| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fresh) 3 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dock (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Hugh Shinault - foul #1 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:51 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Leon Collins | 33-31 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Brian Edward loses the dribble to Leon Collins | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Brian Edward picks off the pass by Heriberto Marino | 33-31 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Oliver Hamlin steps in front of the Brian Edward pass | 33-31 |
| 17:35 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it in | 35-31 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the jumpshot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 16:53 | Syracuse | Leon Collins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Oliver Hamlin, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SF), John Bailey (PF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Kenneth Nicholson, Hugh Shinault | |
| 16:28 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Eric Greening - foul #4 on Eric Greening, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG) Eric Greening | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF) Brian Edward | |
| 16:28 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:28 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Reese out of a doubleteam | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) SF - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw blows the dunk | 37-35 |
| 15:44 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Patrick Reese | 37-35 |
| 15:40 | Syracuse | Leon Collins makes the contested 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Sneed | 40-35 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 15:19 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leon Collins and the foul's on John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Leon Collins, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Hugh Shinault (C) Steven Dock, John Bailey, Bruce Bouley | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault jams it on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw and he's hacked by Heriberto Marino - foul #3 on Heriberto Marino, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG) Dwayne Brooks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Dock - foul #3 on Steven Dock, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:43 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the dunk | 43-38 |
| 13:21 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Leon Collins | 45-38 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 12:34 | Syracuse | Leon Collins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Sneed (PF) Leon Collins, Jeffrey Hipple, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Hugh Shinault | |
| 11:48 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin misses the lay-in | 45-40 |
| 11:46 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Eric Greening (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Sneed (fresh) 10 pts. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Orner (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Orner | 47-43 |
| 11:07 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Heriberto Marino | 49-43 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 10:55 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Matthew Orner - foul #2 on Matthew Orner, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Oliver Hamlin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF), Hugh Shinault (C) Brian Edward, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Greening | 51-43 |
| 09:47 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Eric Sneed | 53-43 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the jump hook from the right block | 53-45 |
| 09:19 | Syracuse | Eric Greening throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF), Jeffrey Hipple (C) Dwayne Brooks, Eric Sneed, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG) Matthew Orner | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault throws it down | 53-47 |
| 08:33 | Syracuse | Oliver Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 53-47 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 53-47 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-47 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 53-49 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Bruce Bouley steps in front of the Eric Greening pass | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Greening (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Oliver Hamlin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Patrick Reese swats the dunk try by Hugh Shinault | 53-49 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley tips it in | 53-51 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | Jeffrey Hipple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks (SG), Eric Sneed (SF), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Oliver Hamlin, Patrick Reese | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Brian Edward, Hugh Shinault | |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is hacked by Leon Collins - foul #3 on Leon Collins, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-51 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw tips it in | 53-53 |
| 06:08 | Syracuse | Matthew Orner is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #3 on Matthew Orner, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG) Steven Dock | |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino travels with the ball | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Hipple - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hipple, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Patrick Reese (PF) Jeffrey Hipple | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 05:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eric Sneed | 53-53 |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 04:45 | Syracuse | Patrick Reese tips it home | 55-53 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Brian Edward steals it from Leon Collins | 55-53 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Brian Edward lays it in | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Leon Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwayne Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Sneed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Heriberto Marino (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Orner (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Syracuse | Eric Sneed misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 55-55 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 03:13 | Syracuse | Leon Collins pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:57 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks loses the dribble to Matthew Orner | 55-55 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eric Greening (PG), Oliver Hamlin (SF) Leon Collins, Heriberto Marino | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF), Hugh Shinault (C) Jesse Harshaw, Bruce Bouley | |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Matthew Orner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Leon Collins (PG), Heriberto Marino (C) Eric Greening, Eric Sneed | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino hits a wide open turnaround from close range set up by Leon Collins | 57-55 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is whistled for a carry | 57-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG) Matthew Orner | |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Steven Dock steals it from Heriberto Marino | 57-55 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw | 57-57 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Jesse Harshaw is called for the reach on Dwayne Brooks - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:39 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Syracuse | Heriberto Marino's layup is rejected by Hugh Shinault | 59-60 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is hacked by Dwayne Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Dwayne Brooks is called for the reach on Jesse Harshaw - foul #4 on Dwayne Brooks, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Dwayne Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Heriberto Marino | 59-62 |