| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) PF - George Peterson (fresh) C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fresh) SG - Calvin Malone (fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fresh) PF - Al Burris (fresh) C - Antwan Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | George Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is fouled on the floor by Calvin Malone - foul #1 on Calvin Malone, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | St. John's | Antwan Harris pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Gandy | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Calvin Malone is called for the reach on Bradley Cribbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Calvin Malone, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Antwan Harris - foul #1 on Antwan Harris, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | St. John's | Antwan Harris snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | St. John's | Al Burris clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dan Carter - foul #1 on Dan Carter, team foul #4 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:13 | St. John's | Dan Carter loses the dribble to Colin Vineyard | 1-0 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 1-0 |
| 18:05 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't finish the layup | 1-0 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Al Burris misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Raymond Huff drills a runner from the baseline | 3-1 |
| 17:20 | St. John's | Dan Carter buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-3 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is open and buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Colin Vineyard | 5-3 |
| 16:46 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Cribbs | 5-3 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | The jump hook by George Peterson is blocked by Antwan Harris | 5-3 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs can't tip it in | 5-3 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Craig Gandy grabs the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Raymond Huff knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (fairly fresh) SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Antwan Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:34 | St. John's | Al Burris pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:22 | St. John's | Bradley Cribbs steals it from Al Burris | 7-3 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Niemi, team foul #5 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG), Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Justin Niemi | |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Raymond Huff can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 15:06 | St. John's | Antwan Harris grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge is hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| 14:49 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes loses the dribble to Zachary Brown | 7-3 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Al Burris swats the short shot by Raymond Huff | 7-3 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Dan Carter grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Dan Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Zachary Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Toni Baczewski | 10-3 |
| 14:02 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-3 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Zachary Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-3 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | Antwan Harris can't connect on a runner from the right block | 13-3 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson gets the rebound | 13-3 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Marvin Hughes - foul #1 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #6 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SG), George Peterson (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Steven Selvidge, Al Burris | |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 14-3 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 15-3 |
| 12:41 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #3 | 15-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:22 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #1 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #4 | 15-3 |
| 12:09 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is whistled for traveling | 15-3 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-3 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes is whistled for traveling | 15-3 |
| 11:52 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Al Burris (PF) Tony Gillis | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Peterson (fresh) C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Marvin Hughes (tiring) SG - Dan Carter (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Craig Gandy buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs and he's fouled by Marvin Hughes - foul #2 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #7 | 17-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG) Marvin Hughes | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the free throw | 17-3 |
| 11:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Al Burris | 17-3 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | Al Burris lays it up and in on a great pass from Antwan Harris | 17-5 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dan Carter, team foul #8 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Dan Carter | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 18-5 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 19-5 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Matney blows the layup but he's hacked by Bradley Cribbs - foul #1 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #5 | 19-5 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the 1st free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:09 | St. John's | Robert Matney misses the 2nd free throw | 19-6 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson snags the defensive board | 19-6 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Craig Gandy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-6 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Justin Niemi grabs the board | 19-6 |
| 10:39 | St. John's | Antwan Harris is hacked by Geoffrey Jackson - foul #1 on Geoffrey Jackson, team foul #6 | 19-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Toni Baczewski, George Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Terry Bennett (C) Justin Niemi, Antwan Harris | |
| 10:34 | St. John's | Geoffrey Jackson denies the turnaround by Robert Matney | 19-6 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the offensive rebound | 19-6 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is called for traveling | 19-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Colin Vineyard (C) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Zachary Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-6 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it in | 21-6 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Robert Matney drills a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Bradley Cribbs - foul #2 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #7 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Al Burris | |
| 09:43 | St. John's | Robert Matney makes the free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Raymond Huff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-9 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Craig Gandy tips it back up and in | 23-9 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | Raymond Huff picks off the pass by Steven Selvidge | 23-9 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the fadeaway from the left block | 25-9 |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Terry Bennett is hacked by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #8 | 25-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), George Peterson (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Raymond Huff, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Niemi (SF), Al Burris (PF), Antwan Harris (C) Calvin Malone, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis | |
