| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Serna (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Monty Shaw inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Benny Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman banks in the layup | 42-37 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | John Serna misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Aaron Simpson - foul #2 on Aaron Simpson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | John Serna misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | John Serna misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:23 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 42-37 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 42-37 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Jamie Wyman steps in front of the Benny Adams pass | 42-37 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Benny Adams knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Hugh Dubois | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-37 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco misses the tip | 45-37 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Johnny Evans gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:01 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | John Serna can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | John Serna is called for the reach on Aaron Simpson - foul #2 on John Serna, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Oliver Dickens (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, Johnny Evans, John Serna | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| 16:36 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Johnny William buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Eric Simons - foul #2 on Eric Simons, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG) Benny Adams | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Johnny William makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:00 | Cleveland State | The pull-up jumper by Gilbert Molinar is blocked by Oliver Dickens | 48-37 |
| 15:59 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar tips it back up and in | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) SG - Johnny William (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harry Shockley (fresh) SF - Roger Hood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Allie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Johnny William hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 15:46 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to John Allie | 48-39 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Everett Tolbert swats the layup by Gilbert Molinar | 48-39 |
| 15:25 | Cleveland State | Roger Hood tips it home | 48-41 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 48-41 |
| 15:06 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 14:48 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Everett Tolbert | 48-41 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Peter West drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Park | 51-41 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Roger Hood misses long on a floater from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 14:17 | Pitt | Leonard Park grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | Peter West misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter West - foul #1 on Peter West, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Monty Shaw (SF), Johnny Evans (PF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Johnny William, Leonard Park, Oliver Dickens, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Roger Hood, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Roy Lee takes the ball from Hugh Dubois | 51-43 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG) Harry Shockley | |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Johnny Evans comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-43 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 51-43 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Serna | 51-43 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Monty Shaw hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugh Dubois | 53-43 |
| 12:20 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Aaron Simpson | 53-45 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | John Serna misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-45 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Monty Shaw snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Monty Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Lee (PF) Johnny Evans | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) C - John Serna (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 11:25 | Pitt | John Serna snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Andrew Lee is hacked by Bruce Mahon - foul #3 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Oliver Dickens (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, Andrew Lee, John Serna | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Gilbert Molinar (C) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Roy Lee | |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Johnny William buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Benny Adams | 56-45 |
| 10:18 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Benny Adams's pass is intercepted by Eric Simons | 56-47 |
| 09:30 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar's fadeaway is rejected by Everett Tolbert | 56-47 |
| 09:29 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman tips it but misses | 56-47 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 56-47 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Jamie Wyman and he's fouled by Everett Tolbert - foul #1 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), Johnny Evans (PF), John Serna (C) Benny Adams, Leonard Park, Oliver Dickens, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Roger Hood, Jamie Wyman | |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Johnny Evans grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Johnny Evans is called for traveling | 56-49 |
| 08:30 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson is hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #2 on Monty Shaw, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG) Peter West | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:04 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco loses the ball out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Tabor (SG) Johnny William | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Dennis Tabor clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 56-49 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | John Serna pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dennis Tabor (fresh) SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 07:28 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 07:20 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-51 |
| 07:07 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Johnny Evans misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gilbert Molinar - foul #2 on Gilbert Molinar, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Hugh Dubois, Dennis Tabor, Monty Shaw, John Serna | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Harry Shockley (SG), Roger Hood (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF) Aaron Simpson, Bruce Mahon, Eric Aldaco, Gilbert Molinar | |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Johnny Evans makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Johnny Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:37 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Hood | 58-54 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Leonard Park drills a driving attempt from close range | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Leonard Park picks off the pass by Jamie Wyman | 60-54 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Johnny William is fouled on the floor by Roger Hood - foul #2 on Roger Hood, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oliver Dickens (PF) Johnny Evans | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Allie (C) Roy Lee | |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Johnny William misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert tips it home | 62-54 |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Harry Shockley's layup is rejected by Oliver Dickens | 62-54 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | John Allie hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:51 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Leonard Park pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Johnny William throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), John Serna (C) Johnny William, Leonard Park, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Harry Shockley, Roger Hood, John Allie | |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman is hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #3 on Monty Shaw, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| 04:01 | Cleveland State | Oliver Dickens denies the turnaround by Roy Lee | 62-56 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Benny Adams pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Monty Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 03:47 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the board | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oliver Dickens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - John Serna (fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | John Serna can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-56 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Monty Shaw gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois is fouled on the floor by Eric Aldaco - foul #2 on Eric Aldaco, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (SG), Johnny Evans (PF) Benny Adams, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar (PF) Jamie Wyman | |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Monty Shaw's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Molinar | 62-56 |
| 02:13 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Everett Tolbert (C) John Serna | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) Johnny William | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman (PF) Gilbert Molinar | |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Eric Aldaco is called for the reach on Hugh Dubois - foul #3 on Eric Aldaco, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Serna (C) Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:50 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Roy Lee | 63-56 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee blows the layup but he's hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #4 on Monty Shaw, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:35 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | John Serna hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Johnny Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Johnny Evans can't finish the layup | 63-58 |
| 00:58 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman lays it in on a great pass from Aaron Simpson | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-60 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Johnny Evans gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Johnny Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Mahon - foul #4 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #8 | 63-60 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Johnny Evans makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Johnny Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Monty Shaw snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Monty Shaw is hacked by Bruce Mahon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG) Hugh Dubois | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (SG) Bruce Mahon | |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Monty Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Monty Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-60 |