| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) PF - Elvin Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Stuck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Segura (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Corral (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Joseph Panella inbounds the ball | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Timothy Noto is whistled for a carry | 20-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:37 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is hacked by Joseph Panella in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Panella, team foul #1 | 20-38 |
| 19:18 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the baseline | 20-38 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the defensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Robert Franz misses the lay-in | 20-38 |
| 19:02 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Segura | 20-38 |
| 18:43 | Syracuse | William Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 20-38 |
| 18:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to William Smith | 20-38 |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Smith knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Brian Segura and he's fouled by Joseph Panella - foul #3 on Joseph Panella, team foul #2 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SF), Paul Molloy (PF), Leonard Stuck (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 18:36 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the free throw | 20-40 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Leonard Stuck | 20-40 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Timothy Noto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Brian Segura - foul #3 on Brian Segura, team foul #1 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG) Marko Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF), Shawn Moors (C) Brian Segura, Glenn Corral | |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Timothy Noto makes the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Timothy Noto misses the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 18:16 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors gets the rebound | 21-40 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 17:47 | Syracuse | Shawn Moors tips it in | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is fouled on the floor by Shawn Moors - foul #2 on Shawn Moors, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Jeremy Richardson, Paul Molloy, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Robert Patterson (SF), Daniel Palmatier (PF) Daniel Seger, Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is fouled on the floor by Daniel Palmatier - foul #2 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #3 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), Paul Molloy (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Timothy Noto, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Glenn Corral (C) Shawn Moors | |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #3 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Robert Franz (C) Jeremy Richardson, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF) Robert Patterson | |
| 17:02 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is hacked by Paul Molloy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Molloy, team foul #4 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SF) Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:47 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-44 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Glenn Corral steals the ball from Timothy Noto | 21-44 |
| 16:16 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson is hacked by Timothy Noto - foul #1 on Timothy Noto, team foul #5 | 21-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Paul Molloy (SF), Leonard Stuck (PF) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), William Smith (PF), Shawn Moors (C) Tony Thompson, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier, Glenn Corral | |
| 16:07 | Syracuse | Leonard Stuck swats the short shot by William Smith | 21-44 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Kang Chin snags the defensive board | 21-44 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Paul Molloy connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kang Chin and the foul's on Shawn Moors - foul #3 on Shawn Moors, team foul #4 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF), Robert Englund (C) Brian Segura, Shawn Moors | |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the free throw | 24-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Stuck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Thompson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Englund (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the wide open jump hook in the paint set up by Daniel Seger | 24-46 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Leonard Stuck | 26-46 |
| 15:21 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Englund | 26-48 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck clanks a floater from the baseline | 26-48 |
| 15:11 | Syracuse | William Smith gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #6 | 26-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Cheng-Gong Xie, Paul Molloy, Elvin Dalton | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Tony Thompson, Robert Englund | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 26-48 |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 26-49 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | James Carter scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Richardson | 28-49 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Richardson - foul #4 on Jeremy Richardson, team foul #7 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF) Jeremy Richardson, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF) Willie Roberts | |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | Glenn Corral makes the 2nd free throw | 28-51 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Robert Franz knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Carter | 30-51 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled on the floor by Elvin Dalton - foul #2 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #8 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Paul Molloy (PF), Leonard Stuck (C) Marko Kuklenski, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (PF) William Smith | |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 14:00 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck blows the dunk | 30-53 |
| 13:41 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Brian Segura | 30-53 |
| 13:37 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Robert Franz (C) Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (PG), Robert Patterson (SG), Shawn Moors (C) Daniel Seger, Carl Mars, Glenn Corral | |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Moors - foul #4 on Shawn Moors, team foul #5 | 30-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Willie Roberts (SG), Robert Englund (C) Robert Patterson, Shawn Moors | |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Thompson | 32-53 |
| 12:55 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Englund | 32-56 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Paul Molloy (PF), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Elvin Dalton, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Seger (PG), William Smith (PF) Brian Segura, Robert Englund | |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts is called for 10 seconds | 32-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Mars (SF) Tony Thompson | |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Paul Molloy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-56 |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Carl Mars grabs the board | 32-56 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is alone and drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Daniel Palmatier | 32-58 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 32-58 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Molloy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Seger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willie Roberts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Mars (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Palmatier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Daniel Seger steals it from Timothy Noto | 32-58 |
| 11:49 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts misses the dunk | 32-58 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Robert Franz snags the defensive board | 32-58 |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Paul Molloy connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Kang Chin | 34-58 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Franz - foul #2 on Robert Franz, team foul #9 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (PF), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Paul Molloy, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Glenn Corral (C) Willie Roberts, Carl Mars, Daniel Palmatier | |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 11:30 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 11:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 34-59 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | William Smith steals the ball from James Carter | 34-59 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | William Smith misses the wide open runner near the basket | 34-59 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie snags the defensive board | 34-59 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-59 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Kuklenski - foul #1 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #10 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Robert Franz (C) Marko Kuklenski, Cheng-Gong Xie, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Segura (SF), Robert Englund (PF) Robert Patterson, William Smith | |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 1st free throw | 36-60 |
