| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter inbounds the ball | 41-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Donald Fusco lays it in on a nice dish by Pat Evans | 43-26 |
| 19:22 | Samford | Oscar Fagin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 19:20 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Williams | 43-26 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Cole Layden's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Fusco | 43-26 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | William Baldwin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-26 |
| 18:51 | Samford | Donald Williams gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 18:28 | Samford | Jesse Maloney is called for the reach on Donald Williams - foul #3 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #1 | 43-26 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Cole Layden misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Rick Carpenter - foul #1 on Rick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Cole Layden makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:15 | Samford | Cole Layden misses the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Rick Carpenter | 45-27 |
| 17:42 | Samford | Donald Williams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 17:40 | Samford | Ian Logan can't tip it in | 45-27 |
| 17:39 | Pitt | Pat Evans snags the defensive board | 45-27 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter misses the jumper from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 17:17 | Samford | Cole Layden pulls down the rebound | 45-27 |
| 16:56 | Samford | Cole Layden misses short on a floater near the basket | 45-27 |
| 16:54 | Samford | Ian Logan gets the offensive rebound | 45-27 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Jesse Maloney knocks away the 3 by Donald Williams | 45-27 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Donald Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-27 |
| 16:17 | Samford | Donald Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steve Peterson | 45-30 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter banks in the layup | 47-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jesse Maloney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Logan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Samford | Donald Fusco denies the turnaround by Oscar Fagin | 47-30 |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Pat Evans grabs the board | 47-30 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Steve Peterson - foul #2 on Steve Peterson, team foul #1 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Alvin Twitchell (C) Pat Evans, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (PG), Hans Zeis (SG), James Dorrough (SF), Daniel Goodfellow (PF), Jerry Shaw (C) Steve Peterson, Cole Layden, Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin, Ian Logan | |
| 14:47 | Pitt | William Baldwin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Alvin Twitchell | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:41 | Samford | Dennis Mills drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-33 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Dorrough - foul #1 on James Dorrough, team foul #2 | 50-33 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:15 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jesse Maloney - foul #4 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #3 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Mohr (C) Jesse Maloney | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 14:15 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow makes the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:15 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow misses the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Robert Mohr grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Mills - foul #2 on Dennis Mills, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Samford | Donald Williams (SF) Hans Zeis | |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 1st free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| 13:44 | Samford | Dennis Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-34 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-34 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Nathan Chico pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Robert Mohr drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Baldwin | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:40 | Samford | Robert Mohr picks off the pass by Jerry Shaw | 53-34 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | William Baldwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 12:15 | Samford | James Dorrough snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Robert Mohr steps in front of the Daniel Goodfellow pass | 53-34 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Donald Williams - foul #1 on Donald Williams, team foul #4 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PG), Michael Powers (SF), Jesse Maloney (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Nathan Chico, Rick Carpenter, Alvin Twitchell, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Peterson (PG), Cole Layden (SG), Oscar Fagin (PF), Ian Logan (C) Dennis Mills, James Dorrough, Daniel Goodfellow, Jerry Shaw | |
| 11:33 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cole Layden (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Samford | Cole Layden misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Pat Evans snags the defensive board | 54-34 |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Pat Evans drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Maloney | 56-34 |
| 10:55 | Samford | Michael Powers picks off the pass by Donald Williams | 56-34 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Donald Williams blocks the jumper by Pat Evans | 56-34 |
| 10:32 | Samford | Oscar Fagin gets the rebound | 56-34 |
| 10:13 | Samford | Donald Fusco takes the ball from Steve Peterson | 56-34 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pat Evans and he's hacked by Ian Logan - foul #1 on Ian Logan, team foul #5 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Rick Carpenter (SF) William Baldwin, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Donald Williams, Ian Logan | |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the free throw | 59-34 |
| 09:32 | Samford | James Dorrough misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-34 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney gets the rebound | 59-34 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Donald Fusco buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Pat Evans | 61-34 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Cole Layden blows the layup but the foul's on Rick Carpenter - foul #2 on Rick Carpenter, team foul #4 | 61-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SF), Jerry Shaw (C) Oscar Fagin, Daniel Goodfellow | |
