| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) SG - William McEnery (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - David May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) SG - Richard Paquin (fresh) SF - Jack Velasco (fresh) PF - Lee Phillips (fresh) C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (0) | |
| 19:45 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Phillips | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Watkins steals the ball from Jim Degeorge | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | David May misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jim Degeorge - foul #1 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | David May makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:09 | Marquette | David May makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Lee Phillips buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Richard Paquin | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Marquette | William McEnery misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Lee Phillips hits a shot from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley is fouled on the floor by Jim Degeorge - foul #2 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs (C) Jim Degeorge | |
| 17:59 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Edwin Bradley takes the ball from Richard Paquin | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Marquette | William McEnery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Lee Phillips grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Moore | 2-6 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | William McEnery travels with the ball | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Aaron Beyers (SF), Larry Caraballo (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Joshua Watkins, William McEnery, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley, David May | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF) James Moore, Jack Velasco | |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Richard Paquin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo is hacked by Kenneth Briggs - foul #1 on Kenneth Briggs, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG) Richard Paquin | |
| 16:05 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo buries a jumpshot from the left side | 4-6 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Lee Phillips can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Caraballo - foul #1 on Larry Caraballo, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (SG) James Moore | |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Aaron Beyers (fresh) PF - Larry Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) SG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) PF - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Marquette | Lee Phillips steps in front of the Larry Caraballo pass | 4-8 |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Larry Caraballo steals it from Kenneth Briggs | 4-8 |
| 15:02 | Marquette | Tony Rosso misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:00 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero tips it home | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Richard Paquin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Briggs | 6-11 |
| 14:32 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo makes the jump hook from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs is hacked by Edmond Cordero - foul #1 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), William McEnery (SG), Edwin Bradley (PF), David May (C) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Larry Caraballo, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Jack Velasco (SF) Richard Paquin, Lee Phillips | |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-11 |
| 13:54 | Marquette | David May pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:50 | Marquette | William McEnery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Michael Morais (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Aaron Beyers, Edwin Bradley, David May | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Jeffrey Watkins steals it from Kenneth Briggs | 8-11 |
| 13:09 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | James Moore hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 11-11 |
| 12:54 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-11 |
| 12:30 | Marquette | William McEnery gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jack Velasco - foul #1 on Jack Velasco, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Bradley (PF), David May (C) Michael Morais, Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (SG), Lee Phillips (PF) James Moore, Jack Velasco | |
| 12:23 | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Joshua Watkins steals the ball from Lee Phillips | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Marquette | William McEnery makes the 3 from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William McEnery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - David May (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (tiring) PF - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (tiring) | |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Edwin Bradley - foul #1 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Aaron Beyers (SF), Larry Caraballo (PF) Joshua Watkins, William McEnery, Jeffrey Watkins, Edwin Bradley | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Jack Velasco (SF) Daniel Plummer, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Lee Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | David May jams it and the foul's on Sherman Wheat - foul #1 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Edwin Bradley (PF) Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs (C) Lee Phillips | |
| 10:47 | Marquette | David May misses the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:47 | Marquette | Aaron Beyers gets the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:37 | Marquette | David May misses short on a jumper in the paint | 19-12 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Richard Paquin drills a fadeaway from the left side | 19-14 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edwin Bradley, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), William McEnery (SG), Larry Caraballo (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Edwin Bradley, David May | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (PG), Lee Phillips (PF) James Moore, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Edmond Cordero is called for the reach on Lee Phillips - foul #2 on Edmond Cordero, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Morais (C) Edmond Cordero | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG) Richard Paquin | |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Plummer and he's hacked by Michael Morais - foul #1 on Michael Morais, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Michael Morais | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (SG), Kenneth Briggs (C) James Moore, Jack Velasco | |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | David May's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Phillips | 19-17 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Briggs | 19-17 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Michael Morais (C) Aaron Beyers, David May | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Jack Velasco (SF) Daniel Plummer, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 08:31 | Marquette | William McEnery can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Michael Morais tips it home | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on William McEnery - foul #1 on William McEnery, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Aaron Beyers (SF), David May (C) Joshua Watkins, William McEnery, Jeffrey Watkins, Michael Morais | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Kenneth Briggs (C) Richard Paquin, Jack Velasco | |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs grabs the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat makes the turnaround from close range | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | Marquette | Daniel Plummer steps in front of the Kevin Alfano pass | 21-19 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Lee Phillips can't finish the layup | 21-19 |
| 07:00 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo grabs the board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Tony Rosso (fresh) SG - Kevin Alfano (fresh) SF - Aaron Beyers (fresh) PF - Larry Caraballo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David May (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 06:35 | Marquette | Tony Rosso clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs is fouled on the floor by David May - foul #1 on David May, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), William McEnery (SG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF), Michael Morais (PF) Tony Rosso, Kevin Alfano, Aaron Beyers, Larry Caraballo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (SG), Jack Velasco (SF) James Moore, Sherman Wheat | |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:10 | Marquette | David May grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 05:53 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins is hacked by Kenneth Briggs - foul #2 on Kenneth Briggs, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (C) Kenneth Briggs | |
| 05:39 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins double dribbles | 21-20 |
| Subs | Marquette | Larry Caraballo (PF) David May | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat drills a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Morais - foul #2 on Michael Morais, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Marquette | David May (C) Michael Morais | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG) Daniel Plummer | |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:58 | Marquette | Larry Caraballo double dribbles | 21-23 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Lee Phillips tips it back up and in | 21-25 |
| 04:15 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Lee Phillips pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat's pass is intercepted by Joshua Watkins | 21-25 |
| 03:46 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins banks in the layup | 23-25 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William McEnery - foul #2 on William McEnery, team foul #10 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Marquette | Aaron Beyers (SF), Edwin Bradley (PF), Edmond Cordero (C) Jeffrey Watkins, Larry Caraballo, David May | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (PG), Kenneth Briggs (PF), Jim Degeorge (C) James Moore, Lee Phillips, Sherman Wheat | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins is hacked by Daniel Plummer - foul #1 on Daniel Plummer, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 03:17 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Richard Paquin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer hits the follow up shot | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Joshua Watkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - William McEnery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Beyers (fresh) PF - Edwin Bradley (fresh) C - Edmond Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel Plummer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Velasco (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Briggs (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) | |
| 02:31 | Marquette | William McEnery is hacked by Richard Paquin - foul #1 on Richard Paquin, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Marquette | Tony Rosso (PG), Jeffrey Watkins (SF) Joshua Watkins, Aaron Beyers | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:31 | Marquette | William McEnery misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs slams it home on a nice dish by Jack Velasco | 25-31 |
| 01:48 | Marquette | Edwin Bradley throws it down on a nice dish by Jeffrey Watkins | 27-31 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | Marquette | Joshua Watkins (PG), Kevin Alfano (SG), Aaron Beyers (SF) Tony Rosso, William McEnery, Jeffrey Watkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Sherman Wheat (SF) Daniel Plummer, Jack Velasco | |
| 01:39 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses badly on a shot in the paint | 27-31 |
| 01:14 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 00:57 | Marquette | Edmond Cordero scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-31 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Edmond Cordero denies the turnaround by Sherman Wheat | 29-31 |
| 00:32 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Edwin Bradley | 29-31 |
| 00:24 | Marquette | Joshua Watkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Degeorge | 29-31 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Briggs is blocked by Aaron Beyers | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Kevin Alfano hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-31 |