| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) C - Jason Barela (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ted Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Larson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) 8 pts. C - George Elam (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart hits a turnaround from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson is hacked by Stanley Stewart - foul #3 on Stanley Stewart, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Keith Hayes is called for the reach on Ted Griffin - foul #3 on Keith Hayes, team foul #2 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg (SF) Keith Hayes | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:33 | Pitt | John Loomis steals the ball from George Elam | 23-25 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Aaron Spitsberg, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Ted Griffin hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Darnell Davis | 23-27 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | Jason Barela hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 23-27 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | George Elam snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Darnell Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Larson | 23-30 |
| 16:56 | Rutgers | Jason Barela lays it in | 25-30 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | John Loomis is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hankerson - foul #1 on Steven Hankerson, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Cupples (C) Jason Barela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Brandon Robinson (SG), Ronnie Butler (PF), Robert Tolentino (C) Steven Hankerson, John Larson, Darnell Davis, George Elam | |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Ted Griffin snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Ted Griffin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Aaron Spitsberg - foul #2 on Aaron Spitsberg, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Aaron Spitsberg, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Ted Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Ted Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Cupples (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) SG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) SF - Ted Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Butler (fresh) C - Robert Tolentino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Rutgers | William Cupples clanks a turnaround in the paint | 25-31 |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | William Cupples tips it home | 27-31 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Ted Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jason Barela (C) William Cupples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Hankerson (PG), John Larson (SF), Darnell Davis (PF), George Elam (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ted Griffin, Ronnie Butler, Robert Tolentino | |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Brandon Robinson is called for the reach on Brandon Chitty - foul #2 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Earl Dugger (SG) Brandon Chitty | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG) Gregory Vincent | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | John Larson takes the ball from John Loomis | 27-31 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Brandon Robinson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | George Elam grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Brandon Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Jason Barela grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | John Loomis is fouled on the floor by Steven Hankerson - foul #2 on Steven Hankerson, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) John Larson, George Elam | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Darnell Davis - foul #2 on Darnell Davis, team foul #4 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Jason Barela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Tolentino (C) Darnell Davis | |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 12:51 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | William Cupples steals it from Steven Hankerson | 29-31 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes scores on a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Vincent - foul #2 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #5 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Aaron Spitsberg (SF), David Gimenez (PF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, Keith Hayes, Stanley Stewart, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Larson (SF), Darnell Davis (PF), George Elam (C) Brandon Robinson, Ronnie Butler, Robert Tolentino | |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jason Barela | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) C - Jason Barela (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Larson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) 11 pts. C - George Elam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to John Loomis | 31-32 |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Loomis | 34-32 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Ted Griffin buries a driving attempt in the paint | 34-34 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Darnell Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | George Elam tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg's fadeaway is rejected by George Elam | 34-36 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | John Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Earl Dugger - foul #2 on Earl Dugger, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF), William Cupples (C) John Loomis, Earl Dugger, Aaron Spitsberg, David Gimenez, Jason Barela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Brandon Robinson (SG), Ronnie Butler (C) Steven Hankerson, Ted Griffin, George Elam | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Darnell Davis makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Keith Hayes | 37-37 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | John Larson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Hayes - foul #4 on Keith Hayes, team foul #7 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Tolentino (C) Darnell Davis | |
| 07:56 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 07:31 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Butler - foul #2 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SF), George Elam (PF) John Larson, Robert Tolentino | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Loomis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Dugger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - Stanley Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jason Barela (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) SG - Brandon Robinson (fresh) SF - Ted Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Elam (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Radomil Polakowski steps in front of the Stanley Stewart pass | 37-39 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | George Elam tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Jason Barela scores on a runner near the basket | 39-41 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Brandon Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | Jason Barela clanks a runner in the lane | 39-41 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | George Elam grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | John Loomis is called for the reach on Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on John Loomis, team foul #8 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Gimenez (PF) Stanley Stewart | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Larson (SF), Darnell Davis (PF) Ted Griffin, Ronnie Butler | |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | John Loomis clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brandon Robinson - foul #4 on Brandon Robinson, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Spitsberg (SF), William Cupples (C) Keith Hayes, Jason Barela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Hankerson (PG), Robert Tolentino (C) Radomil Polakowski, George Elam | |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled on the floor by Aaron Spitsberg - foul #3 on Aaron Spitsberg, team foul #9 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG), Brandon Chitty (SG) John Loomis, Earl Dugger | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SG) Brandon Robinson | |
| 04:47 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | David Gimenez loses the dribble to Robert Tolentino | 41-43 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Tolentino | 41-45 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | The short jumper by David Gimenez is denied by Darnell Davis | 41-45 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Darnell Davis snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gregory Vincent (fresh) SG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Spitsberg (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) C - William Cupples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Hankerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ted Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Larson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darnell Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Tolentino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Ted Griffin's pass is intercepted by Brandon Chitty | 41-45 |
| 03:01 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Loomis (PG), Earl Dugger (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), Stanley Stewart (PF), Jason Barela (C) Gregory Vincent, Brandon Chitty, Aaron Spitsberg, David Gimenez, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Elam (C) Robert Tolentino | |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Darnell Davis takes the ball from Earl Dugger | 41-45 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Ted Griffin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Earl Dugger - foul #3 on Earl Dugger, team foul #10 | 41-45 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Ted Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Ted Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | John Loomis clanks a floater from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | George Elam snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:55 | Pitt | Ted Griffin scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Steven Hankerson | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Jason Barela makes the floater in the lane | 43-49 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Larson and the foul's on John Loomis - foul #2 on John Loomis, team foul #11 | 43-51 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Steven Hankerson makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Dugger - foul #4 on Earl Dugger, team foul #12 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Robinson (SG) Ted Griffin | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | John Loomis is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Hankerson - foul #3 on Steven Hankerson, team foul #8 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SG) Brandon Robinson | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | John Loomis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled in the backcourt by John Loomis - foul #3 on John Loomis, team foul #13 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Robinson (SG) Ted Griffin | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Stanley Stewart pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by George Elam - foul #3 on George Elam, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SG) Brandon Robinson | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled in the backcourt by John Loomis - foul #4 on John Loomis, team foul #14 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Robinson (SG) Ted Griffin | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Larson is fouled in the backcourt by John Loomis - foul #5 on John Loomis, team foul #15 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent (PG) John Loomis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Earl Dugger misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Darnell Davis gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Darnell Davis is hacked by Earl Dugger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Earl Dugger, team foul #16 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (SG) Earl Dugger | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Darnell Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Darnell Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ted Griffin (SG) Brandon Robinson | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Robinson (SG) Ted Griffin | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | John Larson is hacked by Gregory Vincent in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Vincent, team foul #17 | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | John Larson misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | John Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Gregory Vincent makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Brandon Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #18 | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Brandon Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Brandon Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jason Barela | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | John Larson snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Larson runs out the clock | 56-59 |