| 10:38 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | James Carter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-61 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the offensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Glenn Corral blocks the short jumper by Timothy Noto | 36-61 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Brian Segura grabs the board | 36-61 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | The jumper by Glenn Corral is denied by Elvin Dalton | 36-61 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Elvin Dalton | 36-61 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-61 |
| 09:48 | Syracuse | Daniel Seger pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Brian Segura blows the layup | 36-61 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-61 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Glenn Corral swats the layup by Robert Franz | 36-61 |
| 09:32 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson gets the rebound | 36-61 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Robert Franz steals it from Robert Englund | 36-61 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Kang Chin travels with the ball | 36-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Paul Molloy (PF), Leonard Stuck (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Elvin Dalton, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Patterson (PG), Willie Roberts (SG), Carl Mars (SF), William Smith (PF), Daniel Palmatier (C) Daniel Seger, Tony Thompson, Brian Segura, Robert Englund, Glenn Corral | |
| 08:42 | Syracuse | Willie Roberts hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Smith | 36-64 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Robert Patterson picks off the pass by Leonard Stuck | 36-64 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | James Carter is called for the reach on Carl Mars in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Carter, team foul #11 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF) James Carter | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 08:22 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the 2nd free throw | 36-65 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck grabs the board | 36-65 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is whistled for traveling | 36-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Tony Thompson (SF), Robert Englund (C) Willie Roberts, William Smith | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #12 | 36-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Robert Franz (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Joseph Panella, Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (C) Robert Englund | |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 07:54 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-67 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) SG - Jeremy Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Carter (tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Stuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Franz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Mars (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Daniel Palmatier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. C - Shawn Moors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Robert Patterson takes the ball from James Carter | 36-67 |
| 07:35 | Syracuse | Robert Patterson lays it in | 36-69 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Robert Franz scores on a runner from close range set up by Jeremy Richardson | 38-69 |
| 07:05 | Syracuse | Carl Mars hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Patterson | 38-71 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-71 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier grabs the defensive rebound | 38-71 |
| 06:34 | Syracuse | Carl Mars connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Tony Thompson | 38-74 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Palmatier - foul #3 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #6 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Joseph Panella (SF), Elvin Dalton (PF) Marko Kuklenski, James Carter, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (PF) Daniel Palmatier | |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Kang Chin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-74 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson tips it but misses | 38-74 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson gets the rebound | 38-74 |
| 05:44 | Syracuse | Carl Mars comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-74 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Joseph Panella pulls down the rebound | 38-74 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Patterson - foul #1 on Robert Patterson, team foul #7 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (PG), Paul Molloy (PF), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Elvin Dalton, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier (PF) Shawn Moors | |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the 1st free throw | 38-74 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Cheng-Gong Xie is called for the reach on Tony Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #13 | 39-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Carter (SF) Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Shawn Moors (C) Robert Englund | |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-75 |
| 05:34 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-76 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Palmatier - foul #4 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #8 | 39-76 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 40-76 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-76 |
| 05:05 | Syracuse | Robert Franz takes the ball from Carl Mars | 41-76 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Paul Molloy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Richardson | 43-76 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | Daniel Palmatier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Patterson | 43-79 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Paul Molloy clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Daniel Palmatier - foul #5 on Daniel Palmatier, team foul #9 | 43-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Leonard Stuck (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Englund (PF) Daniel Palmatier | |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 1st free throw | 44-79 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-79 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Joseph Panella is called for the reach on Tony Thompson - foul #4 on Joseph Panella, team foul #14 | 45-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (PF) Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 45-80 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-81 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Stuck (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Tony Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Mars (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Englund (fresh) 2 ast. C - Shawn Moors (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Robert Patterson steals it from Timothy Noto | 45-81 |
| 03:19 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-81 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Timothy Noto grabs the board | 45-81 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Leonard Stuck hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-81 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it home | 47-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Elvin Dalton - foul #3 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #15 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Robert Franz (C) Kang Chin, Timothy Noto, Leonard Stuck | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars makes the 1st free throw | 47-82 |
| 02:39 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the 2nd free throw | 47-82 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton grabs the board | 47-82 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Elvin Dalton | 50-82 |
| 02:07 | Syracuse | Robert Englund hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-82 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Robert Franz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-82 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Robert Franz makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Richardson | 52-82 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:29 | Syracuse | Carl Mars connects on the floater from the left wing | 52-84 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 52-84 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-84 |
| 00:47 | Syracuse | Jeremy Richardson steals it from Robert Patterson | 52-84 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Robert Franz comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Englund - foul #1 on Robert Englund, team foul #10 | 52-84 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), James Carter (SF) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Robert Franz makes the 1st free throw | 53-84 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Robert Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Syracuse | Carl Mars misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-84 |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 54-84 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Tony Thompson runs out the clock | 54-84 |