| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Cruz Whitley picks off the pass by Cary Marshall | 24-29 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Hayes | 26-29 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 18:54 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | William Cupples hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Keith Hayes | 28-29 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Robert Norwood knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Colucci | 28-32 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Robert Norwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-32 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Norwood | 28-32 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-32 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Cary Marshall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Cary Marshall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Cary Marshall, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (PF) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Keith Hayes, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Alfredo Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John James (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - Vladimir Zieglen (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cupples (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SF - Kong Ming (fresh) PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) C - Richard Holland (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Alfredo Gallo | 30-32 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Richard Holland clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Cupples - foul #3 on William Cupples, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | John James hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-34 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to William Cupples | 30-34 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 30-34 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Manuel Barker snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on William Cupples - foul #4 on William Cupples, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), Cruz Whitley (SG), Keith Hayes (SF), David Gimenez (PF) Alfredo Gallo, John James, Tony Levine, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-35 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Kong Ming is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Robert Norwood scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Brandon Chitty | 35-38 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley connects on the floater from close range | 37-38 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 11:56 | Rutgers | David Gimenez snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Gimenez (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cruz Whitley | 40-38 |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Michael Colucci's floater is tipped away by Vladimir Zieglen | 40-38 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 11:14 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Chitty | 43-38 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-38 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it but misses | 43-38 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley and he's fouled by Robert Norwood - foul #1 on Robert Norwood, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (C) Brandon Chitty, Cruz Whitley, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Kong Ming drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 46-40 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Richard Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG) Alfredo Gallo | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Radomil Polakowski is called for the reach on Brandon Chitty - foul #1 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Chitty | 49-40 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Chitty - foul #3 on Brandon Chitty, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG) Radomil Polakowski | |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Richard Holland hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 49-40 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | David Gimenez gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Manuel Barker steals it from Tony Levine | 49-40 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Manuel Barker banks in the layup | 49-42 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | David Gimenez drills a shot from the baseline set up by John James and he's fouled by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG), William Cupples (C) John James, Keith Hayes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | David Gimenez makes the free throw | 52-42 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Kong Ming is fouled on the floor by Tony Levine - foul #2 on Tony Levine, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cruz Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - William Cupples (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler misses the shot in the lane | 52-42 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | David Gimenez grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Cary Marshall - foul #2 on Cary Marshall, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Hayes (SF), Vladimir Zieglen (PF) Tony Levine, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | William Cupples grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cruz Whitley | 55-42 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | William Cupples is called for the reach on Radomil Polakowski - foul #5 on William Cupples, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John James (SG), David Gimenez (PF) Brandon Chitty, William Cupples | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Gimenez - foul #2 on David Gimenez, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Kong Ming (SF), Richard Holland (C) Radomil Polakowski, Peter Witt, Ronnie Butler | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kong Ming - foul #3 on Kong Ming, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), Tony Levine (C) Cruz Whitley, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG) Robert Norwood | |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Richard Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty (PG), David Gimenez (PF) Alfredo Gallo, Keith Hayes | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci's pass is intercepted by David Gimenez | 57-44 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | David Gimenez comes up short on the shot in the lane | 57-44 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Manuel Barker | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Michael Colucci scores on a runner from close range set up by Cary Marshall | 57-46 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Levine | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brandon Chitty (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John James (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tony Levine (fresh) PF - David Gimenez (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Vladimir Zieglen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Holland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Richard Holland tips it in | 59-48 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley (SG), Keith Hayes (SF) John James, Vladimir Zieglen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Richard Holland | |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Gimenez | 62-48 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Robert Norwood scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Cary Marshall | 62-51 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Brandon Chitty is blocked by Ronnie Butler | 62-51 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Witt | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Michael Colucci scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:08 | Rutgers | Cary Marshall takes the ball from Brandon Chitty | 62-53 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Cruz Whitley gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes is fouled on the floor by Peter Witt - foul #3 on Peter Witt, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vladimir Zieglen (C) Tony Levine | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Keith Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the lay-in | 64-53 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | David Gimenez pulls down the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Cary Marshall - foul #3 on Cary Marshall, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo (PG), John James (SG), Tony Levine (SF) Cruz Whitley, Keith Hayes, David Gimenez | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Chitty makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Alfredo Gallo picks off the pass by Manuel Barker | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Alfredo Gallo runs out the clock | 66-53 |