| 08:21 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 25-9 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the board | 25-9 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Craig Gandy and the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #1 on Robert Matney, team foul #9 | 27-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG) Terry Bennett | |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the free throw | 28-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Peterson (fresh) C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Malone (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Niemi (fairly fresh) PF - Al Burris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Antwan Harris (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is called for traveling | 28-9 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Antwan Harris - foul #2 on Antwan Harris, team foul #10 | 28-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (C) Antwan Harris | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 1st free throw | 29-9 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-9 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Matney | 30-12 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Zachary Brown banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Matney - foul #2 on Robert Matney, team foul #11 | 32-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Marvin Hughes (PG), Steven Selvidge (SF) Robert Matney, Justin Niemi | |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Zachary Brown makes the free throw | 33-12 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Marvin Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-12 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-12 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Al Burris blocks the jumper by Craig Gandy | 33-12 |
| 06:08 | St. John's | Al Burris gets the rebound | 33-12 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Terry Bennett misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #2 on George Peterson, team foul #9 | 33-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Zachary Brown, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Tony Gillis (PF) Calvin Malone | |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 33-13 |
| 05:59 | St. John's | Terry Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 33-14 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is fouled on the floor by Steven Selvidge - foul #1 on Steven Selvidge, team foul #12 | 33-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG), Justin Niemi (SF) Terry Bennett, Steven Selvidge | |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 34-14 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the 2nd free throw | 34-14 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the offensive rebound | 34-14 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Craig Gandy | 36-14 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Justin Niemi is fouled on the floor by Raymond Huff - foul #3 on Raymond Huff, team foul #10 | 36-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF) Craig Gandy, Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF) Dan Carter | |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 1st free throw | 36-15 |
| 04:52 | St. John's | Justin Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 36-16 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Hughes - foul #3 on Marvin Hughes, team foul #13 | 36-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Matney (PG), Dan Carter (SG) Marvin Hughes, Justin Niemi | |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 1st free throw | 37-16 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-16 |
| 04:24 | St. John's | Matthew Sprague swats the short shot by Al Burris | 38-16 |
| 04:22 | St. John's | Tony Gillis tips it back up and in | 38-18 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Zachary Brown can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-18 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs tips it back up and in | 40-18 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Toni Baczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Robert Matney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Selvidge (fairly fresh) PF - Tony Gillis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Al Burris (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:46 | St. John's | Matthew Sprague steals the ball from Dan Carter | 40-18 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Tony Gillis takes the ball from Bradley Cribbs | 40-18 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Al Burris is hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #1 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #11 | 40-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), George Peterson (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Justin Niemi (SF), Antwan Harris (C) Dan Carter, Steven Selvidge, Tony Gillis | |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 1st free throw | 40-19 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Al Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Justin Niemi picks off the pass by Toni Baczewski in the backcourt | 40-20 |
| 02:53 | St. John's | Justin Niemi banks in the layup | 40-22 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is hacked by Justin Niemi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Niemi, team foul #14 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Terry Bennett (PF) Al Burris | |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-22 |
| 02:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Terry Bennett | 40-22 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Justin Niemi misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-22 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is hacked by Justin Niemi - foul #3 on Justin Niemi, team foul #15 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Steven Selvidge (SF), Tony Gillis (PF) Justin Niemi, Terry Bennett | |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-22 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Calvin Malone is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Calvin Malone, team foul #16 | 42-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Toni Baczewski | |
| Subs | St. John's | Dan Carter (SG) Calvin Malone | |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Steven Selvidge steals the ball from Craig Gandy in the backcourt | 42-22 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Steven Selvidge lays it up and in | 42-24 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Robert Matney picks off the pass by Craig Gandy | 42-24 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Antwan Harris loses the dribble to Bradley Cribbs | 42-24 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Zachary Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs | 44-24 |
| 00:49 | St. John's | George Peterson takes the ball from Robert Matney | 44-24 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is hacked by Dan Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Carter, team foul #17 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Zachary Brown, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Calvin Malone (SG), Terry Bennett (PF) Dan Carter, Tony Gillis | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| 00:47 | St. John's | Terry Bennett gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 00:37 | St. John's | Antwan Harris makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Calvin Malone | 44-26 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Toni Baczewski | 46-26 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Toni Baczewski is called for the reach on Calvin Malone - foul #2 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #12 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF) Craig Gandy, George Peterson | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | Calvin Malone misses the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard pulls down the rebound | 46-27 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-27 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Antwan Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-27 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Cribbs | 46-27 |