| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Saul Cervantes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Monty Shaw inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Alton Goss misses the dunk but he's fouled by Saul Cervantes - foul #2 on Saul Cervantes, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Alton Goss misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:15 | Rutgers | Monty Shaw takes the ball from Melvin Pangburn | 25-23 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Alton Goss loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Melvin Pangburn | 25-25 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Monty Shaw clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Melvin Pangburn - foul #2 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Monty Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:48 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci scores on a runner from the right block | 26-27 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Alton Goss knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 28-27 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Benny Adams - foul #1 on Benny Adams, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Alton Goss clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Saul Cervantes - foul #3 on Saul Cervantes, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SF) Monty Shaw | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Karl Case (PF) Saul Cervantes | |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Alton Goss misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is fouled on the floor by Alton Goss - foul #2 on Alton Goss, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG) Johnny William | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (PG), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Earl Singletary (C) Melvin Pangburn, Gilberto Ricci, Thomas Dodge | |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-29 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Everett Tolbert | 29-29 |
| 15:47 | Pitt | Peter West double dribbles | 29-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF), John Serna (C) Alton Goss, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes (PF) Earl Singletary | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Park (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Serna (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Coronado (fresh) SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Karl Case (fresh) PF - Saul Cervantes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Karl Case's layup is rejected by Leonard Park | 29-29 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 29-29 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Monty Shaw | 29-29 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Peter West scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Benny Adams | 32-29 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes drills a jumper from the baseline | 32-31 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Coronado | 32-33 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Daniel Eichner steps in front of the Peter West pass in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Monty Shaw pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Monty Shaw hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Benny Adams | 34-33 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts scores on a floater from the left side | 34-35 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Benny Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado is hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Monty Shaw, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Alton Goss (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Peter West, Leonard Park, John Serna | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Viktor Zirker (SG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Earl Singletary (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Brian Coronado, Daniel Eichner, Karl Case, Saul Cervantes, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gilberto Ricci | 34-37 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Earl Singletary is called for the reach on Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Earl Singletary, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Alton Goss (fresh) 6 pts. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Singletary (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Johnny William buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Benny Adams | 36-37 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-37 |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Monty Shaw pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Johnny William clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci banks in the layup set up by Viktor Zirker and he's fouled by Monty Shaw - foul #2 on Monty Shaw, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SF), John Serna (C) Monty Shaw, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG), Saul Cervantes (PF) Viktor Zirker, Earl Singletary | |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Leonard Park hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 09:45 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Eichner | 39-42 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Alton Goss is hacked by Daniel Eichner - foul #1 on Daniel Eichner, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Melvin Pangburn - foul #3 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci lays it up and in set up by Saul Cervantes | 41-44 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Alton Goss is fouled on the floor by Melvin Pangburn - foul #4 on Melvin Pangburn, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG) Johnny William | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (PG), Karl Case (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Earl Singletary (C) Melvin Pangburn, Gilberto Ricci, Saul Cervantes, Thomas Dodge | |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Coronado | 43-46 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | John Serna connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Benny Adams | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Benny Adams (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Eichner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Karl Case (fresh) PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. C - Earl Singletary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Leonard Park swats the shot by Brian Coronado | 45-46 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:14 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Benny Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Peter West | 47-46 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner is fouled on the floor by Benny Adams - foul #2 on Benny Adams, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Peter West, Leonard Park, John Serna | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Gilberto Ricci (SF), Saul Cervantes (PF), Thomas Dodge (C) Brian Coronado, Karl Case, Lawrence Roberts, Earl Singletary | |
| 06:26 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes is denied on a layup by Everett Tolbert | 47-46 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes tips it in | 47-48 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Johnny William misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 06:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn hits the finger roll set up by Daniel Eichner | 47-50 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Johnny William tips it home | 49-50 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci tips it in | 49-52 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Saul Cervantes steps in front of the Alton Goss pass | 49-52 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | The jumper by Gilberto Ricci is denied by Monty Shaw | 49-52 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Johnny William - foul #1 on Johnny William, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Leonard Park (SG), John Serna (C) Johnny William, Benny Adams, Alton Goss | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Daniel Eichner | |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Park (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gilberto Ricci (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Saul Cervantes (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Monty Shaw scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Park | 52-54 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Monty Shaw denies the turnaround by Melvin Pangburn | 52-54 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-54 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Peter West grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG) Peter West | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner (SG) Brian Coronado | |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Monty Shaw comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Serna | 52-54 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | Gilberto Ricci grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Everett Tolbert swats the short shot by Thomas Dodge | 52-54 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes can't tip it in | 52-54 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG), Alton Goss (PF) Leonard Park, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Saul Cervantes gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Eichner connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Melvin Pangburn | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Benny Adams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny William - foul #2 on Johnny William, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Benny Adams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Benny Adams grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Benny Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge pulls down the rebound | 52-58 |