| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary inbounds the ball | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:21 | Pitt | John Serna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-22 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:49 | Pitt | John Serna comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-24 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois tips it home | 46-24 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Singletary and he's hacked by Everett Tolbert - foul #1 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| 18:42 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the free throw | 46-26 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | John Serna snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| 18:24 | Pitt | John Davis blocks the short jumper by Everett Tolbert | 46-26 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert hits the follow up shot | 48-26 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Monty Shaw is called for the reach on Earl Singletary - foul #1 on Monty Shaw, team foul #2 | 48-26 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Melvin Pangburn | 48-29 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | John Serna comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-29 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | John Serna tips it but misses | 48-29 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:28 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-29 |
| 17:26 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-29 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Monty Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Monty Shaw clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Monty Shaw snags the offensive board | 48-29 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Johnny Evans (PF), Oliver Dickens (C) Johnny William, Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, Everett Tolbert, John Serna | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG), Richard Ewert (SG), Lawrence Roberts (PF) Melvin Pangburn, Brian Coronado, John Davis | |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge misses the jump hook in the lane | 48-29 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Peter West grabs the defensive rebound | 48-29 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Peter West misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts double dribbles | 48-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simpson (SF), Mitchell Wright (C) Earl Singletary, Thomas Dodge | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by George Simpson - foul #1 on George Simpson, team foul #1 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Everett Tolbert (PF) Johnny Evans | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG) Richard Ewert | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 48-29 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens misses the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 15:44 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright grabs the board | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Oliver Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | George Simpson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Benny Adams gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens tips it home | 50-29 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | George Simpson is called for a charge - foul #2 on George Simpson, team foul #2 | 50-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Monty Shaw (SF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Leonard Park, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), Thomas Dodge (C) Viktor Zirker, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Monty Shaw knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Benny Adams | 53-29 |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-29 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Benny Adams snags the defensive board | 53-29 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | John Serna banks in the layup on a great pass from Benny Adams | 55-29 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-32 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | John Serna is hacked by Thomas Dodge - foul #2 on Thomas Dodge, team foul #3 | 55-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (SG), Johnny Evans (PF), Oliver Dickens (C) Benny Adams, Everett Tolbert, John Serna | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (SG), John Davis (PF) Brian Coronado, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Johnny William drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Hugh Dubois | 58-32 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | John Davis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-32 |
| 12:41 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary tips it home | 58-34 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-34 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | John Davis grabs the board | 58-34 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Monty Shaw steals it from Viktor Zirker | 58-34 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | John Davis is called for the reach on Johnny Evans - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (PF), John Serna (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, Johnny Evans, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Coronado (SG), George Simpson (SF), Lawrence Roberts (C) Melvin Pangburn, Earl Singletary, Thomas Dodge | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Coronado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Pitt | Peter West makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Dubois | 60-34 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker makes the fadeaway from the right side | 60-36 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Leonard Park loses the ball out of bounds | 60-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) Hugh Dubois | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) John Davis | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-36 |
| 10:19 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker snags the offensive board | 60-36 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Brian Coronado makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-38 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mitchell Wright - foul #1 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #5 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF), Johnny Evans (C) Leonard Park, John Serna | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn (PG), Earl Singletary (SF), Thomas Dodge (C) Viktor Zirker, George Simpson, Mitchell Wright | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-38 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Hugh Dubois (SG) Peter West, Benny Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-38 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary gets the rebound | 62-38 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Melvin Pangburn | 62-40 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Monty Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Dodge | 62-40 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 62-40 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge travels with the ball | 62-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG), Leonard Park (SF), John Serna (C) Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (SG), John Davis (PF) Brian Coronado, Lawrence Roberts | |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Leonard Park comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-40 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the offensive rebound | 62-40 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Johnny William misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-40 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Benny Adams can't tip it in | 62-40 |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Dodge grabs the board | 62-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Serna (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Pangburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Viktor Zirker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Singletary (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Thomas Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-43 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Earl Singletary | 62-43 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Earl Singletary hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-43 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | John Serna pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Johnny William hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-43 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-43 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Johnny William pulls down the rebound | 65-43 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Leonard Park buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Evans | 68-43 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Melvin Pangburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-43 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | John Serna gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Benny Adams is fouled on the floor by Viktor Zirker - foul #2 on Viktor Zirker, team foul #6 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Andrew Lee (PF), Oliver Dickens (C) Johnny William, Johnny Evans, John Serna | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Ewert (PG), Peter Veit (SG), George Simpson (SF), Lawrence Roberts (PF), Mitchell Wright (C) Melvin Pangburn, Viktor Zirker, Earl Singletary, John Davis, Thomas Dodge | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Andrew Lee loses the dribble to Richard Ewert | 68-43 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-43 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright hits the follow up shot | 68-45 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Peter Veit is called for the reach on Peter West - foul #1 on Peter Veit, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Tabor (SG) Benny Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Peter West makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Peter West misses the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright snags the defensive board | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Richard Ewert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-45 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Leonard Park grabs the defensive rebound | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Peter West scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Tabor | 71-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Tabor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oliver Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard Ewert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Veit (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts connects on the jump hook in the paint | 71-47 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Leonard Park hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Lee | 74-47 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | George Simpson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Park - foul #1 on Leonard Park, team foul #3 | 74-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SF), Johnny Evans (C) Leonard Park, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Viktor Zirker (PG) Peter Veit | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Benny Adams connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter West and he's fouled by Mitchell Wright - foul #2 on Mitchell Wright, team foul #8 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Otey (C) Mitchell Wright | |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses the free throw | 77-49 |
| 02:04 | Rutgers | Michael Otey grabs the defensive rebound | 77-49 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | George Simpson hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Ewert | 77-51 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Peter West misses short on a shot from the left side | 77-51 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Tabor | 77-51 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Dennis Tabor is hacked by Richard Ewert - foul #2 on Richard Ewert, team foul #9 | 77-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SF), Oliver Dickens (C) Benny Adams, Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright (C) Michael Otey | |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Dennis Tabor makes the 1st free throw | 78-51 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Dennis Tabor makes the 2nd free throw | 79-51 |
| 00:50 | Rutgers | Lawrence Roberts hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 79-51 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to George Simpson | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses short on a shot from the right side | 79-51 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Dennis Tabor pulls down the rebound | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Leonard Park can't finish the layup but he's hacked by George Simpson - foul #3 on George Simpson, team foul #10 | 79-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) Dennis Tabor | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Leonard Park makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Johnny Evans denies the turnaround by Lawrence Roberts | 80-51 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Mitchell Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 80-51 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Park - foul #2 on Leonard Park, team foul #4 | 80-51 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | George Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 80-51 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | George Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-52 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Peter West runs out the clock | 80-52 |