| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Cornell | Kevin Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 19:48 | Pitt | John Serna can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 28-35 |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Kevin Booker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cecil Stewart and he's fouled by Alton Goss - foul #3 on Alton Goss, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the free throw | 28-37 |
| 19:43 | Pitt | John Serna pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Johnny William buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Monty Shaw | 31-37 |
| 19:08 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Booker | 31-39 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | The short jumper by Monty Shaw is denied by Aaron Blalock | 31-39 |
| 19:00 | Cornell | Steve Frank snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:49 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon's pass is intercepted by Alton Goss | 31-39 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Alton Goss is hacked by Michael McClarnon - foul #2 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Alton Goss hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 17:36 | Cornell | Alton Goss steps in front of the Aaron Blalock pass | 33-39 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | The jump hook by Monty Shaw is blocked by Michael McClarnon | 33-39 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | John Serna tips it in | 35-39 |
| 17:16 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Booker | 35-42 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Steve Frank steals the ball from Johnny William | 35-42 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Booker | 35-45 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Alton Goss hits a runner from the right block set up by Johnny William | 37-45 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Cecil Stewart and he's fouled by Monty Shaw - foul #2 on Monty Shaw, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), George Kern (SF), Leonard Park (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, Alton Goss, John Serna | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Kevin Booker, Cecil Stewart, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Peter Whitney grabs the offensive board | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Kern (fresh) PF - Leonard Park (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-47 |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Leonard Park pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Peter West buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Peter Whitney loses the dribble to Everett Tolbert | 39-47 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Peter West comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 14:43 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 14:25 | Cornell | Mark Conklin knocks in the shot from the left block | 39-49 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Charles Gravitz is called for the reach on Peter West - foul #1 on Charles Gravitz, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Alton Goss (PF) Peter West, Benny Adams | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Leonard Park throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF) George Kern | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 13:21 | Cornell | Karl Dimick hits the follow up shot | 39-51 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Alton Goss can't finish the layup | 39-51 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steve Frank | 39-51 |
| 12:33 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-51 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Monty Shaw grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Karl Dimick is called for the reach on Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Karl Dimick, team foul #3 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG), George Kern (SF), John Serna (C) Leonard Park, Monty Shaw, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Johnny William | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Kern (fresh) PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Serna (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Kevin Booker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Cecil Stewart | 42-53 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Alton Goss hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by George Kern | 44-53 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Karl Dimick clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-53 |
| 11:22 | Pitt | Alton Goss gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | George Kern misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Karl Dimick - foul #2 on Karl Dimick, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG) Johnny William | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Mark Conklin (C) Kevin Booker, Karl Dimick, Steve Frank | |
| 10:56 | Pitt | George Kern makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | George Kern misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:56 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 45-53 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock's layup is rejected by John Serna | 45-53 |
| 10:46 | Cornell | Mark Conklin gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Blalock | 45-56 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | John Serna loses the dribble to Mark Conklin | 45-56 |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Steven Wolken clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Benny Adams - foul #2 on Benny Adams, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF), Leonard Park (PF) Benny Adams, Alton Goss | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SG), Peter Whitney (PF) Cecil Stewart, Michael McClarnon | |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Peter West misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-58 |
| 09:33 | Cornell | Peter Whitney snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 09:22 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 45-58 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Peter Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Peter Whitney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Everett Tolbert (C) Peter West, John Serna | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Mark Conklin | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Leonard Park buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny William and the foul's on Charles Gravitz - foul #2 on Charles Gravitz, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) George Kern | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Michael McClarnon (PF) Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Leonard Park makes the free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:32 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses short on a jumper from the right block | 48-58 |
| 08:13 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart snags the offensive board | 48-58 |
| 07:59 | Cornell | Leonard Park is called for the reach on Michael McClarnon - foul #2 on Leonard Park, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| 07:43 | Cornell | Kevin Booker buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Park (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | Kevin Booker gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 07:18 | Cornell | Kevin Booker scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Stewart | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Monty Shaw is fouled on the floor by Karl Dimick - foul #3 on Karl Dimick, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), George Kern (SF), Alton Goss (PF), John Serna (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, Leonard Park, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Mark Conklin (C) Karl Dimick, Steve Frank | |
| 06:55 | Pitt | John Serna misses short on a shot from the baseline | 48-64 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | John Serna pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | John Serna knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Benny Adams | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | John Serna gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | The jump hook by Alton Goss is blocked by Mark Conklin | 50-64 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Mark Conklin gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:44 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Booker | 50-67 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | George Kern drills a 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | George Kern gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Cecil Stewart picks off the pass by Alton Goss | 53-67 |
| 04:36 | Cornell | Kevin Booker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Peter West snags the defensive board | 53-67 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Alton Goss's floater is tipped away by Michael McClarnon | 53-67 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 03:57 | Cornell | Kevin Booker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), Leonard Park (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Peter West, Benny Adams, Alton Goss, John Serna | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Steve Frank (C) Kevin Booker, Cecil Stewart, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Mark Conklin | |
| 03:42 | Pitt | George Kern makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Kern (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Park (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Karl Dimick misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Kern - foul #1 on George Kern, team foul #5 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) George Kern | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Karl Dimick makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Karl Dimick misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Leonard Park pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Benny Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Monty Shaw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-68 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (PF) Leonard Park | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Cecil Stewart (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Steven Wolken, Charles Gravitz, Karl Dimick, Peter Whitney | |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Booker | 56-71 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Johnny William hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 02:00 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon's floater is knocked away by Alton Goss | 56-71 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Alton Goss snags the defensive board | 56-71 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Johnny William drills a jumper from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Everett Tolbert is called for the reach on Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #6 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), George Kern (SF), Leonard Park (PF) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, Alton Goss | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Kevin Booker, Cecil Stewart, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Peter Whitney is fouled on the floor by Everett Tolbert - foul #2 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Peter Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Peter Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the board | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Leonard Park's layup is rejected by Peter Whitney | 58-72 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Leonard Park tips it home | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Steven Wolken connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Karl Dimick | 60-74 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Benny Adams is fouled on the floor by Peter Whitney - foul #2 on Peter Whitney, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Steven Wolken runs out the clock | 62-74 |