| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carter (fresh) PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Stuck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Brian Segura inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:57 | Syracuse | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Willie Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Noto, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Robert Franz (C) Timothy Noto, James Carter, Leonard Stuck | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Brian Segura can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Molloy - foul #2 on Paul Molloy, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Carter (SF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 19:39 | Syracuse | Brian Segura makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Robert Franz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Jeremy Richardson, James Carter | |
| 19:19 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:57 | Syracuse | Brian Segura is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Molloy - foul #3 on Paul Molloy, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Leonard Stuck (PF) Kang Chin, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| 18:40 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Moors | 33-28 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Willie Roberts steps in front of the Cheng-Gong Xie pass | 33-28 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts lays it up and in | 35-28 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | James Carter misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Segura - foul #2 on Brian Segura, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Brian Segura, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Jeremy Richardson, Robert Franz | |
| 17:57 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | James Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:57 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts drills a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Joseph Panella (SF), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, James Carter, Leonard Stuck | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Kang Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Joseph Panella grabs the offensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses the 3 from straight away | 38-29 |
| 17:04 | Syracuse | William Smith grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Englund and the foul's on Kang Chin - foul #2 on Kang Chin, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (PF) Daniel Seger, William Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Robert Franz | |
| 17:00 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | James Carter drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Marko Kuklenski | 41-31 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is whistled for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (SF) Willie Roberts, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Joseph Panella (SF) Timothy Noto, James Carter | |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Daniel Palmatier steps in front of the Joseph Panella pass | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Mars (fresh) SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) PF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonard Stuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-31 |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 15:16 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 15:12 | Syracuse | Brian Segura misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-31 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Glenn Corral - foul #1 on Glenn Corral, team foul #2 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Robert Englund (SF), William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Brian Segura, Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Paul Molloy (PF), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Elvin Dalton, Leonard Stuck | |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | William Smith's layup is rejected by Robert Franz | 41-33 |
| 14:49 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the jump hook in the paint | 41-33 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Joseph Panella pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Kang Chin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 14:08 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Shawn Moors | 41-33 |
| 13:54 | Syracuse | William Smith hits a floater near the basket set up by Daniel Seger | 43-33 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG), Brian Segura (SF) Carl Mars, Robert Englund | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella, Robert Franz | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | William Smith is whistled for traveling | 43-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (C) Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG) Marko Kuklenski | |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Daniel Seger takes the ball from Leonard Stuck | 43-35 |
| 12:56 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts throws it down on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 45-35 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Kang Chin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 12:39 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:32 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-35 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | James Carter grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | James Carter travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Brian Segura, William Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Leonard Stuck | |
| 12:02 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is hacked by Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Carter (SF) Paul Molloy | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (fresh) SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it in | 45-37 |
| 11:13 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors's pass is intercepted by Robert Franz | 45-37 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Shawn Moors is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #3 on Shawn Moors, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (SF), William Smith (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, Daniel Palmatier, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, James Carter, Robert Franz | |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Paul Molloy double dribbles | 45-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Leonard Stuck | |
| 10:27 | Syracuse | Paul Molloy picks off the pass by Glenn Corral in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Timothy Noto lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Molloy | 45-39 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Carl Mars throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Leonard Stuck (C) Marko Kuklenski, Paul Molloy, Robert Franz | |
| 09:47 | Pitt | William Smith picks off the pass by Cheng-Gong Xie | 45-39 |
| 09:45 | Syracuse | Timothy Noto is called for the reach on Carl Mars in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Noto, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (SF) Brian Segura | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), James Carter (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Robert Franz (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, Elvin Dalton, Leonard Stuck | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Franz - foul #1 on Robert Franz, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (SF) Carl Mars, Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Robert Franz | |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:31 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:09 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 09:07 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:58 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Daniel Seger | 49-39 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Paul Molloy's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Corral | 49-39 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Paul Molloy loses the dribble to Willie Roberts | 49-39 |
| 08:10 | Syracuse | Jeremy Richardson takes the ball from Daniel Seger in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Paul Molloy comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 07:43 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Molloy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elvin Dalton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Stuck (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-39 |
| 07:28 | Syracuse | William Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Brian Segura (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Robert Englund, William Smith, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Paul Molloy, Leonard Stuck | |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 06:20 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is wide open and slams it home set up by Shawn Moors | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:57 | Pitt | James Carter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Moors - foul #4 on Shawn Moors, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Stuck (PF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 05:57 | Pitt | James Carter misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:41 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Paul Molloy (PF) Timothy Noto, James Carter, Leonard Stuck | |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Shawn Moors swats the layup by Joseph Panella | 51-40 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Robert Franz gets the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Joseph Panella connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xie | 51-42 |
| 04:55 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier | |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF), Leonard Stuck (PF) Kang Chin, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy | |
| 04:37 | Syracuse | Brian Segura hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Roberts | 53-42 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | James Carter comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| 04:26 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger snags the defensive board | 53-42 |
| 04:13 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Willie Roberts, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Brian Segura, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF) James Carter, Leonard Stuck | |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the turnaround from close range | 53-42 |
| 04:02 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 03:37 | Syracuse | William Smith is alone and drills a jumper near the basket set up by Daniel Seger | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Englund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elvin Dalton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Willie Roberts steals it from Timothy Noto | 55-42 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts's pass is intercepted by Timothy Noto in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Joseph Panella lays it up and in set up by Timothy Noto | 55-44 |
| 03:05 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willie Roberts | 57-44 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xie and the foul's on Robert Englund - foul #2 on Robert Englund, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Daniel Palmatier (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), James Carter (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, Robert Franz | |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Brian Segura (SF), William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Robert Englund, Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Molloy (PF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Daniel Seger | 60-47 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Kang Chin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 01:48 | Syracuse | William Smith drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Seger | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Brian Segura is called for the reach on James Carter - foul #3 on Brian Segura, team foul #9 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Carl Mars (SG), Robert Englund (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF), Glenn Corral (C) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, Brian Segura, William Smith, Shawn Moors | |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Paul Molloy | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chin - foul #3 on Kang Chin, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (SG) Carl Mars | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Daniel Palmatier blocks the short jumper by James Carter | 64-49 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-49 |
| 00:49 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral tips it home | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 66-49 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | James Carter snags the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses long on a floater in the lane | 66-49 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | James Carter is called for traveling | 66-49 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SG) Robert Patterson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Noto - foul #4 on Timothy Noto, team foul #9 | 66-49 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:33 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Timothy Noto clanks a jumper from the right side | 68-49 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Kang Chin tips it back up and in | 68-51 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson runs out the clock | 68-51 |