| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hawkins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Scott Desantis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cesar Castro (fresh) SF - Jonathan Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | David Hawkins is denied on a layup by Paul Harrison | 37-26 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | David Hawkins snags the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Scott Desantis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 37-26 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the driving attempt from the right block | 37-26 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers gets the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers misses badly on a shot from the right side | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Scott Desantis snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Steven Dock scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Thad Lynn | 39-26 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Bouley - foul #3 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | David Hawkins drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Bruce Bouley | 42-28 |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers is denied on a layup by Scott Desantis | 42-28 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Thad Lynn pulls down the rebound | 42-28 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | David Hawkins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Dock | 45-28 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Scott Desantis | 45-28 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Scott Desantis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Harrison - foul #2 on Paul Harrison, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Robert Dickinson (SF), Robert Fleming (C) David Hawkins, Thad Lynn, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Sammy Tolbert (SG), Walter Pointer (SF), Paul Wampler (PF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Cesar Castro, Jonathan Myers, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 16:26 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler pulls down the rebound | 46-28 |
| 15:58 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 46-28 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Scott Desantis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) SF - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Desantis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Pointer (fresh) PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Steven Dock comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lance Carmichael - foul #1 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bailey (PF) Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers (SF) Walter Pointer | |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski blows the layup | 48-28 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | John Bailey snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Robert Fleming drills a shot from just outside the lane | 50-28 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-28 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers tips it but misses | 50-28 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the tip | 50-28 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Dickinson | 50-28 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Wampler - foul #3 on Paul Wampler, team foul #3 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Thad Lynn (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Arthur Banks, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG) Sammy Tolbert | |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by David Hawkins - foul #1 on David Hawkins, team foul #2 | 52-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (SG), Jonathan Myers (C) Lance Carmichael, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the 1st free throw | 52-29 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | David Hawkins drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Fleming | 55-30 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers is open and buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Wampler | 55-32 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | David Hawkins drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Thad Lynn | 58-32 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-32 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson pulls down the rebound | 58-32 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-32 |
| 13:19 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler gets the rebound | 58-32 |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-34 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Thad Lynn makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Dickinson | 61-34 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Bruce Bouley - foul #4 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #3 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Arthur Banks (SG), Scott Desantis (PF) David Hawkins, Thad Lynn, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (SG), Paul Harrison (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Cesar Castro, Bryan Sayers, Paul Wampler | |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the shot in the paint | 63-36 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Robert Fleming picks off the pass by Jonathan Myers | 63-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) SF - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Scott Desantis (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Hoyt (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Robert Fleming lays it in on a great pass from Robert Dickinson | 65-36 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Jonathan Myers | 65-38 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Scott Desantis clanks a jumper from the left block | 65-38 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the offensive rebound | 65-38 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Robert Fleming knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Banks | 67-38 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt is fouled on the floor by Robert Fleming - foul #2 on Robert Fleming, team foul #4 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Thad Lynn (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (SG), Bryan Sayers (SF) Maurice Zemjanis, Jonathan Myers | |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt's floater is tipped away by Scott Desantis | 67-38 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | David Hawkins snags the defensive board | 67-38 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Lance Carmichael is called for the reach on Robert Dickinson - foul #2 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #4 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bailey (PF) Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:59 | Pitt | John Bailey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Hawkins | 69-38 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers clanks a floater from the left wing | 69-38 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Thad Lynn | 69-38 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | David Hawkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-38 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt grabs the board | 69-38 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Robert Dickinson steals it from Paul Harrison | 69-38 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #5 | 69-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Robert Fleming (PF) Robert Dickinson, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (PG), Paul Wampler (PF), Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Lance Carmichael, Paul Harrison, Mike Hoyt | |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Scott Desantis (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:41 | Pitt | David Hawkins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 72-38 |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-38 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 72-38 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Steven Dock clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-38 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler pulls down the rebound | 72-38 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thad Lynn - foul #1 on Thad Lynn, team foul #6 | 72-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Robert Dickinson (SF), Robert Fleming (C) David Hawkins, Thad Lynn, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SG) Cesar Castro | |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses the 1st free throw | 72-38 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses the 2nd free throw | 72-38 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 72-38 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Scott Desantis slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Fleming | 74-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) SF - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Desantis (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerome Hafer (fresh) SG - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Sayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wampler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-38 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Steven Dock gets the rebound | 74-38 |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Scott Desantis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 76-38 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer's layup is rejected by Scott Desantis | 76-38 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert misses the tip | 76-38 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-38 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Steven Dock | 78-38 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | Bryan Sayers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-38 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Robert Fleming pulls down the rebound | 78-38 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Arthur Banks and he's hacked by Bryan Sayers - foul #4 on Bryan Sayers, team foul #5 | 80-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Thad Lynn (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, Robert Dickinson, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Walter Pointer (SF), Jonathan Myers (PF) Jerome Hafer, Bryan Sayers, Hedeon Roblodowski | |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the free throw | 80-38 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert grabs the board | 80-38 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-38 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Arthur Banks pulls down the rebound | 80-38 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | David Hawkins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thad Lynn | 83-38 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Bruce Bouley takes the ball from Paul Wampler | 83-38 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 83-38 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-38 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Banks | 86-38 |
| 04:56 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG), John Bailey (PF) Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerome Hafer (PG) Sammy Tolbert | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Paul Wampler steps in front of the Robert Dickinson pass | 86-38 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Dickinson - foul #2 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #7 | 86-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG) Robert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski (C) Paul Wampler | |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers makes the 1st free throw | 86-39 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 86-39 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 86-39 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Thad Lynn is hacked by Walter Pointer - foul #1 on Walter Pointer, team foul #6 | 86-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SF) Thad Lynn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jerome Hafer - foul #1 on Jerome Hafer, team foul #7 | 86-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Scott Desantis (PF) David Hawkins, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert (SG), Paul Wampler (C) Jerome Hafer, Walter Pointer | |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 87-39 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Desantis (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammy Tolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hedeon Roblodowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Wampler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-39 |
| 03:23 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert grabs the offensive rebound | 88-39 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lance Carmichael | 88-42 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Sammy Tolbert - foul #1 on Sammy Tolbert, team foul #8 | 88-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Arthur Banks, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 89-42 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 90-42 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Thad Lynn steps in front of the Sammy Tolbert pass | 90-42 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Thad Lynn hits the finger roll | 92-42 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 92-42 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Thad Lynn | 92-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Robert Fleming can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 92-42 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Paul Wampler | 92-42 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Hedeon Roblodowski loses the dribble to Robert Fleming | 92-42 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Robert Fleming knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 94-42 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Robert Dickinson is called for the reach on Lance Carmichael - foul #3 on Robert Dickinson, team foul #8 | 94-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (SG), Bruce Bouley (C) Robert Dickinson, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 94-43 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 94-44 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Scott Desantis connects on the jumper from the left side | 96-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Sammy Tolbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 96-44 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 96-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Scott Desantis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 96-44 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Paul Wampler grabs the board | 96-44 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael drills a jumper from the free throw line | 96-46 |