| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Render (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Robert Hall inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 19:33 | Syracuse | Harold Travis can't tip it in | 22-18 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jonathan Shields | 22-18 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan connects on the shot from the left side | 22-20 |
| 18:54 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones clanks a jumper from the left block | 22-20 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Pierre Dreiling | 22-20 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Albert Render - foul #3 on Albert Render, team foul #1 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Bessler (C) Albert Render | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 18:33 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 18:13 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bryan Jones | 25-21 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Harold Travis steals it from Desmond Callahan | 25-21 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Bryan Jones and he's hacked by Buford Friday - foul #2 on Buford Friday, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 17:30 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler makes the free throw | 28-21 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling loses the dribble to Michael Johnson | 28-21 |
| 17:07 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses the lay-in | 28-21 |
| 17:06 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson tips it home | 30-21 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling is fouled on the floor by Michael Bessler - foul #1 on Michael Bessler, team foul #2 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Paul Durham (SF) Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Durham - foul #1 on Paul Durham, team foul #3 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Neal (SG) Robert Hall | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 16:25 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 16:04 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Harold Travis | 30-22 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Paul Durham drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Johnson | 32-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Neal (fresh) SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fairly fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Michael Ott hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Buford Friday | 32-24 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Ott - foul #1 on Michael Ott, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bryan Jones (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Albert Render (C) Michael Neal, Paul Durham, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), George Murakami (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, John Dykstra, Desmond Callahan, Michael Ott | |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 14:50 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | George Murakami clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 14:24 | Syracuse | Harold Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 14:11 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 36-24 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Engels | 36-26 |
| 13:25 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | George Murakami snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), John Dykstra (SF) Ryan Engels, Brian Hanks | |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 12:40 | Syracuse | Robert Hall is fouled on the floor by Buford Friday - foul #3 on Buford Friday, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (SG), Desmond Callahan (PF) Michael Schoolcraft, George Murakami | |
| 12:18 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 12:17 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Travis | 36-28 |
| 12:04 | Syracuse | Harold Travis buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Harris | 38-28 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Brian Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Travis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Albert Render (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Harold Travis clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Buford Friday - foul #4 on Buford Friday, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG), Michael Neal (SG), Paul Durham (SF), Michael Bessler (C) Brian Harris, Bryan Jones, Robert Hall, Albert Render | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Harold Travis makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 11:11 | Syracuse | Harold Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Michael Ott grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Michael Ott loses the dribble to Paul Durham | 39-30 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Paul Durham misses the easy layup | 39-30 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Paul Durham tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Dykstra | 41-33 |
| 09:34 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 44-33 |
| 09:09 | Syracuse | Paul Durham pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:56 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Michael Ott pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | John Dykstra pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 08:11 | Syracuse | Michael Bessler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 07:47 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Neal | 47-33 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Michael Bessler swats the shot by Desmond Callahan | 47-33 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Michael Ott tips it back up and in | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Neal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Travis (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Bessler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Shields (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Dykstra (fairly fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Syracuse | Paul Durham makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the follow up shot | 50-37 |
| 06:09 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Durham | 53-37 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan is fouled on the floor by Michael Neal - foul #1 on Michael Neal, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Harris (PG), Bryan Jones (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Louis Cline (PF), Albert Render (C) Michael Johnson, Michael Neal, Paul Durham, Harold Travis, Michael Bessler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), George Murakami (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, John Dykstra, Desmond Callahan, Michael Ott | |
| 05:13 | Pitt | George Murakami clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Cline - foul #1 on Louis Cline, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | George Murakami makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | George Murakami makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Michael Schoolcraft - foul #1 on Michael Schoolcraft, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:50 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Brian Hanks is hacked by Louis Cline - foul #2 on Louis Cline, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Johnson (PG) Brian Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Brian Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 04:28 | Syracuse | Louis Cline grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Bryan Jones misses the floater from the left side | 53-39 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | George Murakami's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Cline (fresh) C - Albert Render (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Hanks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Murakami (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson is called for a backcourt violation | 53-39 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Ryan Engels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-39 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Engels | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Brian Hanks loses the dribble to Louis Cline | 53-39 |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Robert Hall picks off the pass by Michael Schoolcraft | 53-39 |
| 01:17 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-39 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Hanks | 53-39 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | George Murakami clanks a jumper from the baseline | 53-39 |
| 00:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson is whistled for traveling | 53-39 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Harold Travis (PF) Louis Cline | |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), John Dykstra (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft, Brian Hanks, George Murakami | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan connects on the shot in the paint | 53-41 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Michael Johnson runs out the clock | 53-41 |