| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Bates - foul #1 on Robert Bates, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:32 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is fouled on the floor by Howard Green - foul #1 on Howard Green, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Robert Bates can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 18:45 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | George Rowe takes the ball from Chris Mitchell | 25-32 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Lee Westmoreland is called for the reach on Brian Gibbs - foul #3 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Green - foul #2 on Howard Green, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG) Howard Green, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | George Dubovsky pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley is hacked by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs clanks a fadeaway from close range | 27-33 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | George Dubovsky grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Thomas Moore steps in front of the James Dougherty pass | 27-33 |
| 16:02 | Syracuse | George Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #4 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Daniel Vickers (PF) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (SF) George Brown | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Vickers (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Carroll (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Bates - foul #2 on Robert Bates, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) James Carroll | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:22 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Daniel Vickers grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 14:37 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-33 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Daniel Vickers grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Robert Bates swats the short shot by Edwin Spradley | 30-33 |
| 14:28 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG), Gary Manley (SF), Brian Gibbs (PF) Howard Green, George Rowe, Edwin Spradley, Daniel Vickers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | James Dougherty grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the lay-in | 30-33 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Moore | 30-36 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 30-38 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Bates (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Edwin Spradley (SF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Gary Manley, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-38 |
| 11:09 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 11:04 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-38 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Howard Green snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Howard Green drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 10:12 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs banks in the layup set up by Howard Green | 35-38 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Howard Green - foul #3 on Howard Green, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Daniel Vickers (PF), George Dubovsky (C) Howard Green, Brian Gibbs, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (PF), Robert Bates (C) Chris Mitchell, David Nance | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | George Dubovsky knocks in the floater from the left block | 37-39 |
| 08:46 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Moore | 37-41 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is hacked by Robert Bates - foul #3 on Robert Bates, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher (SG), Brian Gibbs (PF) George Rowe, Daniel Vickers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 08:02 | Pitt | George Dubovsky loses the dribble to George Brown | 37-41 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | James Carroll scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #4 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), Gary Manley (SF) James Dougherty, Edwin Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (PG), Chris Mitchell (PF), David Nance (C) Thomas Moore, Lee Westmoreland, Robert Bates | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:10 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Chris Mitchell | 37-43 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | George Dubovsky gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 06:25 | Pitt | Gary Manley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Jonathan Boucher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:00 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal is hacked by Brian Gibbs - foul #2 on Brian Gibbs, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF) Gary Manley, Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Thomas Moore (SG) Ty Derenthal, James Carroll | |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley throws it down on a great pass from George Rowe | 39-43 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-46 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Gibbs (PF) Daniel Vickers | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF), Robert Bates (C) George Brown, David Nance | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Howard Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 03:36 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Robert Bates steals the ball from Howard Green | 41-49 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG), Daniel Post (C) Howard Green, George Rowe, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Dubovsky (C) Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:33 | Pitt | James Dougherty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Thomas Moore | 41-49 |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Moore and he's fouled by James Dougherty - foul #3 on James Dougherty, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:12 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-52 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 41-54 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley scores on a jumper in the paint | 43-54 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Howard Green's pass is intercepted by Darrell Lewis | 43-54 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrell Lewis | 43-56 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Chris Mitchell picks off the pass by Edwin Spradley | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-56 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Rowe | 43-56 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Chris Mitchell steals the ball from Edwin Spradley | 43-56 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis runs out the clock | 43-56 |