| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Rowe and the foul's on Robin Williams - foul #1 on Robin Williams, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Donald Depuy (PF) Stephen Kay, James Rollo | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 19:10 | St. John's | Ronald Spangler splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-39 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | George Rowe connects on the jumper from the left side | 28-39 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Donald Depuy clanks a shot from the left side | 28-39 |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Eric Thomas snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy can't connect on a floater from the left side | 28-39 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | George Rowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Manley | 30-39 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | Robert Christian double dribbles | 30-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), James Rollo (PF) Ronald Spangler, George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the floater from close range | 30-39 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | George Rowe is hacked by Robert Christian - foul #3 on Robert Christian, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SG), Robin Williams (C) Robert Christian, Donald Depuy | |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Ariel Rizzo denies the turnaround by George Rowe | 30-39 |
| 16:14 | St. John's | James Rollo gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 15:51 | St. John's | Stephen Kay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 15:49 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Robin Williams | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Smathers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | James Rollo clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Henry Vincent - foul #1 on Henry Vincent, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, George Rowe, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), Donald Depuy (C) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 15:34 | St. John's | James Rollo misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | James Rollo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy's pass is intercepted by Stephen Kay | 30-40 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Stephen Kay can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Manley - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy's floater is knocked away by George Smathers | 30-42 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | George Smathers gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:52 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-42 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 30-42 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Gary Manley | 32-42 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | George Smathers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 13:06 | St. John's | James Rollo snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 12:39 | St. John's | Stephen Kay splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-42 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to James Rollo | 32-42 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Merle Dickson pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 11:56 | St. John's | Robert Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Robin Williams banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Stephen Kay | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Smathers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Rollo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Robin Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Gary Manley and he's hacked by Robert Christian - foul #4 on Robert Christian, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), George Rowe (SG), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG), Ariel Rizzo (SF), Donald Depuy (PF) Robert Christian, George Smathers, James Rollo | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Henry Vincent takes the ball from Stephen Kay | 35-44 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Julius Vance is called for 10 seconds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Rollo (PF) Robin Williams | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Donald Depuy can't finish the layup | 35-44 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Donald Depuy is called for the reach on George Rowe - foul #1 on Donald Depuy, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Smathers (SF), Robin Williams (C) Ariel Rizzo, James Rollo | |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on George Rowe - foul #1 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Ronald Spangler | |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Henry Vincent can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 09:03 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 08:45 | St. John's | Robin Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Stephen Kay | 35-46 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Robin Williams steals it from Mathew Meltzer | 35-46 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by George Rowe - foul #3 on George Rowe, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, George Smathers, Robin Williams | |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:56 | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Merle Dickson | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Spangler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ariel Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Robert Christian is hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) George Rowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), George Smathers (SF) Ronald Spangler, Ariel Rizzo | |
| 06:46 | St. John's | George Smathers clanks a jump hook in the paint | 37-48 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Depuy - foul #2 on Donald Depuy, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy loses the ball out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (PG), James Rollo (PF) Stephen Kay, Donald Depuy | |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Robert Christian clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | George Rowe misses short on a floater near the basket | 39-48 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Eric Thomas hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 04:04 | St. John's | Robin Williams can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | George Smathers grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 03:40 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the shot from close range | 41-48 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Merle Dickson pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Eric Thomas double dribbles | 41-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | St. John's | Stephen Kay (PG), Donald Depuy (C) Ronald Spangler, Robin Williams | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Stephen Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Smathers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Rollo (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Depuy (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Donald Depuy misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Henry Vincent - foul #2 on Henry Vincent, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) James Rollo | |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 02:58 | St. John's | Donald Depuy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Gary Manley is fouled on the floor by Stephen Kay - foul #2 on Stephen Kay, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ariel Rizzo (SF) Robert Christian | |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Stephen Kay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Christian (SG), James Rollo (PF) Ariel Rizzo, Robin Williams | |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-50 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Eric Thomas hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Eric Thomas is called for the reach on George Smathers - foul #2 on Eric Thomas, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robin Williams (C) Donald Depuy | |
| 01:31 | St. John's | George Smathers's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Thomas | 45-50 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | George Rowe snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | George Rowe is called for a charge - foul #4 on George Rowe, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 00:43 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a great pass from George Smathers | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Robert Christian is called for the reach on George Rowe - foul #5 on Robert Christian, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Spangler (SG) Robert Christian | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | St. John's | Gary Manley is called for the reach on George Smathers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Manley, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | George Smathers makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:36 | St. John's | George Smathers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Gary Manley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the offensive board | 47-53 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Gary Manley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from George Rowe | 50-53 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Stephen Kay is hacked by Gary Manley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Manley, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Stephen Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Robin Williams snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by Gary Manley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Manley, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Robin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 00:07 | St. John's | Robin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams is hacked by George Rowe in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Rowe, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) George Rowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | Robin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Ronald Spangler is called for the reach on Joshua Hardman - foul #2 on Ronald Spangler, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |