| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dustin Shenk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Crumbley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Stephen McWhite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Manfredi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley is whistled for a carry | 40-28 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | James Hicks knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Solomon Green | 43-28 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | David Manfredi loses the dribble to Tony Roberts | 43-28 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts is fouled on the floor by David Manfredi - foul #1 on David Manfredi, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 18:44 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin loses the dribble to Charles Thomas | 43-28 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by James Hicks - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-28 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk grabs the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:03 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | James Hicks knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Paul Crumbley - foul #2 on Paul Crumbley, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ben Williams (SF), Ismael Neel (PF) Charles Thomas, Stephen McWhite | |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | James Hicks makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Ismael Neel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin gets the rebound | 46-31 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | A charge is called on James Hicks - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF) Solomon Green, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brad Towns (PG), Patrick Janda (SG), Enlai Ching (C) Dustin Shenk, Paul Crumbley, David Manfredi | |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Brad Towns's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Fisher | 46-31 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Brad Towns grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Enlai Ching clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Ismael Neel hits the follow up shot | 46-33 |
| 16:18 | Rutgers | John Cole knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Brogan | 48-33 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Edward Albertson takes the ball from Patrick Janda | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brad Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Janda (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ben Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ismael Neel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Enlai Ching (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | John Cole misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Brad Towns - foul #2 on Brad Towns, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG), Wally Banks (C) Charles Brogan, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Shenk (PG), Paul Crumbley (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Stephen McWhite (PF), David Manfredi (C) Brad Towns, Patrick Janda, Ben Williams, Ismael Neel, Enlai Ching | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | John Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | David Manfredi comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #3 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) John Cole, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | David Manfredi makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | David Manfredi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 15:06 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | David Manfredi grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | David Manfredi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ismael Neel (C) David Manfredi | |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Wally Banks | 52-35 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-35 |
| 14:09 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Solomon Green misses the turnaround from the baseline | 52-35 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Wally Banks tips it back up and in | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Stephen McWhite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Ernest Fisher (C) James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brad Towns (PG), Ben Williams (SF), David Manfredi (C) Dustin Shenk, Charles Thomas, Stephen McWhite | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Solomon Green loses the dribble to Ben Williams | 54-35 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Brad Towns clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-35 |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Solomon Green | 57-35 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley makes the contested driving attempt from the left block set up by Brad Towns and he's hacked by Kevin Reinhardt - foul #4 on Kevin Reinhardt, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF) Solomon Green, Kevin Reinhardt, Edward Albertson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Shenk (PG), Kevin Zachter (PF) Brad Towns, Ismael Neel | |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley misses the free throw | 57-37 |
| 12:43 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | John Cole hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Tony Roberts | 60-37 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | A charge is called on Dustin Shenk - foul #3 on Dustin Shenk, team foul #4 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Hicks (SG), Wally Banks (C) Charles Brogan, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brad Towns (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Stephen McWhite (PF) Paul Crumbley, Kevin Zachter, David Manfredi | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-37 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | Wally Banks tips it in | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dustin Shenk (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brad Towns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Stephen McWhite (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Charles Thomas makes the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Tony Normandin - foul #1 on Tony Normandin, team foul #5 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ismael Neel (C) Ben Williams | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 62-40 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts misses long on a floater from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Brad Towns snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | Brad Towns drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Dustin Shenk | 62-42 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | John Cole is whistled for a carry | 62-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Ernest Fisher (C) John Cole, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Janda (SG), David Manfredi (C) Dustin Shenk, Ismael Neel | |
| 10:16 | Pitt | Patrick Janda is fouled on the floor by Ernest Fisher - foul #1 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #6 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edward Albertson (PF) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Crumbley (SG), Ben Williams (SF), Kevin Zachter (PF) Patrick Janda, Charles Thomas, Stephen McWhite | |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Kevin Zachter misses the tip | 62-42 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Hicks | 62-42 |
