| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - William Clutter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Dykstra inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-21 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery clanks a 3 from straight away | 21-21 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Buford Friday | 21-24 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa scores on a jumper from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 18:31 | Rutgers | William Clutter gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Pierre Dreiling is called for the reach on William Clutter - foul #4 on Pierre Dreiling, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-24 |
| 18:02 | Rutgers | William Clutter tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 17:24 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith tips it home | 27-27 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Buford Friday loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Buford Friday is called for the reach on Nathan Friend - foul #1 on Buford Friday, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett (SF) Jerry Meredith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Nathan Friend and he's hacked by Michael Ott - foul #2 on Michael Ott, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Welch (C) William Clutter | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Murakami (PF) Desmond Callahan | |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses the free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Murakami | 29-27 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Claudio Costa | 29-27 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Buford Friday - foul #2 on Buford Friday, team foul #4 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Emile Maldonado (PF) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Claudio Costa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Brian Hanks (SF) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, John Dykstra | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses the free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | George Murakami pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Tyrone Carroll (fresh) SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Hanks (fresh) PF - George Murakami (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Michael Ott hits a turnaround in the paint | 31-29 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyrone Carroll | 33-29 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Tyrone Carroll is called for the reach on Michael Schoolcraft - foul #3 on Tyrone Carroll, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tommie Avery (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), William Clutter (C) Clifford Julius, Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF) George Murakami, Michael Ott | |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 33-29 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the follow up shot | 33-31 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Ryan Engels is hacked by Tyrone Carroll - foul #4 on Tyrone Carroll, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Claudio Costa (PF) Tyrone Carroll, Emile Maldonado | |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft | |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Clutter | 33-31 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Brian Hanks snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Buford Friday loses the dribble to Tommie Avery | 33-31 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Buford Friday steps in front of the Nathan Friend pass in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields banks in the layup on a great pass from Buford Friday | 33-33 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa loses the dribble to Brian Hanks | 33-33 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Brian Hanks hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Buford Friday | 33-35 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | John Dykstra pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Buford Friday misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Clutter - foul #3 on William Clutter, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG) Tommie Avery | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Pierre Dreiling (C) John Dykstra, Brian Hanks | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clifford Julius | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Clutter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Schoolcraft | 36-39 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Desmond Callahan | 36-39 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan's layup is rejected by William Clutter | 36-39 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | William Clutter gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend is fouled on the floor by Desmond Callahan - foul #2 on Desmond Callahan, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tommie Avery (SG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Nathan Friend, Jerry Meredith, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), John Dykstra (SF), George Murakami (PF) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, Desmond Callahan | |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | John Dykstra grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Emile Maldonado | 39-39 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Schoolcraft, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG) Clifford Julius | |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft | |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Buford Friday buries a jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Nathan Friend | 45-41 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from George Murakami | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 6 reb. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tommie Avery | 48-43 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Buford Friday | 48-46 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Emile Maldonado is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), William Clutter (C) Nathan Friend, Tommie Avery, Matthew Jarrett, Emile Maldonado, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF), Michael Ott (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, John Dykstra, George Murakami, Pierre Dreiling | |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Tyrone Carroll is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tyrone Carroll, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG) Tyrone Carroll | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Brian Hanks misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 05:49 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 05:48 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Ryan Engels makes the jump hook in the lane | 48-48 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa's fadeaway is rejected by Desmond Callahan | 48-48 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Schoolcraft | 48-50 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Claudio Costa comes up short on the shot from the left side | 48-50 |
| 04:24 | Rutgers | William Clutter grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tommie Avery (SG) Nathan Friend | |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), John Dykstra (SF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft, Brian Hanks, Michael Ott | |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | John Dykstra tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Nathan Friend (PG), Matthew Jarrett (SF), Emile Maldonado (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Claudio Costa, William Clutter | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Murakami (PF) Desmond Callahan | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Nathan Friend (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommie Avery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Emile Maldonado (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Buford Friday pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | George Murakami misses the floater in the lane | 48-52 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 02:34 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF), Claudio Costa (PF), William Clutter (C) Matthew Jarrett, Emile Maldonado, Stephen Welch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Desmond Callahan (PF) George Murakami | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jonathan Shields and he's hacked by Tommie Avery - foul #1 on Tommie Avery, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 01:28 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Buford Friday hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | William Clutter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the board | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Nathan Friend is called for the reach on Desmond Callahan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Friend, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | William Clutter is called for the reach on Jonathan Shields - foul #4 on William Clutter, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses the 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Friend | 48-57 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields is hacked by Tommie Avery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tommie Avery, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Nathan Friend drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Nathan Friend is called for the reach on Buford Friday in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Friend, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Buford Friday makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Jonathan Shields steals it from Tommie Avery | 54-61 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields is hacked by Nathan Friend in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Friend, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (PG) Nathan Friend | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Meredith | 54-62 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Buford Friday takes the ball from Tommie Avery | 54-62 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Buford Friday hits the finger roll | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Tommie Avery misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-64 |