| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Barth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Arlie Barth inbounds the ball | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge is fouled on the floor by Randall Hooker - foul #2 on Randall Hooker, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Arlie Barth clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-46 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | Arlie Barth loses the dribble to Randall Hooker | 34-46 |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Richard Paquin loses the dribble to Randall Hooker | 34-46 |
| 18:08 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Lee Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge is hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #3 on Randall Hooker, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Arlie Barth | |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Wenskoski | 37-46 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Andy Roache - foul #1 on Andy Roache, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), David Ervin (PF) Andy Roache, James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith clanks a shot from the right side | 37-47 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat is fouled on the floor by William Carbone - foul #1 on William Carbone, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG), Bobby Young (SF) Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Richard Paquin, Lee Phillips | |
| 16:37 | Pitt | William Carbone denies the turnaround by Kenneth Briggs | 37-47 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | William Carbone gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:31 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Young | 40-47 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | William Carbone blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Briggs | 40-47 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat tips it back up and in | 40-49 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Bobby Young connects on the floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Young (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Ervin (fresh) C - William Carbone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Dahmen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | David Ervin steals the ball from James Moore | 42-49 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | James Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Sherman Wheat | 42-52 |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Bobby Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Robert Herman, Rudolph Perry, Bobby Young, David Ervin, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Arlie Barth (SF), Lee Phillips (PF) James Moore, Sherman Wheat, Jim Degeorge | |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Paquin and he's hacked by James Wenskoski - foul #3 on James Wenskoski, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses the free throw | 42-54 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wenskoski | 42-54 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the fadeaway in the paint | 44-54 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Lee Phillips is fouled on the floor by James Wenskoski - foul #4 on James Wenskoski, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (PF) James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Jim Degeorge (C) Orlando Dahmen, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Maurice Keith steals it from Jim Degeorge | 44-54 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Bobby Young drills a 3 from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Heath Suggs - foul #1 on Heath Suggs, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), David Ervin (PF) Andy Roache, Bobby Young | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | David Ervin buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Herman | 49-55 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Lee Phillips scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Paquin | 49-57 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by David Ervin is blocked by Lee Phillips | 49-57 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | David Ervin tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge tips it but misses | 51-57 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Lee Phillips pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Richard Paquin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 51-57 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | David Ervin gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Herman | 53-57 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Lee Phillips tips it home | 53-59 |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is hacked by Jim Degeorge - foul #1 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #1 | 53-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Rudolph Perry (SG), Bobby Young (PF), William Carbone (C) Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, David Ervin, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Orlando Dahmen (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Richard Paquin, Daniel Plummer, Arlie Barth, Jim Degeorge | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Herman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bobby Young (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Carbone (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orlando Dahmen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Bobby Young scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rudolph Perry | 55-59 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | James Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Briggs | 55-62 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Robert Herman is hacked by Orlando Dahmen - foul #1 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #2 | 55-62 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Sherman Wheat is called for the reach on Robert Herman - foul #2 on Sherman Wheat, team foul #3 | 55-62 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-62 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | William Carbone pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Robert Herman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Rudolph Perry is called for the reach on Orlando Dahmen - foul #1 on Rudolph Perry, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), David Ervin (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Andy Roache, Robert Herman, Bobby Young, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Jim Degeorge (C) James Moore, Lee Phillips | |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-64 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs connects on the shot from close range | 55-66 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | David Ervin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat grabs the board | 55-66 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Richard Paquin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Degeorge | 55-69 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Richard Paquin drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Sherman Wheat and he's fouled by Maurice Keith - foul #3 on Maurice Keith, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG) Rudolph Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Lee Phillips (PF) Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Richard Paquin makes the free throw | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker is whistled for traveling | 55-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SF) Maurice Keith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SF) James Moore | |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Arlie Barth buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Paquin | 55-74 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Andy Roache misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arlie Barth - foul #1 on Arlie Barth, team foul #4 | 55-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bobby Young (PF), William Carbone (C) David Ervin, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) Orlando Dahmen | |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Andy Roache misses the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Andy Roache makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-74 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer can't tip it in | 56-74 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge gets the offensive rebound | 56-74 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer's pass is intercepted by Robert Herman | 56-74 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Herman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bobby Young (fresh) 8 pts. C - William Carbone (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arlie Barth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Degeorge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Robert Herman makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 59-74 |
| 06:44 | Pitt | Richard Paquin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Arlie Barth | 59-77 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Bobby Young scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Andy Roache | 62-77 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Bobby Young takes the ball from Daniel Plummer | 62-77 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-77 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Richard Paquin pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Richard Paquin hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Plummer | 62-79 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Andy Roache, Heath Suggs, Bobby Young, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Pitt | Orlando Dahmen (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Kenneth Briggs (PF) Daniel Plummer, Arlie Barth, Lee Phillips | |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Orlando Dahmen is called for the reach on Rudolph Perry - foul #2 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #5 | 62-79 |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith is hacked by Jim Degeorge - foul #2 on Jim Degeorge, team foul #6 | 62-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Lee Phillips (PF) Richard Paquin, Jim Degeorge | |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wenskoski and he's hacked by Orlando Dahmen - foul #3 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #7 | 64-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG) Rudolph Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith makes the free throw | 65-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | James Wenskoski is called for the reach on Kenneth Briggs - foul #5 on James Wenskoski, team foul #10 | 65-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Ervin (PF) James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat snags the offensive board | 65-80 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs is hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #4 on Randall Hooker, team foul #11 | 65-80 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG) James Moore | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Ervin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 14 pts. 9 ast. SG - Orlando Dahmen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherman Wheat (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 67-81 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat is called for traveling | 67-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (PG) Robert Herman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arlie Barth (SF), Jim Degeorge (C) Sherman Wheat, Kenneth Briggs | |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG) Rudolph Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Briggs (PF) Lee Phillips | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs is hacked by Orlando Dahmen - foul #4 on Orlando Dahmen, team foul #8 | 67-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Bobby Young (SF), William Carbone (C) Andy Roache, Maurice Keith, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Arlie Barth misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Bobby Young - foul #2 on Bobby Young, team foul #12 | 69-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG) Heath Suggs | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Arlie Barth makes the 2nd free throw | 69-83 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 69-83 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Arlie Barth grabs the board | 69-83 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge misses short on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Rudolph Perry - foul #2 on Rudolph Perry, team foul #13 | 69-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Phillips (PF) Kenneth Briggs | |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 1st free throw | 69-84 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 69-85 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-85 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | David Ervin gets the offensive rebound | 69-85 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | David Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-85 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses short on a runner near the basket | 69-85 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Jim Degeorge snags the offensive board | 69-85 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Robert Herman steals it from Lee Phillips | 69-85 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Robert Herman clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-85 |