| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) C - Joshua Savage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Matas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Syracuse | Peter Witt denies the turnaround by Joshua Savage | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Savage | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Ronald Hillman picks off the pass by Peter Witt | 0-4 |
| 17:17 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Hillman | 0-6 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Peter Witt is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:29 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-6 |
| 16:27 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 0-6 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Ronald Hillman steals the ball from Manuel Barker | 0-6 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-6 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kong Ming | 0-6 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) PF - Kong Ming (fresh) C - John Matas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 2-6 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, John Matas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Richard Norby (PF), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard, Joshua Savage | |
| 14:54 | Syracuse | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #4 | 2-6 |
| 14:39 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Hillman | 2-9 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-9 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 13:53 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | Ronald Delk grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 4-9 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Joshua Savage (SF), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Richard Jones denies the turnaround by Craig Thomas | 4-9 |
| 13:05 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #5 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Ronald Delk, John Matas | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:45 | Syracuse | Joshua Savage grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #6 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:25 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is hacked by Joshua Savage - foul #1 on Joshua Savage, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Richard Jones | |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the lay-in | 4-10 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Ronald Delk tips it in | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark is whistled for a carry | 6-10 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #1 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG) Lloyd Clark | |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Gilyard - foul #1 on Lawrence Gilyard, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman | |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 10:56 | Syracuse | Richard Jones misses long on a runner from close range | 7-10 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Ronald Delk misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joshua Savage - foul #2 on Joshua Savage, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Richard Norby (PF) Joshua Savage, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:19 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-10 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman tips it back up and in | 9-12 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Zlatko Zachman - foul #1 on Zlatko Zachman, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG) Paul Sanders | |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Richard Norby snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Richard Norby buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Hillman | 10-14 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Zlatko Zachman steps in front of the Manuel Barker pass | 10-14 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman is hacked by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Ronald Hillman, Richard Jones | |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Ronald Delk loses the ball out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF) Zlatko Zachman | |
| 08:09 | Syracuse | Richard Norby steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-16 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Hillman - foul #2 on Ronald Hillman, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SF), Richard Jones (C) Ronald Hillman, Richard Norby | |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Ming (tiring) 2 pts. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zlatko Zachman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Gilyard (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman's pass is intercepted by Giuseppe Conti | 12-16 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Ronald Delk is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 12-16 |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Kong Ming is called for the reach on Lloyd Clark - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman (SF), Joshua Savage (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 06:33 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 15-16 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Manuel Barker steals it from Paul Sanders | 15-16 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Joshua Savage is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Joshua Savage, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman (SG), Lawrence Gilyard (PF), Richard Norby (C) Lloyd Clark, Joshua Savage, Richard Jones | |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:36 | Syracuse | Ronald Delk steps in front of the Lawrence Gilyard pass | 17-16 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Norby - foul #1 on Richard Norby, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 04:59 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 18-16 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits a 3 from straight away | 21-16 |
| 04:18 | Syracuse | Ronald Hillman drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Zlatko Zachman | 21-19 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Kong Ming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark (PG), Richard Jones (C) Paul Sanders, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 03:44 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Craig Thomas grabs the board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Delk (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Ming (tiring) 5 pts. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lloyd Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zlatko Zachman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hillman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Norby (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | Ronald Hillman denies the turnaround by Ronald Delk | 21-19 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (PF) Ronald Delk, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Richard Norby | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 21-19 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Zlatko Zachman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:45 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark can't connect on a floater from the right side | 21-19 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 21-19 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-19 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Craig Thomas picks off the pass by Lawrence Gilyard | 21-19 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt slams it home on a nice dish by Craig Thomas | 23-19 |
| 01:33 | Syracuse | Richard Jones banks in the layup | 23-21 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is whistled for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Sanders (PG), Richard Norby (PF) Zlatko Zachman, Lawrence Gilyard | |
| 00:54 | Syracuse | Lloyd Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Peter Witt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Paul Sanders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lawrence Gilyard (PF) Richard Jones | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Kong Ming comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 00:01 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Paul Sanders misses the fullcourt shot | 26-23 |