| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Milton Lorentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Morris Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Pitt | George Dubovsky can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 25-34 |
| 19:36 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 19:30 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | George Dubovsky grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Howard Green makes the 3 from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 18:45 | San Diego | Morris Davidson splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side | 28-36 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Howard Green misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 18:19 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:14 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Milton Lorentz is called for the reach on Edwin Spradley - foul #1 on Milton Lorentz, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG) Howard Green, George Rowe | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG) Robert Jacobs | |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Morris Davidson takes the ball from Jonathan Boucher | 28-36 |
| 17:29 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 17:28 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant tips it but misses | 28-36 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | George Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | James Dougherty is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra (C) Stephen McMillan | |
| 17:04 | San Diego | Carl Keener makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Milton Lorentz | 28-38 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Matthew Bryant - foul #1 on Matthew Bryant, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF) Edwin Spradley, Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Eric Stevenson (SG), Johnny Oakley (PF), Leon Edler (C) Carl Keener, Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant, Morris Davidson | |
| 16:40 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:33 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley is hacked by Gary Manley - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 16:28 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley misses the lay-in | 30-38 |
| 16:27 | San Diego | Leon Edler tips it in | 30-40 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Johnny Oakley is called for the reach on George Dubovsky - foul #3 on Johnny Oakley, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stephen McMillan (C) Leon Edler | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Vickers (fresh) 2 blk. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Oakley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits a jumper near the basket | 32-40 |
| 15:31 | San Diego | Eric Stevenson misses short on a jumper from the right side | 32-40 |
| 15:30 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 15:22 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Howard Green - foul #3 on Howard Green, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG), Edwin Spradley (SF), Brian Gibbs (PF) Howard Green, George Rowe, Gary Manley, Daniel Vickers | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Milton Lorentz (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF) Robert Jacobs, Eric Stevenson, Dikembe Alhambra, Johnny Oakley | |
| 15:05 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz loses the dribble to Brian Gibbs | 32-40 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Boucher | 34-40 |
| 14:21 | San Diego | Stephen McMillan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | George Dubovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 13:43 | San Diego | Morris Davidson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 36-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (PF), Johnny Oakley (C) Carl Keener, Morris Davidson, Stephen McMillan | |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs scores on a runner in the lane set up by Howard Green | 38-40 |
| 13:12 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Vickers (PF) Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SF) Matthew Bryant | |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley connects on the shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 12:54 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Howard Green - foul #4 on Howard Green, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SF) Edwin Spradley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Leon Edler (C) Milton Lorentz | |
| 12:54 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:54 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Howard Green comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 12:31 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 12:26 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-42 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Rowe | 40-42 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | George Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG), Edwin Spradley (SF), Brian Gibbs (PF), George Dubovsky (C) Howard Green, George Rowe, Gary Manley, Daniel Vickers, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF), Stephen McMillan (C) Robert Jacobs, Dikembe Alhambra, Johnny Oakley, Leon Edler | |
| 11:49 | San Diego | Carl Keener connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Carl Keener (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Morris Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher is hacked by Morris Davidson - foul #2 on Morris Davidson, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG) Eric Stevenson | |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edwin Spradley, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| 10:47 | San Diego | Carl Keener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG) Carl Keener | |
| 10:18 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 40-45 |
| 10:17 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 10:10 | San Diego | Morris Davidson splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Bryant | 40-47 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Morris Davidson steals it from George Dubovsky | 40-47 |
| 09:34 | San Diego | Morris Davidson makes the contested jumper in the paint on a great pass from Milton Lorentz and he's hacked by Edwin Spradley - foul #2 on Edwin Spradley, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Gary Manley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Edwin Spradley, Brian Gibbs, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF), Johnny Oakley (C) Robert Jacobs, Matthew Bryant, Stephen McMillan | |
| 09:34 | San Diego | Morris Davidson makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Howard Green misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Daniel Post can't tip it in | 40-50 |
