| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael O'Neal (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Arthur Banks inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Robert Fleming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-29 |
| 19:07 | Xavier | David Lubbers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-29 |
| 18:40 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Lubbers | 20-29 |
| 18:33 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Fleming | 20-29 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael O'Neal | 20-29 |
| 18:03 | Pitt | Arthur Banks buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 20-31 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Banks - foul #2 on Arthur Banks, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 17:52 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 17:21 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 21-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ernest Dudek (C) Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (PF), Charles Whitmer (C) Michael O'Neal, Joseph Phillips, Robert Fleming | |
| 16:57 | Pitt | William Thornton is called for the reach on Eddie Bates - foul #3 on William Thornton, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Justin Casias (PF) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Cortez Leach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Arthur Banks | |
| 16:37 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Justin Casias - foul #1 on Justin Casias, team foul #2 | 21-33 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Justin Casias | 21-34 |
| 16:08 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski can't connect on a floater from close range | 21-34 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to David Sauceda | 21-34 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer buries a turnaround from the baseline | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Casias (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Whitmer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Justin Casias scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Michael Ellis | 23-36 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #3 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Michael Ellis, Chester Zaborowski, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Harold Smith, Eddie Bates, Joseph Phillips | |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 14:28 | Xavier | Cortez Leach is whistled for a carry | 23-37 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is whistled for a carry | 23-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (SG) Charles Sargent | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:45 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan is hacked by Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF) Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:33 | Xavier | David Lubbers hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Thornton | 26-37 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-37 |
| 13:10 | Xavier | William Thornton pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 12:49 | Xavier | Cortez Leach is whistled for a carry | 26-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Joseph Phillips (PF) David Sauceda, Charles Whitmer | |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 12:35 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 12:31 | Xavier | David Lubbers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 12:07 | Pitt | Arthur Banks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Smith | 26-40 |
| 11:50 | Xavier | David Lubbers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Arthur Banks comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 11:43 | Xavier | David Lubbers grabs the board | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cortez Leach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael O'Neal (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | David Lubbers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal misses the lay-in | 26-40 |
| 11:15 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 11:08 | Xavier | William Thornton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 11:06 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the tip | 26-40 |
| 11:05 | Xavier | David Lubbers gets the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 10:52 | Xavier | Robert Fleming is called for the reach on Daniel Monahan - foul #2 on Robert Fleming, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Michael O'Neal, Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| 10:41 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek misses the jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 10:39 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek gets the offensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 10:26 | Xavier | Joseph Phillips steals the ball from Ernest Dudek | 26-40 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | David Sauceda is hacked by Justin Casias - foul #2 on Justin Casias, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | The jump hook by David Sauceda is blocked by Ernest Dudek | 26-40 |
| 09:39 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Ernest Dudek | 26-40 |
| 09:18 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | David Sauceda connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Whitmer | 28-42 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 28-42 |
| 08:44 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the dunk | 30-42 |
| 08:18 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 08:03 | Xavier | Michael Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek tips it in | 32-42 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | David Sauceda is fouled on the floor by Charles Sargent - foul #1 on Charles Sargent, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), Kevin Johnson (SG), William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent, Chester Zaborowski, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Harold Smith, Eddie Bates, Joseph Phillips | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael O'Neal (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | David Sauceda misses short on a runner near the basket | 32-42 |
| 07:24 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 07:15 | Xavier | Kevin Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Daniel Monahan swats the short shot by Arthur Banks | 35-42 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the tip | 35-42 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer tips it home | 35-44 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Cortez Leach blows the layup but the foul's on Charles Whitmer - foul #2 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Cortez Leach makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 06:46 | Xavier | Cortez Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Robert Fleming comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 37-44 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Robert Fleming tips it in | 37-46 |
| 05:49 | Xavier | Cortez Leach knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 39-46 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer double dribbles | 39-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski (SF) Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF) Michael O'Neal, Charles Whitmer | |
| 05:04 | Xavier | David Lubbers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Chester Zaborowski | 42-46 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips is hacked by Cortez Leach - foul #2 on Cortez Leach, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ernest Dudek (C) Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Arthur Banks | |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Harold Smith lays it in | 42-48 |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Robert Fleming gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Robert Fleming connects on the jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - David Lubbers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Chester Zaborowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Leach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sauceda (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Xavier | Eddie Bates steals the ball from William Thornton | 42-50 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is fouled on the floor by Ernest Dudek - foul #2 on Ernest Dudek, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Ellis (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Justin Casias (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) David Lubbers, William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Charles Whitmer (PF) Eddie Bates, David Sauceda, Joseph Phillips | |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Charles Sargent gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 02:58 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| 02:39 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Smith and the foul's on Chester Zaborowski - foul #1 on Chester Zaborowski, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ernest Dudek (C) Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 02:13 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 02:01 | Xavier | Chester Zaborowski makes the contested jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Ellis | 44-52 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Subs | Xavier | David Lubbers (PG), William Thornton (SG), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Michael Ellis, Charles Sargent, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) David Sauceda | |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Arthur Banks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harold Smith | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Xavier | Cortez Leach is denied on a dunk by Arthur Banks | 44-54 |
| 01:22 | Xavier | Cortez Leach tips it back up and in | 46-54 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 00:51 | Xavier | William Thornton snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | William Thornton is fouled on the floor by Charles Whitmer - foul #3 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Charles Whitmer | |
| 00:41 | Xavier | William Thornton makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Lubbers out of the doubleteam | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | David Lubbers is called for the reach on Arthur Banks in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Lubbers, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG) Harold Smith | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:31 | Xavier | David Lubbers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 00:29 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Zaborowski | 49-56 |
| 00:25 | Xavier | David Lubbers loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 49-56 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is fouled in the backcourt by David Lubbers - foul #3 on David Lubbers, team foul #10 | 49-56 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:14 | Xavier | David Lubbers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 00:12 | Xavier | David Lubbers grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 00:10 | Xavier | David Lubbers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-58 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael O'Neal | 49-58 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal is hacked by David Lubbers in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Lubbers, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:07 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | William Thornton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Sauceda runs out the clock | 51-59 |