| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewey Carrier (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Duerr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) SG - George Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy inbounds the ball | 39-23 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Joshua Burke blocks the short jumper by George Rowe | 39-23 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Eric Thomas tips it back up and in | 39-25 |
| 19:17 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-25 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Gary Manley grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is whistled for a carry | 39-25 |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Eric Thomas misses the tip | 39-25 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 39-25 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-25 |
| 17:44 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 17:16 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (PF) Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Julius Vance's pass is intercepted by Daniel Ebbert | 39-25 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Ebbert | 41-25 |
| 16:28 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | George Rowe can't tip it in | 41-25 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-25 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Henry Vincent pulls down the rebound | 41-25 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Ross (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Blackburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Julius Vance | 41-27 |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-27 |
| 15:04 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dewey Carrier | 44-27 |
| 14:27 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mathew Meltzer | 44-29 |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | William Duerr pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-29 |
| 14:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert tips it in | 46-29 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Benjamin Ross picks off the pass by Joshua Hardman | 46-29 |
| 13:18 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke travels with the ball | 46-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Henry Vincent (PF) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Merle Dickson | |
| 12:56 | Pitt | George Rowe is hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #2 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #1 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SF) William Duerr | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Eric Thomas | |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Henry Vincent loses the dribble to Lee Westmoreland | 46-29 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits the finger roll | 48-29 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | George Rowe hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Mealy | 48-31 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | John Blackburn is hacked by Edward Yanofsky - foul #3 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (SG), David Nance (PF) Dewey Carrier, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF) Henry Vincent | |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-31 |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Merle Dickson snags the defensive board | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Daniel Ebbert is called for the reach on Julius Vance - foul #2 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) George Brown, David Nance | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 48-31 |
| 10:58 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-31 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 48-31 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Mealy | 48-33 |
| 10:13 | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland hits a jumper from the left side | 50-33 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Benjamin Ross | 52-35 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by William Duerr - foul #2 on William Duerr, team foul #3 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG), Joshua Burke (PF) Daniel Ebbert, Lee Westmoreland, John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Henry Vincent (PF) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Merle Dickson | |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:59 | Syracuse | George Brown misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy banks in the layup | 52-39 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Eric Thomas - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Lee Westmoreland (SF) George Brown, William Duerr | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Joshua Hardman, Kenneth Mealy, Eric Thomas | |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:14 | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | George Rowe misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Ebbert - foul #3 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Blackburn (C) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Julius Vance | |
| 07:58 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 07:42 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is hacked by Gary Manley - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Westmoreland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF) Henry Vincent | |
| 06:57 | Pitt | George Rowe is denied on a layup by Joshua Burke | 53-40 |
| 06:55 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 06:49 | Syracuse | John Blackburn hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Westmoreland | 55-40 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | George Rowe connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 06:04 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Duerr (SF), Benjamin Ross (PF) Lee Westmoreland, Joshua Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Eric Thomas (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Julius Vance | 55-45 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Eric Thomas picks off the pass by William Duerr | 55-45 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Merle Dickson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Eric Thomas tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 04:34 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Daniel Ebbert | 55-45 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Joshua Burke (PF) Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer | |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Manley | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Syracuse | George Rowe takes the ball from William Duerr | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Ebbert (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dewey Carrier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Duerr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Daniel Ebbert is called for the reach on Gary Manley - foul #4 on Daniel Ebbert, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (PF) Merle Dickson | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | George Rowe can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dewey Carrier - foul #3 on Dewey Carrier, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Benjamin Ross (C) John Blackburn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:07 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-48 |
| 03:06 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Eric Thomas swats the layup by Benjamin Ross | 55-48 |
| 02:38 | Syracuse | Joshua Burke grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Westmoreland (SG) Dewey Carrier | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Gary Manley is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Ross - foul #2 on Benjamin Ross, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Brown (PG), John Blackburn (C) Daniel Ebbert, Benjamin Ross | |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky (C) Eric Thomas | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Yanofsky | 55-48 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Joshua Burke steals it from Edward Yanofsky | 55-48 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert (PG), Dewey Carrier (SG) George Brown, Lee Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 01:21 | Syracuse | William Duerr scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dewey Carrier out of a doubleteam | 58-48 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | William Duerr is called for the reach on Gary Manley - foul #3 on William Duerr, team foul #8 | 58-48 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:56 | Syracuse | John Blackburn is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Manley - foul #3 on Gary Manley, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | William Duerr is hacked by Gary Manley - foul #4 on Gary Manley, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| 00:52 | Syracuse | Gary Manley is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier - foul #5 on Gary Manley, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | George Rowe is called for the reach on Dewey Carrier - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Joshua Burke blocks the short jumper by George Rowe | 60-50 |
| 00:41 | Syracuse | Dewey Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | George Rowe is called for the reach on William Duerr - foul #2 on George Rowe, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| 00:19 | Syracuse | William Duerr misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Merle Dickson pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Mealy is blocked by Joshua Burke | 60-50 |
| 00:10 | Syracuse | John Blackburn grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Ebbert runs out the clock | 60-50 |