| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) SG - George Rowe (fresh) SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) C - George Dubovsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Howard Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | George Rowe's pass is intercepted by Thomas Moore | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland's pass is intercepted by George Dubovsky | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Howard Green misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by George Rowe - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley is fouled on the floor by Chris Mitchell - foul #1 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley is hacked by Lee Westmoreland - foul #1 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Howard Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:42 | Pitt | George Rowe misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Robert Bates misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | George Dubovsky buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from George Rowe | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) C - George Dubovsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fresh) SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bates (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Syracuse | Robert Bates hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it in | 6-4 |
| 15:10 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-4 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Rowe | 8-4 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-4 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Robert Bates snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:50 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Chris Mitchell | 8-6 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley is fouled on the floor by Lee Westmoreland - foul #2 on Lee Westmoreland, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), Jonathan Boucher (SG), Gary Manley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF) James Dougherty, George Rowe, Edwin Spradley, Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SF) Lee Westmoreland | |
| 12:59 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Howard Green | 10-6 |
| 12:33 | Syracuse | George Brown's pass is intercepted by Gary Manley | 10-6 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | George Dubovsky can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:07 | Syracuse | George Brown gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) SF - Gary Manley (fresh) PF - Daniel Vickers (fresh) C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Darrell Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Howard Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-9 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Robert Bates gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Howard Green - foul #1 on Howard Green, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF), Brian Gibbs (PF), Daniel Post (C) Gary Manley, Daniel Vickers, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| 11:16 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darrell Lewis - foul #1 on Darrell Lewis, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Howard Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:28 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis is wide open but clanks a shot from the left block | 12-12 |
| 10:26 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:07 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 10:06 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:50 | Syracuse | David Nance is fouled on the floor by Daniel Post - foul #1 on Daniel Post, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Dubovsky (C) Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Carroll (SF), Robert Bates (C) George Brown, David Nance | |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell loses the dribble to Edwin Spradley | 12-12 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | James Dougherty misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 09:00 | Syracuse | James Carroll grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Jonathan Boucher steals the ball from Thomas Moore | 12-12 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher hits the finger roll | 14-12 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Edwin Spradley is called for the reach on James Carroll - foul #1 on Edwin Spradley, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Daniel Vickers (PF) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Brian Gibbs | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (PG), George Brown (SF) Darrell Lewis, Chris Mitchell | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Green - foul #2 on Howard Green, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Howard Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 07:50 | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) SG - George Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Vickers (fresh) C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ty Derenthal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - James Carroll (fresh) C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Nance (C) Robert Bates | |
| 07:24 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:24 | Syracuse | David Nance grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Brown | 14-17 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from George Rowe and he's fouled by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), Brian Gibbs (PF), Daniel Post (C) Gary Manley, Daniel Vickers, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), Chris Mitchell (PF) Ty Derenthal, George Brown | |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Edwin Spradley makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Darrell Lewis | 17-20 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SF) Edwin Spradley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (SG), Robert Bates (C) Thomas Moore, David Nance | |
| 05:23 | Syracuse | Brian Gibbs steps in front of the Darrell Lewis pass | 17-20 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Mitchell - foul #2 on Chris Mitchell, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Boucher (SG), George Dubovsky (C) George Rowe, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (SG), David Nance (PF) Ty Derenthal, Chris Mitchell | |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Brian Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 04:57 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to David Nance | 17-20 |
| 04:43 | Syracuse | Thomas Moore evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Lewis | 17-23 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Dubovsky, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Jonathan Boucher is called for the reach on David Nance - foul #1 on Jonathan Boucher, team foul #7 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ty Derenthal (PG) Darrell Lewis | |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | David Nance misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Dubovsky | 17-23 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Howard Green is whistled for traveling | 17-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Howard Green | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), Lee Westmoreland (SF), Chris Mitchell (PF) Ty Derenthal, James Carroll, David Nance | |
| 03:29 | Syracuse | Robert Bates is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chris Mitchell | 17-26 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) SG - Jonathan Boucher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edwin Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Thomas Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) PF - Chris Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Robert Bates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Pitt | George Brown takes the ball from Edwin Spradley | 17-26 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | George Brown misses long on a turnaround from close range | 17-26 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edwin Spradley | 17-26 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | George Dubovsky scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 19-26 |
| 01:51 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Green (PG), George Rowe (SG), Gary Manley (SF), Daniel Vickers (PF), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Jonathan Boucher, Edwin Spradley, Brian Gibbs, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis (PG), David Nance (C) Thomas Moore, Robert Bates | |
| 01:24 | Pitt | George Brown picks off the pass by Daniel Post | 19-26 |
| 01:11 | Syracuse | David Nance is wide open but clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 19-26 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Daniel Post snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Howard Green knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | Chris Mitchell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Darrell Lewis | 22-29 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | George Rowe misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Nance - foul #1 on David Nance, team foul #8 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edwin Spradley (SF), Brian Gibbs (PF), George Dubovsky (C) Gary Manley, Daniel Vickers, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Moore (SG), James Carroll (PF) George Brown, Chris Mitchell | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Darrell Lewis hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 24-29 |