| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Maurice Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Micheal Taylor - foul #3 on Micheal Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Maurice Kennedy grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor is hacked by Don Ferrin - foul #2 on Don Ferrin, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | The jumper by James Kenney is denied by Charles Delarosa | 33-18 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Delarosa | 33-18 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | John Wilson blocks the jumper by Don Ferrin | 33-18 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | James Kenney snags the defensive board | 33-18 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | Rex Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-18 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Morris Montano | 33-20 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | Rex Clark makes the 3 from straight away | 36-20 |
| 17:38 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa clanks a 3 from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | James Kenney snags the defensive board | 36-20 |
| 17:14 | Pitt | John Wilson's floater is tipped away by Benny Blackburn | 36-20 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | James Kenney pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-20 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Charles Delarosa swats the dunk try by John Wilson | 36-20 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Morris Montano connects on the jumper from the right side | 36-22 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | John Wilson banks in the layup and he's hacked by Leonard Hobson - foul #2 on Leonard Hobson, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (PG), Blair Mullinix (SG), Keith McIver (PF), Fred Gillespie (C) Rex Clark, Micheal Taylor, James Kenney, Maurice Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Thomas Clark (SF), Anthony Schroeder (C) Morris Montano, Leonard Hobson, Charles Delarosa | |
| 16:18 | Pitt | John Wilson makes the free throw | 39-22 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the offensive board | 39-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith McIver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fred Gillespie (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Clark (fresh) PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Schroeder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits the follow up shot | 39-24 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-24 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Fred Gillespie snags the offensive board | 41-24 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | John Wilson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-24 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benny Blackburn | 41-24 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Benny Blackburn | 41-27 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-27 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Keith McIver | 41-27 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 41-27 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato grabs the offensive board | 41-27 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | John Wilson buries a turnaround in the lane | 43-27 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch drills a 3 from straight away | 43-30 |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-30 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Keith McIver - foul #1 on Keith McIver, team foul #2 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Micheal Taylor (SG), James Kenney (PF), Maurice Kennedy (C) Charles Fortunato, John Wilson, Keith McIver, Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG), Leonard Hobson (SF), Charles Delarosa (C) Joshua Fitch, Thomas Clark, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Maurice Kennedy gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Rex Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the board | 45-31 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Morris Montano | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Kenney (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Maurice Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Ferrin (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morris Montano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Delarosa (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Maurice Kennedy is hacked by Don Ferrin - foul #3 on Don Ferrin, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | James Kenney misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Benny Blackburn - foul #1 on Benny Blackburn, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder (PF) Benny Blackburn | |
| 11:24 | Pitt | James Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | James Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | James Kenney is called for the reach on Don Ferrin - foul #1 on James Kenney, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Rex Clark misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Morris Montano drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Don Ferrin | 47-35 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses the lay-in | 47-35 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Morris Montano gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | James Kenney is called for the reach on Anthony Schroeder - foul #2 on James Kenney, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (PG), Keith McIver (PF) Rex Clark, James Kenney | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Benny Blackburn (PF) Don Ferrin, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-35 |
| 09:27 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-38 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Maurice Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor is whistled for a carry | 47-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Fred Gillespie (C) Micheal Taylor, Maurice Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG) Morris Montano | |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch loses the dribble to Rex Clark | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith McIver (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Gillespie (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Fitch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Delarosa (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Fred Gillespie loses the dribble to Thomas Clark | 47-38 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn lays it in set up by Joshua Fitch | 47-40 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rex Clark and he's hacked by Joshua Fitch - foul #1 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Wilson (SF), James Kenney (PF) Blair Mullinix, Keith McIver | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG), Anthony Schroeder (PF) Thomas Clark, Benny Blackburn | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | John Wilson connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Rex Clark | 52-40 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa double dribbles | 52-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Micheal Taylor (SG), Maurice Kennedy (C) Rex Clark, Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG) Leonard Hobson | |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Maurice Kennedy can't finish the layup | 52-40 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to James Kenney | 52-40 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor can't finish the layup | 52-40 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Morris Montano | 52-40 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Morris Montano knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Don Ferrin is called for the reach on Charles Fortunato - foul #4 on Don Ferrin, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SF) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG), Benny Blackburn (PF) Don Ferrin, Charles Delarosa | |
| 05:05 | Pitt | James Kenney double dribbles | 52-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson (SF) Joshua Fitch | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 52-43 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn tips it in | 52-45 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix can't connect on a floater from close range | 52-45 |
| 04:41 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark travels with the ball | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Keith McIver (PF), Fred Gillespie (C) Charles Fortunato, James Kenney, Maurice Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Rex Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Keith McIver misses the tip | 52-45 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Anthony Schroeder snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 04:01 | Rutgers | Morris Montano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 03:39 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Blair Mullinix (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Keith McIver (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Gillespie (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Clark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Morris Montano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Hobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Benny Blackburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Schroeder (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Rex Clark is whistled for a carry | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (SG), John Wilson (SF), James Kenney (PF), Maurice Kennedy (C) Micheal Taylor, Blair Mullinix, Keith McIver, Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch (SG), Charles Delarosa (C) Morris Montano, Anthony Schroeder | |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Ferrin (PG) Thomas Clark | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 02:44 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Rex Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Fortunato | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Delarosa | 55-50 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | John Wilson clanks a jumper from close range | 55-50 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | John Wilson steals it from Charles Delarosa | 55-50 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Rex Clark | 57-50 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Joshua Fitch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn can't connect on a floater from the right block | 57-50 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Joshua Fitch is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Fitch, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (PG), Micheal Taylor (SG), Blair Mullinix (PF) Rex Clark, Charles Fortunato, Maurice Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Montano (SG) Joshua Fitch | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Benny Blackburn grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Don Ferrin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | James Kenney snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Don Ferrin is called for the reach on Blair Mullinix in the backcourt - foul #5 on Don Ferrin, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Clark (PG) Don Ferrin | |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Morris Montano misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Clark grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Rick Carpenter is called for the reach on Leonard Hobson - foul #1 on Rick Carpenter, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Maurice Kennedy (C) Rick Carpenter, Blair Mullinix | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Morris Montano scores on a 3 from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Morris Montano is called for the reach on Micheal Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Morris Montano, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (PF) Maurice Kennedy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Morris Montano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Leonard Hobson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-53 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Rex Clark | 61-53 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Rex Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Rex Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Rex Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Charles Delarosa scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Morris Montano | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Rex Clark runs out the clock | 63-56 |