| 09:02 | San Diego | Morris Davidson pulls down the rebound | 40-50 |
| 08:55 | San Diego | Johnny Oakley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Vickers | 40-50 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Johnny Oakley steps in front of the Gary Manley pass | 40-50 |
| 08:30 | San Diego | George Rowe is called for the reach on Milton Lorentz - foul #3 on George Rowe, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Gibbs (PF) Daniel Vickers | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SG), Leon Edler (C) Milton Lorentz, Morris Davidson | |
| 08:17 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Johnny Oakley - foul #4 on Johnny Oakley, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF), George Dubovsky (C) Gary Manley, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Stephen McMillan (C) Carl Keener, Johnny Oakley, Leon Edler | |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | San Diego | Howard Green is called for the reach on Matthew Bryant - foul #5 on Howard Green, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG) Howard Green, George Rowe | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG) Eric Stevenson | |
| 07:32 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 07:32 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-52 |
| 06:46 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs scores on a jumper from the right side | 44-54 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses the easy layup | 44-54 |
| 06:23 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Stephen McMillan | 44-54 |
| 06:17 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by George Dubovsky - foul #2 on George Dubovsky, team foul #8 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Vickers (PF) Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Morris Davidson (PF), Johnny Oakley (C) Robert Jacobs, Dikembe Alhambra, Stephen McMillan | |
| 06:17 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:17 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the dunk attempt | 44-56 |
| 05:55 | San Diego | Morris Davidson gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:37 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Boucher - foul #1 on Jonathan Boucher, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 05:37 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:37 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Gary Manley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-58 |
| 04:56 | San Diego | Matthew Bryant knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Gary Manley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Post | 50-61 |
| 04:32 | San Diego | Carl Keener makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Matthew Bryant out of the doubleteam | 50-63 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Keener - foul #1 on Carl Keener, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher (SG), Brian Gibbs (PF), George Dubovsky (C) George Rowe, Daniel Vickers, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | San Diego | Robert Jacobs (PG), Eric Stevenson (SG), Dikembe Alhambra (SF), Stephen McMillan (C) Carl Keener, Milton Lorentz, Matthew Bryant, Johnny Oakley | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:41 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra can't throw it down | 52-63 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Spradley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Robert Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eric Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Alhambra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Morris Davidson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Stephen McMillan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Jacobs - foul #2 on Robert Jacobs, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Edwin Spradley | |
| Subs | San Diego | Leon Edler (PF) Morris Davidson | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:27 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra loses the dribble to George Dubovsky | 53-63 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Stephen McMillan - foul #2 on Stephen McMillan, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 03:18 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:03 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Mathew Meltzer - foul #1 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| 03:03 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:03 | San Diego | Dikembe Alhambra misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | George Dubovsky grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Edwin Spradley (SF) Jonathan Boucher, Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | San Diego | Milton Lorentz (SG), Matthew Bryant (SF), Morris Davidson (PF) Eric Stevenson, Dikembe Alhambra, Leon Edler | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by George Dubovsky | 57-64 |
| 02:27 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jacobs | 57-66 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Stephen McMillan is called for the reach on George Dubovsky - foul #3 on Stephen McMillan, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:00 | San Diego | Morris Davidson snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 01:42 | San Diego | George Dubovsky steps in front of the Stephen McMillan pass | 57-66 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | George Dubovsky connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by George Rowe | 59-66 |
| 01:05 | San Diego | Robert Jacobs can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Morris Davidson steals the ball from George Dubovsky | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz is hacked by George Rowe in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Rowe, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Eric Stevenson (SF), Dikembe Alhambra (PF), Johnny Oakley (C) Matthew Bryant, Morris Davidson, Stephen McMillan | |
| 00:35 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:35 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | James Dougherty loses the dribble to Dikembe Alhambra | 59-68 |
| 00:29 | San Diego | San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 00:27 | San Diego | George Rowe is called for the reach on Milton Lorentz in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Rowe, team foul #12 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher (SG) George Rowe | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 00:27 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:27 | San Diego | Milton Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Brian Gibbs, team foul #13 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Carl Keener (PG), Leon Edler (C) Robert Jacobs, Milton Lorentz | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Carl Keener runs out the clock | 59-70 |