| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Brodie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Garza (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a driving attempt near the basket | 33-36 |
| 19:23 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-36 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't tip it in | 33-36 |
| 18:58 | Providence | Xavier Garza grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:33 | Providence | Kevin Lane is called for traveling | 33-36 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:03 | Providence | Xavier Garza grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 17:51 | Providence | Xavier Garza throws it down and he's fouled by Terry O'Harra - foul #2 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Miguel Ayala - foul #1 on Miguel Ayala, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Billy Brodie, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-38 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala tips it home | 37-40 |
| 16:20 | Providence | Curtis Hardin is hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SG), James Beaton (SF) Kevin Lane, Jeffrey Brendle | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 15:57 | Providence | James Beaton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Hinton | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Beaton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hinton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls is hacked by James Beaton - foul #1 on James Beaton, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (PF) Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:37 | Providence | The rebound goes to James Beaton | 37-40 |
| 15:31 | Providence | Billy Brodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (C) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lee Walls | 37-43 |
| 15:13 | Providence | Raymond Miller hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Xavier Garza and he's hacked by John Hinton - foul #2 on John Hinton, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SG), Jeffrey Brendle (SF) Earl Nichols, James Beaton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) William Pegues | |
| 15:13 | Providence | Raymond Miller makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Hinton | 40-46 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Raymond Miller | 42-46 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the easy layup | 42-46 |
| 14:10 | Providence | Raymond Miller gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:04 | Providence | Raymond Miller evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Billy Brodie | 44-46 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 44-49 |
| 13:13 | Providence | Xavier Garza can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 44-49 |
| 13:11 | Providence | Billy Brodie hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | William Macdonald scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Michael Alexander | 46-52 |
| 12:47 | Providence | Billy Brodie's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Bell | 46-52 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Alexander | 46-52 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is hacked by Billy Brodie - foul #1 on Billy Brodie, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SG), James Beaton (SF), Curtis Hardin (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Kevin Lane, Jeffrey Brendle, Billy Brodie, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), William Pegues (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell, John Hinton | |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 11:52 | Providence | Raymond Miller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Beaton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jean Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from Lee Walls and the foul's on Jean Nelson - foul #3 on Jean Nelson, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:30 | Providence | Raymond Miller scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Nichols | 48-57 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | William Pegues misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jean Nelson - foul #4 on Jean Nelson, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Providence | Xavier Garza (C) Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Lee Walls | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | William Pegues misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | William Pegues misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:19 | Providence | The rebound goes to Curtis Hardin | 48-57 |
| 11:13 | Providence | Xavier Garza connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Beaton | 50-57 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Michael Alexander drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-60 |
| 10:35 | Providence | Xavier Garza hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Raymond Miller | 52-60 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | William Pegues is fouled on the floor by Xavier Garza - foul #1 on Xavier Garza, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Providence | Kevin Lane (SG), Jeffrey Brendle (SF) Raymond Miller, Earl Nichols | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald | |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-60 |
| 10:12 | Providence | Curtis Hardin grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 10:05 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Xavier Garza | 54-60 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the finger roll and the foul's on Xavier Garza - foul #2 on Xavier Garza, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Billy Brodie (PF) James Beaton, Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) William Pegues | |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 54-63 |
| 09:33 | Providence | Raymond Miller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-63 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 54-63 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra grabs the offensive board | 54-63 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is fouled on the floor by Raymond Miller - foul #2 on Raymond Miller, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Hinton (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:52 | Providence | The rebound goes to Xavier Garza | 54-63 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| 08:28 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 08:28 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | Jim Bell's pass is intercepted by Billy Brodie | 56-63 |
| 07:52 | Providence | Raymond Miller is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the lane | 56-63 |
| 07:51 | Providence | Kevin Lane snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Brodie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Garza (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Providence | Xavier Garza misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Hinton - foul #3 on John Hinton, team foul #6 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (PG), Jean Nelson (PF) Raymond Miller, Billy Brodie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (SF) Lee Walls | |
| 07:33 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:33 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | William Macdonald tips it but misses | 58-63 |
| 07:12 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 07:06 | Providence | James Beaton loses the ball out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Earl Nichols (SG), Curtis Hardin (PF) Kevin Lane, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) Jim Bell | |
| 06:54 | Pitt | John Hinton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 06:53 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 06:45 | Providence | James Beaton misses short on a floater from the left block | 58-63 |
| 06:44 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:30 | Providence | James Beaton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF) William Macdonald, William Pegues | |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 58-63 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | John Hinton grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Curtis Hardin blocks the short jumper by Lee Walls | 58-63 |
| 05:54 | Providence | Jean Nelson gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 05:52 | Providence | James Beaton is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Beaton, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Providence | Raymond Miller (PG), Kevin Lane (SG), Billy Brodie (PF) Earl Nichols, Jeffrey Brendle, Curtis Hardin | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF), Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd, John Hinton | |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Lee Walls drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Pegues | 58-66 |
| 05:31 | Providence | Kevin Lane is open and scores on a shot from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Lane - foul #1 on Kevin Lane, team foul #9 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF) James Beaton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 05:02 | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:44 | Providence | Kevin Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-67 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Jim Bell clanks a shot in the paint | 63-67 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra tips it but misses | 63-67 |
| 04:20 | Providence | Jean Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 04:07 | Providence | Terry O'Harra is called for the reach on Kevin Lane - foul #3 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #7 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Kenneth Drozd (SF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Lee Walls, William Pegues | |
| 04:07 | Providence | Kevin Lane makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:07 | Providence | Kevin Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Kevin Lane is called for the reach on William Macdonald - foul #2 on Kevin Lane, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Providence | Curtis Hardin (PF), Xavier Garza (C) Billy Brodie, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Raymond Miller (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Lane (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jeffrey Brendle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Hardin (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Xavier Garza (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Providence | Raymond Miller comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-69 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 65-69 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | John Hinton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 03:16 | Providence | The rebound goes to Curtis Hardin | 65-69 |
| 02:59 | Providence | Michael Alexander picks off the pass by Xavier Garza | 65-69 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| Subs | Providence | Billy Brodie (PF), Jean Nelson (C) Curtis Hardin, Xavier Garza | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF) William Macdonald, John Hinton | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-69 |
| 02:33 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Billy Brodie misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Providence | James Beaton (SF) Jeffrey Brendle | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:07 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 02:07 | Providence | Billy Brodie makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Jean Nelson snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 01:53 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Providence | Jeffrey Brendle (SF), Xavier Garza (C) James Beaton, Jean Nelson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:33 | Providence | Billy Brodie buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Miller | 69-69 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-69 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Bell | 69-69 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 69-69 |
| 01:19 | Providence | Xavier Garza snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 01:10 | Providence | Lee Walls takes the ball from Billy Brodie | 69-69 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the finger roll set up by Lee Walls | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Xavier Garza is fouled on the floor by Lee Walls - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Xavier Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 71-73 |
| 00:13 | Providence | Kenneth Drozd blocks the jumper by Xavier Garza | 71-73 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Lee Walls is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Lane - foul #3 on Kevin Lane, team foul #11 | 71-73 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Billy Brodie gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-74 |
| 00:01 | Providence | Michael Alexander steals the ball from Jeffrey Brendle | 71-74 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Michael Alexander runs out the clock | 71-74 |