| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Troy Murrin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Albin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Bruce Froelich (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Troy Murrin is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| 19:26 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the lay-in | 29-30 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Bruce Froelich tips it in | 29-32 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Eric Matthews connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Dingbang Chiu | 31-32 |
| 18:43 | LSU | Bruce Froelich hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Binder | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Rodney Turner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-34 |
| 18:20 | LSU | Richard Binder gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Rodney Turner steps in front of the Shelton Harber pass | 31-34 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Rodney Turner lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Richard Binder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Troy Murrin - foul #2 on Troy Murrin, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Richard Binder misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | LSU | Richard Binder misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Troy Murrin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Justin Thompson blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Matthews - foul #3 on Eric Matthews, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cory Bellew (C) Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Bruce Froelich | |
| 17:10 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:10 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Rodney Turner hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dingbang Chiu | 36-35 |
| 16:29 | LSU | Justin Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 16:27 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Mason | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Daniel Giles buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | William Albin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Giles - foul #1 on Daniel Giles, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Cory Bellew's pass is intercepted by Robert Gilman | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Cory Bellew (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | LSU | James Sherman makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Gilman | 36-41 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Cory Bellew misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 36-41 |
| 15:15 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 14:46 | LSU | James Sherman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:44 | LSU | Lewis Mason grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:33 | LSU | James Sherman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 14:31 | LSU | Robert Gilman grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Chiu - foul #3 on Dingbang Chiu, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Haynes (PF), Eric Matthews (C) William Albin, Cory Bellew | |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| 14:12 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Haynes - foul #2 on Raymond Haynes, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:12 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 13:29 | LSU | Justin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 13:27 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Eric Matthews loses the dribble to Bruce Froelich | 36-44 |
| 12:48 | LSU | Bruce Froelich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Thompson | 36-46 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Rodney Turner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu can't tip it in | 36-46 |
| 12:19 | LSU | Shelton Harber grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 12:15 | LSU | Shelton Harber is fouled on the floor by Rodney Turner - foul #3 on Rodney Turner, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Cory Bellew (SF), William Albin (PF) Dingbang Chiu, Raymond Haynes | |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| 11:48 | LSU | James Sherman is fouled on the floor by William Albin - foul #2 on William Albin, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Lewis Mason (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Bruce Froelich | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 13 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Bellew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Robert Gilman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Giles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | LSU | Eric Matthews picks off the pass by Robert Gilman | 36-46 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Rodney Turner is fouled on the floor by Robert Gilman - foul #1 on Robert Gilman, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG) Troy Murrin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:52 | Pitt | The jump hook by Cory Bellew is blocked by Lewis Mason | 36-46 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Cory Bellew tips it home | 38-46 |
| 10:36 | LSU | James Sherman drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Kincheloe | 38-49 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Cory Bellew misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Kincheloe - foul #1 on Joseph Kincheloe, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Murrin (SG) Eddie Knapp | |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Richard Binder (SF), Justin Thompson (PF), Bruce Froelich (C) Robert Gilman, Daniel Giles, James Sherman, Lewis Mason | |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Cory Bellew makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Cory Bellew misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:12 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 10:03 | LSU | Shelton Harber drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Kincheloe | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 09:43 | Pitt | William Albin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-51 |
| 09:41 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Troy Murrin - foul #3 on Troy Murrin, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu (SF), Raymond Haynes (PF) Cory Bellew, William Albin | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:36 | LSU | Shelton Harber makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Rodney Turner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 09:18 | LSU | Richard Binder grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 09:06 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the lay-in | 39-53 |
| 09:05 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe can't tip it in | 39-53 |
| 09:03 | LSU | Justin Thompson snags the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 08:53 | LSU | Bruce Froelich clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-53 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dingbang Chiu | 39-53 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Rodney Turner splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 08:20 | LSU | Shelton Harber can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 41-53 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Troy Murrin's pass is intercepted by Bruce Froelich | 41-53 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Rodney Turner is called for the reach on Richard Binder - foul #4 on Rodney Turner, team foul #8 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG), William Albin (PF) Troy Murrin, Raymond Haynes | |
| Subs | LSU | Lewis Mason (C) Bruce Froelich | |
| 07:56 | LSU | Richard Binder makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 07:56 | LSU | Richard Binder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Eric Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Thompson | 41-55 |
| 07:35 | LSU | The rebound goes to Lewis Mason | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 15 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | LSU | Justin Thompson drills a turnaround from the right block | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-57 |
| 07:12 | LSU | Justin Thompson grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Justin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Eric Matthews - foul #4 on Eric Matthews, team foul #9 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Murrin (SG), Cory Bellew (C) Eddie Knapp, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | LSU | Robert Gilman (PG), Daniel Giles (SF), Bruce Froelich (C) Shelton Harber, Richard Binder, Lewis Mason | |
| 06:52 | LSU | Justin Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Justin Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Cory Bellew banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Turner out of a doubleteam | 43-58 |
| 06:23 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses badly on a floater from the right block | 43-58 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | William Albin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 05:55 | LSU | Cory Bellew steps in front of the Joseph Kincheloe pass | 45-58 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | William Albin drills a floater in the paint set up by Rodney Turner | 47-58 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Bruce Froelich comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Cory Bellew - foul #3 on Cory Bellew, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG), Eric Matthews (C) Rodney Turner, William Albin | |
| Subs | LSU | James Sherman (PF) Justin Thompson | |
| 05:33 | LSU | Bruce Froelich misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:33 | LSU | Bruce Froelich makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Eric Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Haynes (PF) Dingbang Chiu | |
| Subs | LSU | Shelton Harber (PG), Lewis Mason (C) Robert Gilman, Bruce Froelich | |
| 05:05 | LSU | James Sherman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-59 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Eric Matthews snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Eddie Knapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Binder (SF) Daniel Giles | |
| 04:18 | LSU | Richard Binder hits a floater from close range set up by Lewis Mason | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Troy Murrin's pass is intercepted by Shelton Harber | 47-61 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Joseph Kincheloe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shelton Harber | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-63 |
| 03:32 | LSU | Shelton Harber pulls down the rebound | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Troy Murrin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cory Bellew (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Shelton Harber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Kincheloe (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Binder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Sherman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lewis Mason (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 03:11 | LSU | James Sherman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Mason | 47-66 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Eddie Knapp drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Matthews | 49-66 |
| 02:40 | LSU | James Sherman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Shelton Harber | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Troy Murrin's pass is intercepted by Lewis Mason | 49-69 |
| 02:11 | LSU | Shelton Harber clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-69 |
| 02:09 | LSU | Richard Binder pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 02:02 | LSU | Shelton Harber drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Richard Binder | 49-71 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Eddie Knapp misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-71 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes tips it back up and in | 51-71 |
| 01:25 | LSU | James Sherman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Eddie Knapp connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:29 | LSU | Shelton Harber's pass is intercepted by Cory Bellew | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Cory Bellew knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Murrin | 56-74 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Shelton Harber runs out the clock | 56-74 |