| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Donald Johns (fresh) PF - David Leasure (fresh) C - Sid Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bob Lenox (fresh) SG - John Aaron (fresh) SF - Chas Walsh (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fresh) C - Brian Palumbo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | David Leasure swats the layup by Chas Walsh | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | John Aaron is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Aaron, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Belmont | Brian Palumbo swats the short shot by Donald Johns | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Chas Walsh pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Sid Carmona - foul #1 on Sid Carmona, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Belmont | Sid Carmona's floater is tipped away by Brian Palumbo | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Donald Johns hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Chas Walsh is fouled on the floor by Sid Carmona - foul #2 on Sid Carmona, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Belmont | Chad Williams (C) Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Lafferty (PG), Steven Savage (SG), Augustine Greco (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Bob Lenox, John Aaron, John Peterson, Brian Palumbo | |
| 17:32 | Pitt | Steven Savage scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Lafferty | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | David Leasure hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Belmont | Donald Johns gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is fouled in the backcourt by James Lafferty - foul #1 on James Lafferty, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bob Lenox (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Aaron (SF), John Peterson (PF), Brian Palumbo (C) James Lafferty, Steven Savage, Chas Walsh, Augustine Greco, Chad Seidl | |
| 16:22 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses the 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | John Aaron can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | John Peterson can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bob Lenox (fresh) SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - John Aaron (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Palumbo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo slams it home on a nice dish by Bob Lenox | 4-6 |
| 15:23 | Belmont | Chad Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Kevin Swanson (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Freddie Sebastian (PF) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Donald Johns, David Leasure | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Lafferty (PG), Steven Savage (SG), Chas Walsh (SF), Augustine Greco (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Bob Lenox, Michael Pennington, John Aaron, John Peterson, Brian Palumbo | |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Chas Walsh double dribbles | 4-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG) Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Chas Walsh - foul #1 on Chas Walsh, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bob Lenox (PG), John Aaron (SG), John Peterson (PF), Brian Palumbo (C) James Lafferty, Steven Savage, Augustine Greco, Chad Seidl | |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | John Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Johns (SF), David Leasure (PF) Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (SG) Chas Walsh | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Donald Johns and he's fouled by Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chas Walsh (SF) Steven Savage | |
| 14:05 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Bob Lenox makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Brian Palumbo | 8-8 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | David Leasure travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), Chad Williams (C) Garland Fontenot, Kevin Swanson | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Lafferty (PG), Steven Savage (SG), Augustine Greco (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Bob Lenox, Chas Walsh, John Peterson, Brian Palumbo | |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Ted Hamilton steals it from John Aaron | 8-8 |
| 12:41 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Aaron | 8-8 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | James Lafferty can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG) Jeffrey Zwerschke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chas Walsh (SF), John Peterson (PF), Brian Palumbo (C) Steven Savage, John Aaron, Augustine Greco, Chad Seidl | |
| 12:17 | Pitt | James Lafferty makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | James Lafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:58 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Garland Fontenot (fresh) SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Donald Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Lafferty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - Chas Walsh (fresh) PF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Palumbo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 11:13 | Belmont | David Leasure makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Chas Walsh misses the lay-in | 11-10 |
| 10:47 | Belmont | Donald Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Donald Johns hits a jumper from the left block | 13-10 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Michael Pennington misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-10 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Chas Walsh tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 10:15 | Belmont | David Leasure snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Donald Johns can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Pennington - foul #1 on Michael Pennington, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Freddie Sebastian (PF), Kevin Swanson (C) Ted Hamilton, David Leasure, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bob Lenox (PG), Steven Savage (SG), John Aaron (SF), Augustine Greco (PF), Chad Seidl (C) James Lafferty, Michael Pennington, Chas Walsh, John Peterson, Brian Palumbo | |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Donald Johns makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:11 | Belmont | Donald Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Bob Lenox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 09:51 | Belmont | Donald Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Donald Johns hits a shot near the basket | 17-10 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Bob Lenox clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | John Aaron misses the tip | 17-10 |
| 09:25 | Belmont | Donald Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:10 | Belmont | John Aaron steps in front of the Jeffrey Zwerschke pass | 17-10 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Freddie Sebastian is called for the reach on Bob Lenox - foul #1 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Barry Parrish (SG), Ernest Benton (SF) Garland Fontenot, Donald Johns | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chas Walsh (SF), John Peterson (PF), Brian Palumbo (C) Steven Savage, Augustine Greco, Chad Seidl | |
| 08:36 | Pitt | A charge is called on Brian Palumbo - foul #1 on Brian Palumbo, team foul #6 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ted Hamilton (SG), David Leasure (PF) Barry Parrish, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:29 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-10 |
| 08:28 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to David Leasure | 17-10 |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zwerschke | 20-10 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | John Aaron misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-10 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Bob Lenox grabs the offensive board | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Leasure (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bob Lenox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chas Walsh (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Palumbo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Pitt | John Aaron connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-12 |
| 07:21 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 20-12 |
| 07:19 | Pitt | Chas Walsh grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | John Peterson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ted Hamilton - foul #1 on Ted Hamilton, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ernest Benton (SF), Chad Williams (C) Freddie Sebastian, Kevin Swanson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:12 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | The rebound goes to David Leasure | 20-12 |
| 06:58 | Belmont | The short jumper by Jeffrey Zwerschke is denied by Brian Palumbo | 20-12 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | John Peterson grabs the board | 20-12 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | John Peterson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bob Lenox | 20-14 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Chad Williams can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Brian Palumbo - foul #2 on Brian Palumbo, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Kevin Swanson (SG), Donald Johns (SF) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (C) Brian Palumbo | |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Chad Williams misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:23 | Belmont | Chad Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | John Aaron scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-16 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson is whistled for traveling | 21-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Freddie Sebastian (PF) David Leasure | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (SG), Augustine Greco (PF) John Aaron, John Peterson | |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Augustine Greco can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Freddie Sebastian - foul #2 on Freddie Sebastian, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Leasure (PF) Freddie Sebastian | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SG) Steven Savage | |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Augustine Greco makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:33 | Belmont | Donald Johns snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 05:10 | Belmont | Garland Fontenot connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Swanson | 23-17 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Kevin Swanson steps in front of the Chas Walsh pass | 23-17 |
| 04:17 | Belmont | Chad Seidl steals the ball from Garland Fontenot | 23-17 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Augustine Greco gets the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Chas Walsh hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Garland Fontenot - foul #1 on Garland Fontenot, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke (PG), Ted Hamilton (SG), Ernest Benton (SF), Freddie Sebastian (PF), Sid Carmona (C) Garland Fontenot, Kevin Swanson, Donald Johns, David Leasure, Chad Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (SG), John Peterson (PF), Brian Palumbo (C) John Aaron, Augustine Greco, Chad Seidl | |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Chas Walsh makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeffrey Zwerschke (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Hamilton (fresh) SF - Ernest Benton (fresh) PF - Freddie Sebastian (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sid Carmona (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bob Lenox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chas Walsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Palumbo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Sid Carmona misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chas Walsh - foul #2 on Chas Walsh, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Aaron (SF) Chas Walsh | |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:32 | Belmont | Sid Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | John Peterson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Palumbo | 25-20 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | John Peterson scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Bob Lenox | 25-22 |
| 02:46 | Belmont | Sid Carmona double dribbles | 25-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | Donald Johns (SF) Ernest Benton | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Lafferty (PG), Chas Walsh (SF) Bob Lenox, John Aaron | |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Chas Walsh scores on a shot from the right block set up by Brian Palumbo | 25-24 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | John Peterson is called for the reach on Ted Hamilton - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bob Lenox (PG), John Aaron (SG) James Lafferty, Steven Savage | |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:18 | Belmont | Ted Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Sid Carmona is called for the reach on Brian Palumbo - foul #3 on Sid Carmona, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Leasure (PF), Kevin Swanson (C) Freddie Sebastian, Sid Carmona | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Brian Palumbo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:47 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 27-26 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Chas Walsh snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the easy layup | 27-26 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Donald Johns grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke is hacked by Chas Walsh - foul #3 on Chas Walsh, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Lafferty (PG), Michael Pennington (SG) Bob Lenox, Chas Walsh | |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:10 | Belmont | Jeffrey Zwerschke makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | James Lafferty is hacked by Jeffrey Zwerschke - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zwerschke, team foul #9 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Belmont | Garland Fontenot (PG), Freddie Sebastian (SF), Chad Williams (C) Jeffrey Zwerschke, Ted Hamilton, Donald Johns | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | James Lafferty makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | James Lafferty makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | David Leasure's floater is knocked away by Brian Palumbo | 28-28 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Aaron | 28-28 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | John Aaron connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Kevin Swanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-31 |