| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Serna (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Woodard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Woodard inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:36 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Woodard | 24-29 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | James Woodard takes the ball from Hugh Dubois | 24-29 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the jumper from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | John Serna misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 18:34 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Woodard | 24-29 |
| 18:10 | North Carolina | James Woodard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Joel Kent is called for the reach on Johnny William - foul #2 on Joel Kent, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-29 |
| 17:27 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan gets the rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Monty Shaw, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 17:05 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 16:37 | North Carolina | David Nelson grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 16:13 | North Carolina | James Woodard double dribbles | 24-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Johnny Evans (C) Johnny William, Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, John Serna | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Adam Gil (SG), Joseph Johnson (PF) Jason Horner, David Nelson | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Leonard Park double dribbles | 24-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oliver Dickens (C) Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (SG) James Woodard | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) C - Oliver Dickens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Adam Gil clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 15:16 | North Carolina | Joel Kent misses the tip | 24-31 |
| 15:15 | North Carolina | Joel Kent grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 15:01 | North Carolina | Adam Gil misses the jumper from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Leonard Park gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Johnny Evans is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Evans, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Hugh Dubois (SG), Monty Shaw (SF), Everett Tolbert (PF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Benny Adams, Leonard Park, Johnny Evans, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), James Woodard (SF), David Nelson (PF) Leon Sullivan, Adam Gil, Joel Kent | |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | David Nelson is hacked by Hugh Dubois - foul #3 on Hugh Dubois, team foul #3 | 24-31 |
| 14:12 | North Carolina | Monty Shaw steals the ball from David Nelson | 24-31 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Johnny William lays it up and in set up by Monty Shaw | 26-31 |
| 13:45 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 26-31 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | John Serna grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 26-31 |
| 12:51 | North Carolina | David Nelson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 26-31 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Joseph Johnson steals it from Johnny William out of a doubleteam | 26-31 |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | David Nelson knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by James Woodard and the foul's on Monty Shaw - foul #2 on Monty Shaw, team foul #4 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG), Johnny Evans (C) Hugh Dubois, John Serna | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG), Adam Gil (SF), Joel Kent (C) Andrew Bowen, James Woodard, Joseph Johnson | |
| 12:01 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Johnny Evans | 26-33 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Johnny William is fouled on the floor by Jason Horner - foul #1 on Jason Horner, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Oliver Dickens (C) Johnny William, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) C - Oliver Dickens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Benny Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter West | 29-33 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Monty Shaw is called for the reach on Leon Sullivan - foul #3 on Monty Shaw, team foul #5 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SF) Monty Shaw | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Woodard (SF) Jason Horner | |
| 10:38 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Johnny Evans - foul #2 on Johnny Evans, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Hugh Dubois (SG), Everett Tolbert (PF), John Serna (C) Peter West, Benny Adams, Johnny Evans, Oliver Dickens | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:19 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leon Sullivan | 29-35 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois travels with the ball | 29-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF) Leonard Park | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), Joseph Johnson (PF) Adam Gil, David Nelson | |
| 09:29 | North Carolina | Monty Shaw steals it from Leon Sullivan | 29-35 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Johnny William works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Monty Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | John Serna's pass is intercepted by Joel Kent | 29-35 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from James Woodard | 29-37 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-37 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Joseph Johnson grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 07:24 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan clanks a jumper near the basket | 29-37 |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Johnny William snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Dubois (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Everett Tolbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jason Horner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Woodard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joel Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 06:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Joel Kent | 29-37 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Horner | 29-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Johnny William works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert tips it but misses | 29-40 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | John Serna pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | John Serna misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joel Kent - foul #3 on Joel Kent, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Benny Adams (SG), Leonard Park (SF), Johnny Evans (PF) Johnny William, Hugh Dubois, Monty Shaw, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen (PG), Adam Gil (SF), David Nelson (PF) Leon Sullivan, James Woodard, Joseph Johnson | |
| 06:09 | Pitt | John Serna makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | John Serna makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Leonard Park steals the ball from Joel Kent | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:18 | Pitt | John Serna misses the easy layup | 31-40 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Andrew Bowen gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 05:11 | North Carolina | David Nelson connects on the runner from the left block set up by Jason Horner | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Joel Kent is called for the reach on John Serna - foul #4 on Joel Kent, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oliver Dickens (C) John Serna | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan (PG) Jason Horner | |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Benny Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Park | 34-42 |
| 04:12 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Johnny Evans snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Peter West misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 03:45 | North Carolina | David Nelson pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:29 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Bowen | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Leonard Park can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Evans | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Park (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Evans (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oliver Dickens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Leon Sullivan (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. SG - Andrew Bowen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Gil (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Joel Kent steals the ball from Benny Adams | 34-44 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | David Nelson is hacked by Johnny Evans - foul #3 on Johnny Evans, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Lee (PF) Johnny Evans | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Horner (SG), James Woodard (SF), Joseph Johnson (C) Andrew Bowen, Adam Gil, Joel Kent | |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 02:29 | North Carolina | David Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Leonard Park travels with the ball | 34-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny Evans (PF) Andrew Lee | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joel Kent (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| 01:35 | North Carolina | James Woodard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-46 |
| 01:33 | North Carolina | Joel Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 01:14 | North Carolina | David Nelson misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 34-46 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Leonard Park grabs the board | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Leon Sullivan picks off the pass by Peter West in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 00:41 | North Carolina | Jason Horner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses the easy layup | 34-46 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:11 | North Carolina | Joel Kent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Benny Adams grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Leon Sullivan runs out the clock | 36-46 |