| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Clutter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith inbounds the ball | 26-14 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Claudio Costa, team foul #1 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado (PF) Claudio Costa | |
| 19:16 | Pitt | John Dykstra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-14 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Desmond Callahan - foul #1 on Desmond Callahan, team foul #1 | 26-14 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado makes the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | William Clutter denies the turnaround by Jonathan Shields | 26-15 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | William Clutter pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 18:05 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery is hacked by Michael Schoolcraft - foul #2 on Michael Schoolcraft, team foul #2 | 26-15 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Clutter | 26-18 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-18 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | William Clutter misses the driving attempt from close range | 29-18 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | William Clutter grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado blows the layup | 29-18 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith gets the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 16:42 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado connects on the runner from the baseline | 29-20 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-20 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | William Clutter gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado can't finish the layup | 29-20 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the board | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Ott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Emile Maldonado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Clutter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | John Dykstra travels with the ball | 29-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Buford Friday (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), George Murakami (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Jonathan Shields, Michael Schoolcraft, John Dykstra, Desmond Callahan, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, Emile Maldonado, William Clutter | |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses the shot from the right side | 29-20 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett gets the offensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-20 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Stephen Welch is called for the reach on Buford Friday - foul #1 on Stephen Welch, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SG), John Dykstra (SF) Buford Friday, Brian Hanks | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Matthew Jarrett - foul #2 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #3 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (PG) Ryan Engels | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Tommie Avery (SG) Tyrone Carroll, Clifford Julius | |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses the free throw | 31-20 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Claudio Costa | 31-20 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Murakami - foul #1 on George Murakami, team foul #3 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Desmond Callahan (PF) George Murakami | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Clutter (C) Stephen Welch | |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Nathan Friend - foul #3 on Nathan Friend, team foul #4 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | John Dykstra steals the ball from Tommie Avery | 33-20 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | John Dykstra hits the follow up shot | 35-20 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend's pass is intercepted by John Dykstra | 35-20 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | John Dykstra banks in the layup | 37-20 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Friend | 37-22 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Jonathan Shields | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Clutter (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-22 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields pulls down the rebound | 39-22 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Jerry Meredith is called for the reach on Michael Schoolcraft - foul #1 on Jerry Meredith, team foul #5 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Buford Friday (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), George Murakami (PF), Michael Ott (C) Jonathan Shields, Michael Schoolcraft, John Dykstra, Desmond Callahan, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| 11:12 | Pitt | George Murakami drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-22 |
| 10:55 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-22 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | George Murakami grabs the defensive rebound | 41-22 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Brian Hanks makes the fadeaway in the paint | 43-22 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-22 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Brian Hanks gets the rebound | 43-22 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | The short jumper by Michael Ott is denied by Stephen Welch | 43-22 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-22 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll is hacked by Michael Ott - foul #1 on Michael Ott, team foul #4 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), John Dykstra (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF) Ryan Engels, Buford Friday, Brian Hanks, George Murakami | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Tommie Avery (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), William Clutter (C) Tyrone Carroll, Clifford Julius, Matthew Jarrett, Emile Maldonado, Stephen Welch | |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa drills a runner from the baseline | 43-24 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Michael Ott comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 43-24 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft tips it home | 45-24 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-24 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Ott | 45-24 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Nathan Friend is called for the reach on Jonathan Shields - foul #4 on Nathan Friend, team foul #6 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Jerry Meredith, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan is fouled on the floor by Matthew Jarrett - foul #3 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #7 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling (C) Michael Ott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 46-24 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-24 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Pierre Dreiling blocks the short jumper by Stephen Welch | 47-24 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields pulls down the rebound | 47-24 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-24 |
| 07:59 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado grabs the defensive rebound | 47-24 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-24 |
| 07:43 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado tips it but misses | 47-24 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-24 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the board | 47-24 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses long on a shot from the left block | 47-24 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling gets the offensive rebound | 47-24 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Shields | 49-24 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Dykstra and the foul's on Emile Maldonado - foul #3 on Emile Maldonado, team foul #8 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Buford Friday (SG), George Murakami (PF) Jonathan Shields, Michael Schoolcraft, Desmond Callahan | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling makes the free throw | 52-27 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-27 |
| 06:16 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll tips it back up and in | 52-29 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Buford Friday scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Murakami | 54-29 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Buford Friday misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Clifford Julius - foul #2 on Clifford Julius, team foul #9 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (PG), Brian Hanks (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Michael Ott (C) Ryan Engels, John Dykstra, George Murakami, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Clifton (SF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 2nd free throw | 56-32 |
| 04:48 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 56-32 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Ott | 56-32 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Buford Friday buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Shields | 58-32 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Emile Maldonado | 58-35 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jonathan Shields | 60-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Buford Friday (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Hanks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Clifton (fresh) PF - Emile Maldonado (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SG) Buford Friday | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Emile Maldonado swats the short shot by Brian Hanks | 60-35 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Michael Ott hits the follow up shot | 62-35 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Ott | 62-35 |
| 03:09 | Pitt | Michael Ott snags the defensive board | 62-35 |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-35 |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado grabs the board | 62-35 |
| 02:41 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-35 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Michael Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 62-35 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 62-35 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the follow up shot | 64-35 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Michael Ott is called for the reach on Clifford Julius - foul #2 on Michael Ott, team foul #5 | 64-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), George Murakami (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Brian Hanks, Desmond Callahan, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Emile Maldonado | |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-35 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | John Dykstra pulls down the rebound | 64-35 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | George Murakami scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathan Shields and he's hacked by Eric Clifton - foul #2 on Eric Clifton, team foul #10 | 66-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado (PF) Eric Clifton | |
| 01:36 | Pitt | George Murakami makes the free throw | 67-35 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | George Murakami steps in front of the Stephen Welch pass | 67-35 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | George Murakami clanks a floater from the left side | 67-35 |
| 01:15 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado pulls down the rebound | 67-35 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-35 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius tips it but misses | 67-35 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | John Dykstra grabs the defensive rebound | 67-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Clifford Julius steals it from Jonathan Shields | 67-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Welch | 67-37 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields runs out the clock | 67-37 |