| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Billy Brodie (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jean Nelson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul English (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Heath Doby (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Providence | Earl Nichols inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Providence | James Beaton hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Brodie | 31-40 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Heath Doby clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 19:34 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 19:19 | Providence | James Beaton scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell blows the layup | 33-40 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| 18:40 | Providence | James Beaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (PG), Patrick Williams (C) James Beaton, Paul English | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Heath Doby loses the ball out of bounds | 33-42 |
| 18:14 | Providence | Patrick Williams buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Brodie | 35-42 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 18:00 | Providence | The rebound goes to Xavier Garza | 35-42 |
| 17:47 | Providence | Xavier Garza can't throw it down | 35-42 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Heath Doby snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | John Sarver works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Heath Doby and the foul's on Earl Nichols - foul #1 on Earl Nichols, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG), Paul English (C) Xavier Garza, Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:41 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:25 | Providence | Paul English blows the layup | 35-45 |
| 17:24 | Providence | Patrick Williams snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 17:09 | Providence | Patrick Williams misses short on a runner in the lane | 35-45 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | John Stanley gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Stanley and the foul's on Paul English - foul #1 on Paul English, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG) Paul English | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (PF) John Stanley, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the free throw | 35-47 |
| 17:01 | Providence | Jean Nelson pulls down the rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:37 | Providence | James Beaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-47 |
| 16:13 | Providence | James Beaton grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 16:00 | Providence | Patrick Williams dunks the ball | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Billy Brodie (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jean Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | John Sarver misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 15:39 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:21 | Providence | Andrew Washington takes the ball from Jean Nelson | 37-47 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | John Sarver can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 15:01 | Providence | Patrick Williams grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 14:45 | Providence | Steven Mitchell picks off the pass by James Beaton | 37-47 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-47 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Heath Doby clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 37-47 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it home | 37-49 |
| 13:49 | Providence | William Macdonald steps in front of the James Beaton pass | 37-49 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | John Sarver shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 37-49 |
| 13:33 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 13:18 | Providence | Jean Nelson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Andrew Washington tips it but misses | 37-49 |
| 12:55 | Providence | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:43 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-49 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Jean Nelson is called for the reach on Andrew Washington - foul #4 on Jean Nelson, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (PG), Paul English (C) Billy Brodie, Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Miguel Ayala (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) John Sarver, William Macdonald, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SF) James Beaton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:09 | Providence | Paul English scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Williams | 39-49 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Jim Bell comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Paul English - foul #2 on Paul English, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF) Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Xavier Garza (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Jean Nelson (tiring) 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul English (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Providence | Xavier Garza hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 39-50 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 11:18 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 11:04 | Providence | Patrick Williams clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 39-50 |
| 11:03 | Providence | Patrick Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:38 | Providence | Xavier Garza scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Patrick Williams | 42-50 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG), Earl Nichols (SF) Patrick Williams, James Beaton | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (C) Miguel Ayala, Steven Mitchell, Jim Bell | |
| 09:57 | Providence | Xavier Garza is fouled on the floor by John Stanley - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| 09:48 | Providence | Paul English drills a turnaround from the left block | 44-50 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | John Sarver drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Andrew Washington | 44-53 |
| 09:20 | Providence | Paul English misses the floater from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 09:18 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Brodie | 44-53 |
| 09:07 | Providence | Xavier Garza drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Earl Nichols | 47-53 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Xavier Garza steals the ball from Heath Doby | 47-53 |
| 08:41 | Providence | Xavier Garza throws it down | 49-53 |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 08:02 | Providence | Kenneth Drozd swats the short shot by Xavier Garza | 49-55 |
| 08:00 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:42 | Providence | Jean Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul English | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Xavier Garza (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SG - Billy Brodie (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Earl Nichols (tiring) 2 ast. PF - Jean Nelson (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 13 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Paul English steals it from John Stanley | 51-55 |
| 07:15 | Providence | Jean Nelson buries a jumper in the paint | 53-55 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Washington | 53-57 |
| 06:52 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 06:51 | Providence | Paul English tips it in | 55-57 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses the floater from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 06:34 | Providence | Paul English grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:22 | Providence | Earl Nichols misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Billy Brodie tips it in | 57-57 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses the lay-in but the foul's on Billy Brodie - foul #1 on Billy Brodie, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG) Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Sarver, Kenneth Drozd, Heath Doby | |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:55 | Providence | Jean Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SF) Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Betts (C) Andrew Washington | |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 57-62 |
| 05:13 | Providence | James Beaton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 05:11 | Providence | Paul English pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:54 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Robert Betts pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 57-64 |
| 04:34 | Providence | Paul English connects on the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Robert Betts - foul #1 on Robert Betts, team foul #3 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (SF) Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Stanley, Robert Betts | |
| 04:34 | Providence | Paul English makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 60-66 |
| 04:03 | Providence | Jim Bell blocks the short jumper by Xavier Garza | 60-66 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | John Sarver grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Sarver | 60-68 |
| 03:38 | Providence | Jean Nelson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 03:37 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Paul English | 60-68 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - James Beaton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Billy Brodie (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Xavier Garza (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jean Nelson (tired) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul English (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Providence | Jean Nelson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #4 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Providence | Patrick Williams (SG), Earl Nichols (SF) Billy Brodie, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Heath Doby (C) Steven Mitchell, Jim Bell | |
| 02:52 | Providence | Jean Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Drozd | 60-68 |
| 02:50 | Providence | Paul English pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 02:39 | Providence | The short jumper by Paul English is denied by Heath Doby | 60-68 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Andrew Washington's fadeaway is rejected by Jean Nelson | 60-68 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't tip it in | 60-68 |
| 02:15 | Providence | Paul English snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 01:57 | Providence | Kenneth Drozd picks off the pass by Patrick Williams | 60-68 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (SG) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:56 | Pitt | John Stanley is hacked by James Beaton in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Beaton, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Robert Betts (C) John Sarver, Heath Doby | |
| 01:54 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by James Beaton - foul #2 on James Beaton, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:54 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Providence | Jean Nelson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-68 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-68 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | James Beaton is called for the reach on John Stanley in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Beaton, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:31 | Providence | Billy Brodie grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 01:17 | Providence | The jump hook by Paul English is blocked by Robert Betts | 60-69 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Robert Betts is hacked by Billy Brodie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Brodie, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Robert Betts makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Robert Betts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:03 | Providence | James Beaton makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Earl Nichols | 62-71 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by James Beaton - foul #4 on James Beaton, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Providence | John Stanley is called for the reach on Billy Brodie - foul #4 on John Stanley, team foul #5 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (PG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (PF) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 00:54 | Providence | Paul English is whistled for traveling | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jean Nelson - foul #5 on Jean Nelson, team foul #11 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (PF) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:19 | Providence | James Beaton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-75 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Robert Betts grabs the board | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Macdonald runs out the clock | 62-75 |