| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) SG - Brian Edward (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) PF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is hacked by Paul Harrison - foul #1 on Paul Harrison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Floyd Wilson is called for the reach on Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Brian Edward is fouled on the floor by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson clanks a jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Gary Lowry is called for the reach on Joseph Griffin - foul #1 on Gary Lowry, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 0-2 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault scores on a runner from the left block set up by Brian Edward and he's hacked by Javier Perez - foul #1 on Javier Perez, team foul #5 | 0-4 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault blows the dunk | 0-4 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins knocks in the runner from the left block | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Cowans (fresh) SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits a jumper in the lane set up by Jesse Harshaw | 2-6 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Kenneth Nicholson blocks the jumper by Javier Perez | 2-6 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jesse Harshaw | 2-6 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Paul Harrison - foul #2 on Paul Harrison, team foul #6 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Galvin (PF) Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-7 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins tips it back up and in | 4-7 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Jesse Harshaw | 4-9 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-9 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin snags the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:58 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 4-9 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nicholson | 4-9 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw and he's hacked by Gary Lowry - foul #2 on Gary Lowry, team foul #7 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Prill (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF) Henry Cowans, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin's pass is intercepted by Brian Edward | 7-12 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Brian Edward banks in the layup | 7-14 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hugh Shinault - foul #1 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Schroer (C) Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the follow up shot | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Prill (fresh) SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Thomas Abraham (fresh) PF - Robert Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Schroer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | Charles Prill loses the ball out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Brock Perkins (C) Charles Prill, Bradley Burgos, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Brock Perkins blocks the short jumper by Hugh Shinault | 9-16 |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses short on a shot from the right block | 9-16 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson tips it back up and in | 9-18 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #3 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Galvin (PF) James Schroer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 3rd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin lays it in on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 12-20 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans drills a 3 from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin hits a jumper from the left block set up by Jesse Harshaw | 15-22 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Griffin | 15-22 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault is called for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Prill (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Jonathan Myers (SF), James Schroer (PF) Henry Cowans, Javier Perez, Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Kenneth Nicholson, Hugh Shinault, Joseph Griffin | |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins is fouled on the floor by Lars Zisser - foul #1 on Lars Zisser, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos is fouled on the floor by Brian Edward - foul #1 on Brian Edward, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SF) Brian Edward | |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | James Schroer's pass is intercepted by Lars Zisser | 15-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Prill (fresh) SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) PF - James Schroer (fresh) C - Brock Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) SF - Brian Arnold (fresh) PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) C - Lars Zisser (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman's floater is knocked away by James Schroer | 15-22 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Prill | 15-22 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | James Schroer grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | The short jumper by James Schroer is denied by Bruce Bouley | 15-22 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Brian Arnold pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Brian Arnold misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Myers - foul #1 on Jonathan Myers, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), Robert Galvin (PF) Charles Prill, Bradley Burgos, Jonathan Myers, Brock Perkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Hugh Shinault (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Bobbie Toman, Allen Leslie, Bruce Bouley, Lars Zisser | |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Brian Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Brian Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Javier Perez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Edward - foul #2 on Brian Edward, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG) Brian Arnold | |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Javier Perez makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Javier Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | James Schroer is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 17-24 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Javier Perez takes the ball from Joseph Griffin | 17-24 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses badly on a shot in the lane | 17-24 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Javier Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brock Perkins (C) James Schroer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF) Hugh Shinault | |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Henry Cowans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Abraham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brock Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Brian Edward steals it from Thomas Abraham | 17-24 |
| 03:06 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Nicholson and he's fouled by Henry Cowans - foul #1 on Henry Cowans, team foul #9 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Floyd Wilson (PG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF) Henry Cowans, Thomas Abraham, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Lars Zisser (C) Kenneth Nicholson, Joseph Griffin | |
| 03:06 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Allen Leslie - foul #1 on Allen Leslie, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (PF) Lars Zisser | |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is hacked by Floyd Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #10 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Prill (PG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Javier Perez comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Allen Leslie steps in front of the Gary Lowry pass | 18-29 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Harrison - foul #3 on Paul Harrison, team foul #11 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Robert Galvin (PF) Javier Perez, Paul Harrison | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Griffin (C) Bruce Bouley | |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins misses the shot from the baseline | 18-30 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Brian Edward gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Prill - foul #1 on Charles Prill, team foul #12 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Henry Cowans (PG) Charles Prill | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF) Brian Edward, Hugh Shinault | |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 01:03 | Rutgers | Brock Perkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 18-32 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin's floater is tipped away by Robert Galvin | 18-32 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Henry Cowans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses the tip | 18-32 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Allen Leslie gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Robert Galvin steals the ball from Kenneth Nicholson | 18-32 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin lays it in | 20-32 |