| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | James Dewar inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 25-25 |
| 19:33 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 27-25 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Augustine Greco hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 27-25 |
| 19:05 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is denied on a layup by Dominic Yazzie | 27-25 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Michael Pennington buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Peterson | 27-28 |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski lays it up and in set up by Robert Taylor and he's fouled by Augustine Greco - foul #3 on Augustine Greco, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Chad Seidl (C) Michael Pennington, Augustine Greco | |
| 17:55 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Chad Seidl double dribbles | 30-28 |
| 17:23 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Jerome Somalski takes the ball from Dominic Yazzie | 30-28 |
| 16:46 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 16:29 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Taylor | 32-28 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Taylor - foul #3 on Robert Taylor, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 16:07 | Pitt | John Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Clifford Bryant (C) Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 15:40 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 32-28 |
| 15:38 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Wolak (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) PF - David Nock (fresh) C - Clifford Bryant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Chiong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Seidl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is whistled for traveling | 32-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | James Dewar (SF) Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Young Chiong, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| 14:59 | Pitt | John Peterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, Dikembe Ali, David Nock | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:48 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (C) David Griffin, Augustine Greco | |
| 14:48 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:48 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 14:07 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Michael Pennington - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 13:52 | Xavier | Chad Seidl swats the short shot by Timothy Gibbs | 34-28 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Robert Taylor takes the ball from Young Chiong | 34-28 |
| 13:24 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | David Griffin drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Brooks | 34-31 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Robert Taylor misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (SG), Dikembe Ali (SF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Robert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Christopher McKee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 12:25 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs scores on a floater from the right side | 38-31 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Christopher McKee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Chad Seidl - foul #1 on Chad Seidl, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Robert Taylor, Timothy Gibbs, David Nock | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Juan Sanchez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Juan Sanchez - foul #2 on Juan Sanchez, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Chad Seidl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski is fouled on the floor by Michael Pennington - foul #3 on Michael Pennington, team foul #7 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 10:49 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Chad Seidl pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | David Griffin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 42-37 |
| 09:49 | Xavier | James Dewar is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Dewar, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Timothy Gibbs (PF) Juan Sanchez, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Stjepan Politowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Politowski, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), Neil Carter (SF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, James Dewar, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 09:01 | Pitt | John Peterson is fouled on the floor by Neil Carter - foul #1 on Neil Carter, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Young Chiong loses the dribble to Robert Taylor | 42-37 |
| 08:50 | Xavier | Robert Taylor lays it in | 44-37 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Young Chiong | 44-39 |
| 08:10 | Xavier | David Nock misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Steven Savage travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Jerome Somalski (C) Samuel Wolak, Neil Carter, David Nock | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington, Young Chiong, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski is fouled on the floor by Augustine Greco - foul #5 on Augustine Greco, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (C) Augustine Greco | |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dewar (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Chad Seidl (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Christopher McKee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerome Somalski and the foul's on Dominic Yazzie - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG) David Griffin | |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Dewar - foul #2 on James Dewar, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Chad Seidl misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Chad Seidl makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:08 | Xavier | James Dewar hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Christopher McKee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-43 |
| 05:48 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski hits a shot in the paint set up by Juan Sanchez | 51-43 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Timothy Gibbs blocks the short jumper by Chad Seidl | 51-43 |
| 05:29 | Xavier | James Dewar pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 05:10 | Xavier | James Dewar misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Peterson | 51-43 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | David Griffin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-43 |
| 05:04 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #10 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Dikembe Ali (PF), David Nock (C) Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 04:56 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | John Brooks is denied on a layup by Dikembe Ali | 54-43 |
| 04:36 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Nock | 54-43 |
| 04:19 | Xavier | Robert Taylor can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | John Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Ali - foul #1 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Xavier | Samuel Wolak (SG), Clifford Bryant (C) Juan Sanchez, James Dewar | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, Young Chiong | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Brooks - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #11 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Jerome Somalski (C) David Nock | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF) John Brooks | |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:52 | Xavier | Clifford Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Samuel Wolak is called for the reach on Michael Pennington - foul #1 on Samuel Wolak, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski (SG), David Nock (PF) Samuel Wolak, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Michael Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:40 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Seidl - foul #2 on Chad Seidl, team foul #12 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs (PF) David Nock | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | Stjepan Politowski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Chad Seidl | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stjepan Politowski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Somalski (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Chad Seidl (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | The jump hook by Chad Seidl is blocked by Timothy Gibbs | 55-45 |
| 03:14 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Stjepan Politowski | 55-45 |
| 02:49 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 02:47 | Xavier | Jerome Somalski tips it in | 57-45 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Christopher McKee double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Paul Sasse (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 02:30 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez travels with the ball | 57-45 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Paul Sasse is hacked by Clifford Bryant - foul #1 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #9 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | Neil Carter (SF) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Chad Seidl | |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Paul Sasse makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Paul Sasse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:37 | Xavier | David Nock banks in the layup set up by Neil Carter | 59-47 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | David Nock is called for the reach on Steven Savage - foul #1 on David Nock, team foul #10 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Xavier | Dikembe Ali (SF) Neil Carter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (C) Paul Sasse | |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:02 | Xavier | Samuel Wolak misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 01:00 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez hits the follow up shot | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | John Brooks scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Savage and the foul's on Clifford Bryant - foul #2 on Clifford Bryant, team foul #11 | 61-51 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Savage - foul #2 on Steven Savage, team foul #13 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, Samuel Wolak, David Nock, Clifford Bryant | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | John Peterson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #12 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Samuel Wolak (SG), David Nock (PF), Clifford Bryant (C) Robert Taylor, Stjepan Politowski, Timothy Gibbs, Jerome Somalski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 00:46 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | John Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Savage - foul #3 on Steven Savage, team foul #14 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Hawker (SG) Samuel Wolak | |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (SF) John Peterson | |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:44 | Xavier | Juan Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | David Griffin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Young Chiong tips it but misses | 64-53 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Chad Seidl tips it in | 64-55 |
| 00:34 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Taylor (PG), Stjepan Politowski (SG), James Dewar (SF), Timothy Gibbs (PF), Jerome Somalski (C) Juan Sanchez, David Hawker, Dikembe Ali, Clifford Bryant, David Nock | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Christopher McKee is called for the reach on Timothy Gibbs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher McKee, team foul #15 | 64-55 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | Timothy Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Christopher McKee connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Pennington | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | James Dewar is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McKee - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #16 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Xavier | Juan Sanchez (PG), Dikembe Ali (PF) Robert Taylor, Timothy Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:21 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | James Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | John Peterson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Dominic Yazzie | 66-61 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher McKee - foul #3 on Christopher McKee, team foul #17 | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:13 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Michael Pennington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Christopher McKee is called for the reach on Dikembe Ali in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher McKee, team foul #18 | 67-61 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:06 | Xavier | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-61 |