| 08:52 | Samford | Cole Layden makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Cole Layden makes the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses the floater near the basket | 61-36 |
| 08:33 | Samford | Dennis Mills pulls down the rebound | 61-36 |
| 08:11 | Samford | Cole Layden misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-36 |
| 08:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Peterson | 61-36 |
| 08:03 | Samford | James Dorrough misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 61-36 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 61-36 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Pat Evans is hacked by Steve Peterson - foul #3 on Steve Peterson, team foul #6 | 61-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Michael Powers (SF), Alvin Twitchell (C) Pat Evans, Rick Carpenter, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG), Donald Williams (SF), Oscar Fagin (PF) Steve Peterson, Cole Layden, James Dorrough | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | William Baldwin drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jesse Maloney | 64-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Chico (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Maloney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Hans Zeis (fresh) SF - Donald Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Fagin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 06:52 | Samford | Oscar Fagin is fouled on the floor by Jesse Maloney - foul #5 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #5 | 64-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SG), Robert Mohr (C) Nathan Chico, Jesse Maloney | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilmer King (PG), Ian Logan (PF), Daniel Goodfellow (C) Donald Williams, Oscar Fagin, Jerry Shaw | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow is denied on a layup by Robert Mohr | 64-36 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow snags the offensive board | 64-36 |
| 06:30 | Samford | Hans Zeis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-38 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | William Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SF) Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:09 | Samford | Robert Mohr steals it from Ian Logan | 64-38 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Robert Mohr is whistled for traveling | 64-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PG), Donald Fusco (C) Martin Wareham, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | Samford | James Dorrough (SF) Wilmer King | |
| 05:38 | Samford | James Dorrough misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alvin Twitchell - foul #1 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #6 | 64-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilmer King (PG) Dennis Mills | |
| 05:38 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the 1st free throw | 64-39 |
| 05:38 | Samford | James Dorrough makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses badly on a runner in the paint | 64-40 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Ian Logan grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 05:06 | Samford | The short jumper by Daniel Goodfellow is denied by Alvin Twitchell | 64-40 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the board | 64-40 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Pat Evans hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alvin Twitchell and he's fouled by Wilmer King - foul #1 on Wilmer King, team foul #7 | 66-40 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses the free throw | 66-40 |
| 04:51 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow grabs the defensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 04:33 | Samford | Hans Zeis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-40 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-40 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Pat Evans blows the layup | 66-40 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter tips it back up and in | 68-40 |
| 04:13 | Samford | Ian Logan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-40 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Donald Fusco grabs the defensive rebound | 68-40 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | William Baldwin is fouled on the floor by James Dorrough - foul #2 on James Dorrough, team foul #8 | 68-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (SF) Rick Carpenter | |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Mills (SG) Hans Zeis | |
| 03:49 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 69-40 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-40 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Dennis Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG) William Baldwin | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Nathan Chico throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Mohr (C) Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 03:01 | Samford | James Dorrough banks in the layup set up by Ian Logan | 70-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Wilmer King (fresh) SG - Dennis Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Dorrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ian Logan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | James Dorrough steps in front of the Nathan Chico pass | 70-42 |
| 02:43 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis Mills | 70-44 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Pat Evans buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Nathan Chico | 73-44 |
| 01:52 | Samford | Wilmer King clanks a floater from the right side | 73-44 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Robert Mohr snags the defensive board | 73-44 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Pat Evans | 75-44 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Wilmer King misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-44 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Michael Powers gets the rebound | 75-44 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Robert Mohr hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Pat Evans | 77-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Samford | James Dorrough hits a fadeaway from the left side | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Pat Evans drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Mohr and he's fouled by Daniel Goodfellow - foul #1 on Daniel Goodfellow, team foul #9 | 79-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Rick Carpenter (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Nathan Chico, Michael Powers, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | Samford | Hans Zeis (SG) Wilmer King | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the free throw | 80-46 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Daniel Goodfellow buries a driving attempt from the left block | 80-48 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Pat Evans runs out the clock | 80-48 |