| 09:37 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-42 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 09:13 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-42 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson gets the offensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tony Normandin (SF), Tony Roberts (PF), Wally Banks (C) James Hicks, Edward Albertson, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Shenk (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Stephen McWhite (PF), Ismael Neel (C) Brad Towns, Ben Williams, Kevin Zachter, David Manfredi | |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Solomon Green is called for the reach on Dustin Shenk - foul #1 on Solomon Green, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk misses the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 62-42 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Wally Banks misses the tip | 62-42 |
| 08:21 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-42 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-42 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Ismael Neel gets the rebound | 62-42 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley is hacked by Solomon Green - foul #2 on Solomon Green, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), James Hicks (SG) Solomon Green, Charles Brogan | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Manfredi (C) Ismael Neel | |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 07:40 | Rutgers | Wally Banks gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Tony Normandin banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Cole | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hicks (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Tony Normandin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wally Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dustin Shenk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Crumbley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen McWhite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Manfredi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Stephen McWhite is fouled on the floor by Tony Roberts - foul #2 on Tony Roberts, team foul #9 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher (C) Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brad Towns (SG), Ben Williams (SF) Paul Crumbley, Charles Thomas | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Stephen McWhite misses the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | James Hicks snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts can't connect on a jumper from close range | 64-43 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ben Williams | 64-43 |
| 06:42 | Pitt | Brad Towns comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-43 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | David Manfredi tips it in | 64-45 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-45 |
| 06:10 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Tony Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-45 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | David Manfredi grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | James Hicks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Ernest Fisher is called for the reach on Dustin Shenk - foul #2 on Ernest Fisher, team foul #10 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Solomon Green (PG), Charles Brogan (SG), Kevin Reinhardt (SF), Edward Albertson (PF), Wally Banks (C) John Cole, James Hicks, Tony Normandin, Tony Roberts, Ernest Fisher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Crumbley (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Ismael Neel (PF), Enlai Ching (C) Brad Towns, Ben Williams, Stephen McWhite, David Manfredi | |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Dustin Shenk makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:35 | Rutgers | Ismael Neel takes the ball from Wally Banks | 64-48 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Kevin Reinhardt steals it from Charles Thomas | 64-48 |
| 04:03 | Rutgers | Kevin Reinhardt is fouled on the floor by Dustin Shenk - foul #4 on Dustin Shenk, team foul #5 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brad Towns (PG) Dustin Shenk | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Solomon Green hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Brogan | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-48 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley grabs the offensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Enlai Ching hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 66-48 |
| 03:32 | Rutgers | Wally Banks snags the defensive board | 66-48 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Solomon Green | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Solomon Green (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Brogan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Reinhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Edward Albertson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wally Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brad Towns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Crumbley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ismael Neel (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Enlai Ching (fresh) | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Brogan - foul #2 on Charles Brogan, team foul #11 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Cole (PG), Ernest Fisher (C) Solomon Green, Wally Banks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ben Williams (SF), Kevin Zachter (PF) Charles Thomas, Enlai Ching | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | John Cole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Charles Brogan steals it from Paul Crumbley out of a doubleteam | 69-50 |
| 02:19 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the easy layup | 69-50 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Ben Williams grabs the board | 69-50 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Paul Crumbley scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brad Towns | 69-52 |
| 01:34 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson is fouled on the floor by Paul Crumbley - foul #3 on Paul Crumbley, team foul #6 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Janda (SG), Enlai Ching (C) Paul Crumbley, Kevin Zachter | |
| 01:16 | Rutgers | Edward Albertson clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 69-52 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Ismael Neel snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Enlai Ching comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 69-52 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Albertson | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Brad Towns misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-52 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Ismael Neel tips it but misses | 72-52 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher gets the rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Ben Williams - foul #1 on Ben Williams, team foul #7 | 72-52 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Charles Brogan misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Ismael Neel pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Brad Towns can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 73-52 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Ernest Fisher pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | John Cole runs out the clock | 73-52 |