| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) SF - Joseph Panella (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Sweat (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Gay (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Allan Philson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jan Franks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Allan Philson inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't throw it down but he's hacked by Joseph Panella - foul #3 on Joseph Panella, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, William Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:36 | St. John's | Allan Philson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | The jump hook by James Carter is blocked by Jan Franks | 27-33 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Larry Sweat tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 19:06 | St. John's | George Frost is called for 10 seconds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG) Ricky Beaubien | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jan Franks - foul #2 on Jan Franks, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 18:32 | St. John's | Jan Franks loses the dribble to Jeremy Richardson | 29-33 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Richardson | 32-33 |
| 18:09 | St. John's | George Frost is fouled in the backcourt by Marko Kuklenski - foul #2 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Ricky Beaubien (SG), Paul Molloy (PF), William Gay (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, Larry Sweat, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Rowland (PF) Eric Lavigne | |
| 17:43 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich buries a jump hook in the lane | 32-35 |
| 17:39 | Pitt | James Carter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Tommy Kettler | 34-35 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Allan Philson hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Frost | 34-37 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Allan Philson steals the ball from Ricky Beaubien | 34-37 |
| 16:57 | St. John's | George Frost lays it in set up by Allan Philson | 34-39 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Paul Molloy connects on the runner from close range set up by Tommy Kettler and he's fouled by Ian Froehlich - foul #3 on Ian Froehlich, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Larry Sweat (C) Tommy Kettler, Ricky Beaubien, William Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eric Lavigne (PF) Jan Franks | |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by George Frost | 37-41 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski makes the jumper in the paint | 39-41 |
| 15:44 | St. John's | The short jumper by Allan Philson is denied by Larry Sweat | 39-41 |
| 15:43 | St. John's | Allan Philson gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Noto (fresh) SF - James Carter (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Larry Sweat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Allan Philson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rowland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Allan Philson hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Rowland | 39-43 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Paul Molloy scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marko Kuklenski | 41-43 |
| 14:45 | St. John's | Allan Philson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 14:44 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Philson | 41-43 |
| 14:24 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 14:23 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Ian Froehlich buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Paul Molloy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, James Carter, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Michael Richardson (PF), Jan Franks (C) George Frost, Ian Froehlich, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne, Mark Rowland | |
| 13:35 | St. John's | Jan Franks is fouled on the floor by Brandon Conklin - foul #4 on Brandon Conklin, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (PG), William Gay (C) Tommy Kettler, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:17 | St. John's | John Pelzer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | William Gay snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | William Gay's floater is tipped away by John Pelzer | 41-45 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson can't tip it in | 41-45 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Paul Molloy tips it in | 43-45 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses the driving attempt in the paint | 43-45 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | William Gay grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 12:03 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses short on a shot from close range | 45-45 |
| 12:02 | St. John's | Jan Franks gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:47 | St. John's | Paul Molloy denies the turnaround by Michael Richardson | 45-45 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Paul Molloy pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ricky Beaubien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Panella (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Molloy (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Gay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Maez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zermeno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Pelzer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Jan Franks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the jump hook from the left block | 45-45 |
| 11:28 | St. John's | John Pelzer pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 11:22 | St. John's | James Zermeno can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-45 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | William Gay snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 11:03 | St. John's | James Zermeno snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:36 | St. John's | John Pelzer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Jan Franks | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | Michael Richardson is called for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Larry Sweat (C) Ricky Beaubien, Jeremy Richardson, William Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Ian Froehlich (SG), Allan Philson (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Mark Rowland (C) Joseph Maez, James Zermeno, John Pelzer, Michael Richardson, Jan Franks | |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Paul Molloy is fouled on the floor by Eric Lavigne - foul #1 on Eric Lavigne, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Paul Molloy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 09:44 | St. John's | Mark Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Ian Froehlich | 45-47 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Paul Molloy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Larry Sweat tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 08:50 | St. John's | George Frost is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Frost, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (C) Marko Kuklenski, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Mark Rowland | |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Paul Molloy lays it in on a great pass from James Carter and the foul's on Allan Philson - foul #2 on Allan Philson, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG) Tommy Kettler | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Paul Molloy makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:05 | St. John's | Allan Philson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeremy Richardson | 50-47 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Allan Philson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | George Frost makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ian Froehlich | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Molloy (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William Gay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allan Philson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Lavigne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jan Franks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Pitt | James Carter is fouled on the floor by Allan Philson - foul #3 on Allan Philson, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Timothy Noto (SG), Joseph Panella (SF), Brandon Conklin (C) Marko Kuklenski, Jeremy Richardson, James Carter, William Gay | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), James Zermeno (SF), Mark Rowland (PF) George Frost, Allan Philson, Eric Lavigne | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 07:09 | St. John's | James Zermeno pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:47 | St. John's | Timothy Noto picks off the pass by Ian Froehlich | 50-50 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Paul Molloy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | Jan Franks pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:04 | St. John's | Jan Franks is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ian Froehlich | 50-52 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Mark Rowland steals it from Tommy Kettler | 50-52 |
| 05:22 | St. John's | James Zermeno can't connect on a floater from close range | 50-52 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Molloy | 50-52 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Paul Molloy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 05:05 | St. John's | Joseph Maez is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Kettler - foul #1 on Tommy Kettler, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF) Tommy Kettler, Timothy Noto, Joseph Panella | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG), Allan Philson (SG), John Pelzer (SF), Eric Lavigne (PF), Michael Richardson (C) Joseph Maez, Ian Froehlich, James Zermeno, Mark Rowland, Jan Franks | |
| 04:42 | St. John's | George Frost's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Richardson | 52-52 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeremy Richardson | 54-52 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | John Pelzer buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Zermeno (SF) Eric Lavigne | |
| 04:08 | St. John's | John Pelzer makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Brandon Conklin loses the dribble to James Zermeno | 54-55 |
| 03:42 | St. John's | James Zermeno hits the finger roll | 54-57 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson is hacked by Allan Philson - foul #4 on Allan Philson, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Panella (SF), Larry Sweat (PF) James Carter, Paul Molloy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ian Froehlich (SG), Eric Lavigne (PF) Allan Philson, John Pelzer | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marko Kuklenski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Panella (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brandon Conklin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Frost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ian Froehlich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Zermeno (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Lavigne (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Richardson (fresh) | |
| 03:25 | St. John's | James Zermeno is hacked by Marko Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marko Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Timothy Noto (SG) Jeremy Richardson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jan Franks (C) Michael Richardson | |
| 02:59 | St. John's | James Zermeno lays it up and in on a great pass from George Frost | 56-59 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Joseph Panella can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Zermeno - foul #1 on James Zermeno, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Beaubien (SG), Paul Molloy (PF) Timothy Noto, Larry Sweat | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Maez (PG), Allan Philson (SF), Mark Rowland (C) George Frost, James Zermeno, Jan Franks | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Joseph Panella makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Joseph Panella misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 02:39 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Brandon Conklin is called for the reach on Eric Lavigne - foul #5 on Brandon Conklin, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Tommy Kettler (PG), Jeremy Richardson (SG), James Carter (SF), William Gay (C) Marko Kuklenski, Ricky Beaubien, Joseph Panella, Brandon Conklin | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Frost (PG) Joseph Maez | |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Paul Molloy | 57-59 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Jeremy Richardson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Kettler | 59-59 |
| 01:26 | St. John's | Mark Rowland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 01:25 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 01:03 | St. John's | Allan Philson's fadeaway is rejected by William Gay | 59-59 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Eric Lavigne pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Mark Rowland loses the dribble to James Carter | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | James Carter slams it home set up by Jeremy Richardson and he's fouled by Allan Philson - foul #5 on Allan Philson, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski (PG), Timothy Noto (SG) Tommy Kettler, Jeremy Richardson | |
| Subs | St. John's | John Pelzer (SF), Jan Franks (C) Allan Philson, Mark Rowland | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | James Carter misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Jan Franks grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | St. John's calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:06 | St. John's | George Frost's pass is intercepted by Timothy Noto in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Marko Kuklenski banks in the layup set up by Timothy Noto | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | John Pelzer clanks a halfcourt shot | 63-59 |