| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Craig Gandy grabs the offensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Craig Gandy steals it from Shane Schneider | 38-32 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Craig Gandy lays it in | 38-34 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Garland Zabel and he's hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:40 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Raymond Huff buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 18:02 | Central Florida | Geoffrey Jackson denies the turnaround by Fritz Crystal | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Gandy | 41-37 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs lays it in set up by Geoffrey Jackson and the foul's on Curt Bester - foul #1 on Curt Bester, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG) Raymond Huff | |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:32 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-39 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:13 | Central Florida | Geoffrey Jackson steals the ball from Fritz Crystal | 41-39 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Curt Bester misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Toni Baczewski | 41-39 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 16:03 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Fritz Crystal | 41-39 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:58 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curt Bester (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fritz Crystal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is hacked by Shane Schneider - foul #2 on Shane Schneider, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Harry Wilbur (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Otis Myers (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Garland Zabel, Curt Bester, Michael Penny, Fritz Crystal, Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harry Wilbur - foul #1 on Harry Wilbur, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG) Toni Baczewski | |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | Matthew Sprague blocks the short jumper by Otis Myers | 41-39 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Harry Wilbur - foul #2 on Harry Wilbur, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG) Otis Myers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG) Zachary Brown | |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach dunks the ball on a nice dish by Garland Zabel | 43-41 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Garland Zabel steps in front of the Colin Vineyard pass | 43-41 |
| 12:59 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-41 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague clanks a jump hook from the left block | 46-41 |
| 12:28 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Toni Baczewski - foul #2 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Michael Penny (SF), Fritz Crystal (PF), Shane Schneider (C) Harry Wilbur, Mauro Rizzo, Michael Hering, Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), George Peterson (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Craig Gandy drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Toni Baczewski | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Toni Baczewski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal loses the dribble to Toni Baczewski | 48-44 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | George Peterson travels with the ball | 48-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG) Garland Zabel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Toni Baczewski | |
| 11:08 | Central Florida | Michael Penny buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachary Brown | 51-46 |
| 10:37 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Peterson | 51-46 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Raymond Huff comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:06 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Michael Hering (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Mauro Rizzo, Fritz Crystal, Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Zachary Brown, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is hacked by Michael Hering - foul #1 on Michael Hering, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SF) Curt Bester | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Raymond Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 09:18 | Central Florida | Michael Hering gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:12 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Hering | 54-46 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Vernon Anspach - foul #3 on Vernon Anspach, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal (PF) Michael Penny | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF) Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski makes the free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel's pass is intercepted by Matthew Sprague | 54-49 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Garland Zabel is called for the reach on Toni Baczewski - foul #3 on Garland Zabel, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Curt Bester (SG), Shane Schneider (C) Michael Hering, Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG) Zachary Brown | |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:25 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | Curt Bester is called for traveling | 54-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) Toni Baczewski | |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the tip | 54-49 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the follow up shot | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mauro Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal lays it in set up by Garland Zabel | 56-51 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Shane Schneider swats the layup by Raymond Huff | 56-51 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard tips it home | 56-53 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SF), Vernon Anspach (C) Mauro Rizzo, Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), George Peterson (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Raymond Huff, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Craig Gandy clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fritz Crystal - foul #4 on Fritz Crystal, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Hering (PF) Fritz Crystal | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:24 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curt Bester | 60-55 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | George Peterson can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Curt Bester - foul #2 on Curt Bester, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (PG), Harry Wilbur (SG) Garland Zabel, Curt Bester | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| 06:03 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 60-55 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 05:22 | Central Florida | Michael Hering is fouled on the floor by Bradley Cribbs - foul #2 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (C) Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF), Colin Vineyard (C) Bradley Cribbs, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 05:04 | Central Florida | Michael Penny misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | George Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 60-57 |
| 04:32 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 04:13 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Toni Baczewski - foul #3 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Garland Zabel (PG), Curt Bester (SG), Fritz Crystal (PF) Mauro Rizzo, Harry Wilbur, Michael Hering | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG) Zachary Brown | |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Curt Bester makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Penny and he's fouled by Raymond Huff - foul #3 on Raymond Huff, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG) Toni Baczewski | |
| 04:08 | Central Florida | Curt Bester makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Craig Gandy | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Garland Zabel (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Curt Bester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Penny (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fritz Crystal (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Shane Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | Colin Vineyard steals it from Fritz Crystal | 63-60 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | The short jumper by George Peterson is denied by Shane Schneider | 63-60 |
| 03:06 | Central Florida | Shane Schneider pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal is fouled on the floor by George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SF), Vernon Anspach (C) Michael Penny, Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Raymond Huff, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Fritz Crystal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Penny (SF) Mauro Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is whistled for traveling | 65-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Shane Schneider (C) Vernon Anspach | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Matthew Sprague, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Garland Zabel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-60 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 67-60 |
| 01:49 | Central Florida | Michael Penny grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | Michael Penny is hacked by Toni Baczewski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo (SF) Curt Bester | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) Toni Baczewski | |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | Michael Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:37 | Pitt | Raymond Huff's pass is intercepted by Mauro Rizzo | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Gandy - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 01:36 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is called for traveling | 71-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur (SG), Kenneth Camire (SF), Michael Hering (PF), Vernon Anspach (C) Garland Zabel, Michael Penny, Fritz Crystal, Shane Schneider | |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG), Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Colin Vineyard | |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Toni Baczewski is called for the reach on Mauro Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG) Toni Baczewski | |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Camire | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-60 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Harry Wilbur makes the floater from the left wing | 77-60 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 77-60 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Vernon Anspach snags the defensive board | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Mauro Rizzo runs out the clock | 77-60 |