| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrei Shiskin (fresh) SG - David Griffin (fresh) SF - Arlie Smith (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) C - Young Chiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) SG - David Brown (fresh) SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) PF - Anthony Estep (fresh) C - James White (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | James White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | Arlie Smith is called for the reach on James White - foul #1 on Arlie Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Western Kentucky | David Brown knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Victor Boehm | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon loses the dribble to Young Chiong | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie loses the dribble to David Brown | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Brown | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses the jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Western Kentucky | David Brown snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses badly on a floater from close range | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Arlie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | Anthony Estep steps in front of the Arlie Smith pass | 0-4 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Estep - foul #1 on Anthony Estep, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Esteban Salazar (SF), John Brooks (C) Andrei Shiskin, David Griffin, Arlie Smith, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 15:55 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Victor Boehm | 1-6 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - Esteban Salazar (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Estep (fresh) C - James White (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Michael Pennington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-6 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | John Brooks gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Victor Boehm takes the ball from Steven Savage | 1-6 |
| 14:33 | Western Kentucky | Michael Pennington is called for the reach on Arthur Witherspoon - foul #1 on Michael Pennington, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Kirberger (PF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 14:15 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James White | 1-9 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Anthony Estep blocks the short jumper by John Brooks | 1-9 |
| 13:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Brown | 1-9 |
| 13:23 | Western Kentucky | Esteban Salazar steps in front of the Victor Boehm pass | 1-9 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Steven Savage is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Arlie Smith (SF), Young Chiong (C) Michael Pennington, Esteban Salazar, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon is hacked by Steven Savage - foul #2 on Steven Savage, team foul #4 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin (PG) Steven Savage | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Victor Boehm, team foul #2 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Esteban Salazar (SF), John Brooks (C) David Griffin, Arlie Smith, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Gerald Kirberger can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-9 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to James White | 1-9 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | David Brown's pass is intercepted by Gerald Kirberger | 1-9 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by James White - foul #1 on James White, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Arlie Smith (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Young Chiong (C) Andrei Shiskin, Michael Pennington, Esteban Salazar, Gerald Kirberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG) Victor Boehm | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 1-9 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 1-9 |
| 11:47 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Witherspoon | 1-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Brooks (fresh) SG - David Griffin (fresh) SF - Arlie Smith (fresh) PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. C - Young Chiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ben Lenberg (fresh) SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) C - James White (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | David Brown hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ben Lenberg and the foul's on Dominic Yazzie - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #5 | 1-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Gerald Kirberger (PF) John Brooks, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | David Brown makes the free throw | 1-12 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Arlie Smith is called for traveling | 1-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF) Gerald Kirberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Moore (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF) Arthur Witherspoon, Anthony Estep | |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | James White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 1-12 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 1-12 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Arlie Smith makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Griffin | 4-12 |
| 10:07 | Western Kentucky | David Moore double dribbles | 4-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Esteban Salazar (SF), Gerald Kirberger (PF), John Brooks (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Arlie Smith, Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Anthony Estep (PF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Ben Lenberg, David Brown, Darryl Anthony, James White | |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Esteban Salazar misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-12 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | John Brooks snags the offensive board | 4-12 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-12 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Gerald Kirberger hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 09:00 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-12 |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell misses the tip | 6-12 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Esteban Salazar gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Arlie Smith (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Young Chiong (C) Andrei Shiskin, Michael Pennington, Esteban Salazar, Gerald Kirberger, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), James White (C) David Moore, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 08:27 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is hacked by Steven Savage - foul #3 on Steven Savage, team foul #6 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin (PG) Steven Savage | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:12 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-12 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Arlie Smith pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Andrei Shiskin drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Arlie Smith | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrei Shiskin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arlie Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Young Chiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Estep (tiring) C - James White (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-12 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Arlie Smith snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Arlie Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Young Chiong can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | David Griffin tips it home | 10-12 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | James White is hacked by Young Chiong - foul #1 on Young Chiong, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Esteban Salazar (SF), Gerald Kirberger (PF), John Brooks (C) Andrei Shiskin, David Griffin, Arlie Smith, Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), David Moore (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF) Victor Boehm, Arthur Witherspoon, Anthony Estep | |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | James White makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Steven Savage comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ben Lenberg - foul #1 on Ben Lenberg, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell (C) James White | |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 05:59 | Western Kentucky | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 12-14 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Woodrow Bissell | 12-14 |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | David Brown hits a runner from the right block and the foul's on John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie (PF) Gerald Kirberger | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:43 | Western Kentucky | David Brown makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | John Brooks is hacked by David Moore - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #5 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Arlie Smith (SF), Young Chiong (C) Michael Pennington, Esteban Salazar, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joe Winters (SF), James White (C) David Brown, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Steven Savage | 14-17 |
| 04:38 | Western Kentucky | David Griffin takes the ball from David Moore | 14-17 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Darryl Anthony - foul #1 on Darryl Anthony, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Pennington (SG), Esteban Salazar (SF), Gerald Kirberger (PF), John Brooks (C) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Arlie Smith, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SF), Anthony Estep (PF) Ben Lenberg, Joe Winters, Darryl Anthony | |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 03:45 | Western Kentucky | James White can't finish the layup | 16-17 |
| 03:44 | Western Kentucky | David Moore tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) SF - Esteban Salazar (fresh) PF - Gerald Kirberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Witherspoon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) C - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Gerald Kirberger clanks a shot from the left side | 16-19 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Gerald Kirberger pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | James White is called for the reach on John Brooks - foul #2 on James White, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Arlie Smith (SF), Young Chiong (C) Dominic Yazzie, Michael Pennington, Esteban Salazar | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Woodrow Bissell (C) David Moore, James White | |
| 02:49 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | David Brown blows the dunk | 18-19 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Young Chiong gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Young Chiong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-19 |
| 01:56 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 01:30 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 01:28 | Western Kentucky | David Brown tips it back up and in | 18-21 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | David Griffin hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Young Chiong | 21-21 |
| 00:43 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Young Chiong grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Gerald Kirberger clanks a shot from the left block | 21-21 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | John Brooks tips it home | 23-21 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Griffin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-24 |