| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Kinnard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Dubovsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Maurice Beaudet picks off the pass by George Rowe | 31-31 |
| 19:11 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Wood | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-31 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | George Dubovsky can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Lee Kinnard snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Scott Wood is fouled on the floor by Howard Green - foul #2 on Howard Green, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dima Czaplinski and he's hacked by Brian Gibbs - foul #1 on Brian Gibbs, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to George Rowe | 37-31 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | George Dubovsky can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-31 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Sean Bunting gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 17:01 | St. John's | George Dubovsky is called for the reach on Dima Czaplinski - foul #1 on George Dubovsky, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Kevin Richardson (C) Charles Wilson, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG) Howard Green, George Rowe | |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Gibbs | 37-31 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley's layup is rejected by Kevin Richardson | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Sean Bunting pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | George Dubovsky pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dima Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Dougherty | 37-33 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Scott Wood connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses the lay-in | 40-33 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Richardson - foul #4 on Kevin Richardson, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Sean Bunting, Kevin Richardson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Gary Manley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Edwin Spradley, Brian Gibbs | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:57 | St. John's | Charles Wilson is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | George Rowe can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Howard Green tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Dubovsky - foul #2 on George Dubovsky, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF) Gary Manley | |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:59 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | George Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Bunting - foul #1 on Sean Bunting, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Gibbs (PF) Daniel Vickers | |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Dima Czaplinski | 41-34 |
| 12:14 | St. John's | Scott Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG), Daniel Post (C) Howard Green, George Rowe, George Dubovsky | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 6 pts. C - Dima Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Post (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 11:13 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 10:54 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski makes the floater from the left block | 43-34 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Maurice Beaudet - foul #3 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG), Lee Kinnard (C) Scott Wood, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:21 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley can't connect on a shot from close range | 43-36 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Charles Wilson gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:37 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 09:36 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs hits a turnaround in the lane set up by James Dougherty | 43-38 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is fouled on the floor by Brian Gibbs - foul #2 on Brian Gibbs, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Lee Kinnard | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Gary Manley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF), George Dubovsky (C) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Edwin Spradley, Brian Gibbs, Daniel Post | |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski is fouled on the floor by Howard Green - foul #3 on Howard Green, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| 07:50 | St. John's | Dima Czaplinski misses short on a runner in the paint | 43-38 |
| 07:49 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman tips it in | 45-38 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the fadeaway from close range | 45-38 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Bunting (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Maurice Beaudet (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Vickers (fresh) C - George Dubovsky (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:01 | St. John's | Scott Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 06:38 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Howard Green pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is called for a charge - foul #3 on George Dubovsky, team foul #7 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Kevin Richardson (C) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF), Brian Gibbs (PF) Gary Manley, Daniel Vickers | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Dubovsky - foul #4 on George Dubovsky, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Howard Green | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs loses the dribble to Scott Wood | 47-40 |
| 05:03 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses the 3 from straight away | 47-40 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | George Rowe is hacked by Dima Czaplinski - foul #3 on Dima Czaplinski, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet (SF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher (SG) George Rowe | |
| 04:34 | Pitt | James Dougherty buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Spradley | 47-42 |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is called for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG) James Dougherty | |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs connects on the jumper from the left side | 47-44 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs grabs the board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Scott Wood (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Maurice Beaudet (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dima Czaplinski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs travels with the ball | 47-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (SF) Charles Wilson, Maurice Beaudet | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson is hacked by George Dubovsky - foul #5 on George Dubovsky, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Daniel Post (C) Jonathan Boucher, George Dubovsky | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley connects on the fadeaway from close range | 47-46 |
| 02:11 | St. John's | Scott Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Bunting | 50-46 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley's layup is rejected by Kevin Richardson | 50-46 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 01:29 | St. John's | Scott Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Daniel Post grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | Dikembe Abdelrahman travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Wilson (SG), Maurice Beaudet (SF) Sean Bunting, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Howard Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 00:30 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson grabs the board | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Howard Green is called for the reach on Kevin Richardson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Green, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:29 | St. John's | Kevin Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Howard Green clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Howard Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Howard Green misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Howard Green comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 00:12 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet is hacked by Howard Green in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Green, team foul #11 | 52-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Sean Bunting (PG) Scott Wood | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Howard Green | |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:10 | St. John's | Maurice Beaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Scott Wood (PG) Sean Bunting | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley is hacked by Maurice Beaudet - foul #4 on Maurice Beaudet, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | James Dougherty misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-48 |