| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Joyce (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Kenney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Rines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Rex Clark inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-27 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Rines | 21-27 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Fortunato - foul #3 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | George Hondo drills a shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Hunt | 21-29 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Hondo - foul #2 on George Hondo, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | James Hawkins can't connect on a shot in the paint | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | James Kenney pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rex Clark | 25-29 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | James Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | William Joyce tips it home | 27-29 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | James Hawkins blows the layup but the foul's on Rex Clark - foul #1 on Rex Clark, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Wilson (SF), Fred Gillespie (C) Rex Clark, James Kenney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Hondo - foul #3 on George Hondo, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is fouled on the floor by William Joyce - foul #2 on William Joyce, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SG) Micheal Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-31 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | James Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 29-33 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-33 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Fortunato (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wilson (fresh) PF - William Joyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | John Rines gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the fadeaway from the left block | 29-36 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt can't tip it in | 29-36 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Fortunato | 29-36 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-36 |
| 14:27 | Pitt | John Wilson tips it back up and in | 31-36 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Gillespie - foul #1 on Fred Gillespie, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Micheal Taylor (SG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Keith McIver (PF), James Kenney (C) Charles Fortunato, Rick Carpenter, John Wilson, William Joyce, Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ralph Couture | |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | James Kenney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro drills a jumper from the left wing set up by John Rines | 31-40 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Rex Clark makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Kenney | 34-40 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it home | 34-42 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Rex Clark is fouled in the backcourt by George Hondo - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Wilson (SF), Fred Gillespie (PF) Blair Mullinix, Keith McIver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), John Janes (SF) John Rines, James Hawkins | |
| 12:15 | Pitt | James Kenney is whistled for traveling | 34-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Joyce (PF) Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled on the floor by Rex Clark - foul #2 on Rex Clark, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| 11:45 | Northwestern | George Hondo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Fred Gillespie (C) James Kenney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Joyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Janes (fresh) PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | John Janes is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #1 on John Janes, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SG) Rex Clark | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, Thomas Hunt | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter is hacked by Kenneth Kuhn - foul #1 on Kenneth Kuhn, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (PG) Rick Carpenter | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture can't finish the layup | 37-42 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Fortunato | 37-42 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor loses the dribble to Kenneth Kuhn | 37-42 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SG), Rex Clark (SF), James Kenney (C) Micheal Taylor, John Wilson, William Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), John Rines (SG), Hamisi Asaro (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Kenneth Kuhn, William Burke, John Janes, Ralph Couture | |
| 09:18 | Pitt | James Kenney misses the shot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | George Hondo is hacked by Fred Gillespie - foul #2 on Fred Gillespie, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SF), Keith McIver (PF) Charles Fortunato, Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | James Hawkins is hacked by Blair Mullinix - foul #1 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #7 | 37-42 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled on the floor by Rex Clark - foul #3 on Rex Clark, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | James Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-44 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to James Kenney | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Rick Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Blair Mullinix (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith McIver (fresh) C - James Kenney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Rines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Hawkins (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Rex Clark connects on the 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt jams it | 43-46 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | James Hawkins steals it from Blair Mullinix | 43-46 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt can't finish the layup | 43-46 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | James Kenney connects on the fadeaway from close range | 45-46 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | John Rines knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Rick Carpenter - foul #1 on Rick Carpenter, team foul #9 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (PG), Micheal Taylor (SG), John Wilson (SF), William Joyce (PF), Fred Gillespie (C) Rex Clark, Rick Carpenter, Blair Mullinix, Keith McIver, James Kenney | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Janes (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) James Hawkins, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | John Rines connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ralph Couture - foul #1 on Ralph Couture, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), William Burke (SG) George Hondo, John Rines | |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor banks in the layup set up by Charles Fortunato | 47-51 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Micheal Taylor steals it from Thomas Hunt | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Wilson | 49-51 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | William Burke tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Fortunato (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Joyce (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kenneth Kuhn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Janes (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Couture (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #10 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Rick Carpenter (SG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Keith McIver (PF), James Kenney (C) Charles Fortunato, Micheal Taylor, John Wilson, William Joyce, Fred Gillespie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), John Rines (SG), James Hawkins (SF), Hamisi Asaro (C) Kenneth Kuhn, William Burke, John Janes, Thomas Hunt | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (PG), Micheal Taylor (SG), John Wilson (PF) Rick Carpenter, Blair Mullinix, Keith McIver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato is hacked by James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG) Ralph Couture | |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a turnaround in the paint | 51-53 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the lane | 51-53 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Rex Clark hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Charles Fortunato is called for the reach on George Hondo - foul #4 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Joyce (PF) John Wilson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (C) William Burke | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | William Joyce grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | John Rines is called for the reach on Charles Fortunato - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | William Joyce swats the shot by James Hawkins | 55-53 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | James Kenney snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on George Hondo - foul #5 on George Hondo, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) George Hondo | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | John Rines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Kuhn - foul #2 on Kenneth Kuhn, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | John Rines snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Micheal Taylor steals the ball from John Rines | 57-53 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Rex Clark lays it in on a great pass from Micheal Taylor | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn is whistled for a carry | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SF), John Wilson (PF) Rex Clark, William Joyce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | John Rines is called for the reach on John Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rines, team foul #12 | 59-53 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn misses the halfcourt shot | 61-53 |