| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Greene (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Robert Manly blows the layup | 24-30 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses the tip | 24-30 |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | George Rowe connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Merle Dickson | 24-32 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-32 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Pauly Chambers picks off the pass by Gary Manley | 24-32 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | Kenneth Mealy blocks the short jumper by Dikembe Abdulla | 24-32 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | George Rowe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | David Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Coughlin and he's hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| 18:00 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Gary Manley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:30 | Rutgers | David Greene grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Robert Manly scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Albert Coughlin out of a doubleteam | 29-32 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 29-34 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | David Greene's pass is intercepted by Gary Manley | 29-34 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Manley | 29-36 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | David Greene misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Merle Dickson | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Coughlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Merle Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Pitt | George Rowe connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Mealy | 29-38 |
| 14:58 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Gary Manley grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 14:37 | Pitt | George Rowe is hacked by Albert Coughlin - foul #3 on Albert Coughlin, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), James Savage (SF), Francis Franson (PF) Pauly Chambers, Albert Coughlin, Robert Manly, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Henry Vincent tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | James Savage clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Julius Vance gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Henry Vincent is fouled on the floor by David Greene - foul #3 on David Greene, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG) Collin Leavens | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Julius Vance grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman hits a fadeaway from the left side | 29-42 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | David Greene clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Yanofsky - foul #1 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin (SG), Robert Manly (SF), Dikembe Abdulla (PF) Donald Duncan, James Savage, Francis Franson | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF) Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer | |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | David Greene makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 12:38 | Rutgers | David Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Henry Vincent buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Rowe | 30-44 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Robert Manly comes up short on the runner from the left block | 30-44 |
| 11:47 | Rutgers | Robert Manly tips it but misses | 30-44 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Pauly Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Coughlin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Manly (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Greene (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Pitt | David Greene is called for the reach on Kenneth Mealy - foul #4 on David Greene, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Francis Franson (C) David Greene | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-44 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | Francis Franson snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Julius Vance | |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Gary Manley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Coughlin and he's fouled by George Rowe - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #3 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Savage (C) Albert Coughlin | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla makes the free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Robert Manly swats the short shot by Merle Dickson | 33-47 |
| 10:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Manly | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Robert Manly blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #4 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG) Pauly Chambers, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) Kenneth Mealy | |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Robert Manly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Donald Duncan is called for the reach on Merle Dickson - foul #1 on Donald Duncan, team foul #4 | 35-47 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to George Rowe | 35-47 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the lay-in | 35-47 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Francis Franson grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Collin Leavens | 38-47 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Gary Manley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Manly | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Manly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Savage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Merle Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan is hacked by Eric Thomas - foul #1 on Eric Thomas, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers (PG), Albert Coughlin (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (PF), David Greene (C) Collin Leavens, Robert Manly, Francis Franson, James Savage | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Mathew Meltzer, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-50 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 07:07 | Pitt | Pauly Chambers takes the ball from Joshua Hardman | 38-50 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Pauly Chambers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy lays it in on a great pass from Julius Vance | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Manly (SF), Francis Franson (C) Donald Duncan, David Greene | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| 05:38 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Francis Franson - foul #3 on Francis Franson, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eric Thomas (C) Edward Yanofsky | |
| 05:38 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Eric Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF) Henry Vincent | |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | Francis Franson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 05:00 | Rutgers | Albert Coughlin tips it home | 40-53 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | George Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy tips it in | 40-55 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Julius Vance steals the ball from Pauly Chambers in the backcourt | 40-55 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Julius Vance is hacked by Pauly Chambers - foul #2 on Pauly Chambers, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Collin Leavens (PG), Donald Duncan (SG), James Savage (C) Pauly Chambers, Albert Coughlin, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Julius Vance | |
| 04:04 | Pitt | George Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Greene (C) Robert Manly | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) Kenneth Mealy | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Francis Franson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Gary Manley is hacked by Collin Leavens - foul #1 on Collin Leavens, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:30 | Rutgers | Francis Franson pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Collin Leavens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Duncan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Savage (fresh) PF - Francis Franson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Greene (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | James Savage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Gary Manley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by George Rowe | 40-58 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Henry Vincent takes the ball from Donald Duncan | 40-58 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Vincent and he's fouled by David Greene - foul #5 on David Greene, team foul #8 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla (PF) David Greene | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF) George Rowe, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 01:55 | Rutgers | James Savage can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 40-61 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Francis Franson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Gary Manley drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Mealy and the foul's on Francis Franson - foul #4 on Francis Franson, team foul #9 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Eric Thomas (C) Joshua Hardman, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the free throw | 40-64 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | James Savage is fouled on the floor by Gary Manley - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #6 | 40-64 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | James Savage clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-64 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Franson | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 40-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 40-64 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Dikembe Abdulla gets the rebound | 40-64 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Donald Duncan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulla | 40-64 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens is fouled on the floor by George Rowe - foul #2 on George Rowe, team foul #7 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hallenbeck (PG) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Collin Leavens misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Gary Manley runs out the clock | 41-64 |