| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Michael Sok (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bennie Peters (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jessie Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bennie Peters inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bennie Peters | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Michael Sok makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Mercer | 30-31 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Michael Sok | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Lyle | 33-31 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Scottie Wittig and he's hacked by James Lyle - foul #2 on James Lyle, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Dustin Regalado (PF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:55 | Syracuse | Michael Sok's pass is intercepted by Demetrius Roland | 33-34 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Jessie Johnson is blocked by Michael Sok | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:10 | Syracuse | Michael Sok is hacked by Jessie Johnson - foul #2 on Jessie Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Winston Centeno (PF) Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Garcia (C) Jessie Johnson | |
| 16:58 | Syracuse | Michael Sok can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Santos Garcia | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass travels in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG), Dario Zwiebel (PF) Scottie Wittig, Demetrius Roland | |
| 16:33 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses the dunk attempt | 33-34 |
| 16:32 | Syracuse | Michael Sok hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Santos Garcia is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Santos Garcia, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (PG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Jacob Schaible (SF) Jesse Snodgrass, Bennie Peters | |
| 16:03 | Syracuse | Neil Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Brad Blackwell | 37-34 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Michael Sok swats the short shot by Santos Garcia | 37-34 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Neil Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - William Igo (fresh) SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Michael Sok (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Krasinski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hart (fresh) SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dario Zwiebel (fresh) C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | Michael Sok scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Igo | 39-34 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible is fouled on the floor by Neil Smith - foul #3 on Neil Smith, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) William Igo, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Scottie Wittig (SG), Bennie Peters (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF), Jessie Johnson (C) Michael Krasinski, Douglas Hart, Jacob Schaible, Dario Zwiebel, Santos Garcia | |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson tips it back up and in | 39-36 |
| 14:38 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the shot from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 14:36 | Syracuse | Michael Sok tips it back up and in | 41-36 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson blows the layup | 41-36 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Mercer | 43-36 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), William Igo (SG), Winston Centeno (PF) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Frederick Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | William Igo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Demetrius Roland | 43-36 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass is hacked by Erick Keen - foul #1 on Erick Keen, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF) Thomas Mercer, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:42 | Pitt | William Igo picks off the pass by Bennie Peters | 43-36 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is called for a charge - foul #2 on Erick Keen, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, William Igo, Dustin Regalado | |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Garcia (C) Jessie Johnson | |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Bennie Peters is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Demetrius Roland | 43-38 |
| 11:32 | Syracuse | Demetrius Roland steals it from Neil Smith | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Michael Sok (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scottie Wittig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bennie Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Demetrius Roland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland is fouled on the floor by James Lyle - foul #3 on James Lyle, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Frederick Davis (PF) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Neil Smith, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Douglas Hart (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Jessie Johnson (C) Jesse Snodgrass, Scottie Wittig, Bennie Peters, Demetrius Roland, Santos Garcia | |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel makes the runner from the right block | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Michael Krasinski - foul #1 on Michael Krasinski, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 3rd free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 09:56 | Syracuse | Erick Keen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Sok | 49-42 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Krasinski | 49-44 |
| 09:11 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jacob Schaible | 49-44 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 08:49 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Eugene Rademacher | 49-44 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Douglas Hart is called for the reach on Eugene Rademacher - foul #2 on Douglas Hart, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Sam Ford (C) Erick Keen, Eugene Rademacher, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Scottie Wittig (SG), Bennie Peters (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Michael Krasinski, Douglas Hart, Jacob Schaible, Dario Zwiebel, Jessie Johnson | |
| 08:05 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 08:04 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 07:52 | Syracuse | Jesse Snodgrass steals it from James Lyle | 49-44 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Scottie Wittig hits the finger roll set up by Jesse Snodgrass | 49-46 |
| 07:30 | Syracuse | Neil Smith hits a runner from the left block set up by James Lyle | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Sam Ford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bennie Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Santos Garcia misses short on a shot from the right side | 51-46 |
| 07:02 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Scottie Wittig steals it from Brad Blackwell | 51-46 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Bennie Peters misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Santos Garcia can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 06:11 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Demetrius Roland - foul #2 on Demetrius Roland, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SF), Michael Sok (C) Neil Smith, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jessie Johnson (C) Santos Garcia | |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Scottie Wittig | 52-48 |
| 05:37 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell is fouled on the floor by Jessie Johnson - foul #3 on Jessie Johnson, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), Dustin Regalado (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Brad Blackwell, Winston Centeno, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Erick Keen and he's hacked by Jesse Snodgrass - foul #1 on Jesse Snodgrass, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG), Dario Zwiebel (PF) Scottie Wittig, Demetrius Roland | |
| 05:21 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dario Zwiebel | 54-48 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Bennie Peters hits a fadeaway from the left side | 54-50 |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | James Lyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Frederick Davis (PF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Dustin Regalado, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Jacob Schaible (SF) Jesse Snodgrass, Bennie Peters | |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Frederick Davis steals it from Jessie Johnson | 54-50 |
| 04:03 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Thomas Mercer is called for the reach on Jacob Schaible - foul #2 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Scottie Wittig (SG), Bennie Peters (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Michael Krasinski, Douglas Hart, Jacob Schaible, Dario Zwiebel, Jessie Johnson | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Santos Garcia drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Winston Centeno (fresh) C - Michael Sok (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bennie Peters (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Bennie Peters grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Bennie Peters blows the layup | 54-52 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Santos Garcia grabs the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Bennie Peters can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Eugene Rademacher - foul #1 on Eugene Rademacher, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Brad Blackwell (SG), Thomas Mercer (SF), Sam Ford (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Bennie Peters misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Bennie Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Demetrius Roland - foul #3 on Demetrius Roland, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Syracuse | William Igo (SG), Frederick Davis (PF) Brad Blackwell, Winston Centeno | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:18 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | William Igo steals it from Demetrius Roland | 55-53 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer jams it set up by William Igo | 57-53 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Bennie Peters scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Snodgrass | 57-55 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Erick Keen is fouled on the floor by Demetrius Roland - foul #4 on Demetrius Roland, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher (SG), Winston Centeno (PF), Michael Sok (C) William Igo, Frederick Davis, Sam Ford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jessie Johnson (C) Santos Garcia | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | Erick Keen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Erick Keen is called for the reach on Jesse Snodgrass - foul #3 on Erick Keen, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG) Erick Keen | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Scottie Wittig is called for the reach on Eugene Rademacher - foul #1 on Scottie Wittig, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:53 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Bennie Peters is fouled on the floor by Thomas Mercer - foul #3 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Bennie Peters misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass tips it home | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | Jesse Snodgrass is called for the reach on James Lyle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Snodgrass, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | James Lyle misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:35 | Syracuse | James Lyle misses the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jessie Johnson | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass is hacked by James Lyle in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Lyle, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Eugene Rademacher is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson buries a driving attempt in the lane | 61-63 |