoski (PF), Arthur Fruge (C) Jack McCalpin, Keith Mueller, Darrell Franklin, Charles Gates, Paul Whitney | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| 01:33 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by John Sarver - foul #1 on John Sarver, team foul #6 | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine misses the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Rhode Island | Michael Racine misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | John Sarver grabs the offensive board | 24-38 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Stanley | 24-40 |
| 00:34 | Rhode Island | Allen Harris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-40 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Sarver | 24-43 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge buries a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #7 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Darrell Franklin (PF) Eugene Piechoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG) John Stanley | |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Arthur Fruge misses the free throw | 26-43 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | John Sarver snags the defensive board | 26-43 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Sarver can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 26-43 |