| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Charles Shumway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Porterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil lays it in | 21-27 |
| 19:30 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Harley Doyle - foul #1 on Harley Doyle, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:30 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:30 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 21-28 |
| 19:04 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 18:56 | Gonzaga | Ronald McNeil denies the turnaround by Dana Anderson | 21-28 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Roger Arce clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Shumway - foul #3 on Charles Shumway, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza (PG) Charles Shumway | |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:02 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield is fouled on the floor by Ronald McNeil - foul #2 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 17:34 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Roger Arce buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 16:53 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield is whistled for traveling | 25-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG), Frank Solomon (PF) Clifford Lewis, Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Grant (SG), Mario Chestnut (C) Kenny Palmer, Dana Anderson | |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is hacked by Thomas Grant - foul #2 on Thomas Grant, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jessie Lipscomb (C) Joseph Porterfield | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Roger Sapienza steals the ball from Frank Solomon | 25-30 |
| 15:55 | Gonzaga | The jump hook by Jessie Lipscomb is blocked by Ronald McNeil | 25-30 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil grabs the board | 25-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Frank Solomon (fresh) C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roger Sapienza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Chang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mario Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Lipscomb (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses the floater from the left side | 25-30 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Frank Solomon pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jessie Lipscomb - foul #1 on Jessie Lipscomb, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG), Harley Doyle (PF) Gerry Parsons, Frank Solomon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (PG), Kenny Palmer (SG), Ryan Lovetinsky (SF), Joseph Porterfield (PF), Dana Anderson (C) Roger Sapienza, Thomas Grant, Neal Chang, Mario Chestnut, Jessie Lipscomb | |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 27-30 |
| 15:00 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 14:40 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Lovetinsky | 27-32 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the easy layup | 27-32 |
| 14:24 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 13:59 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil drills a shot from the right side | 29-32 |
| 13:09 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Porterfield and he's fouled by Ernest Mildenberger - foul #1 on Ernest Mildenberger, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Frank Solomon (PF) Ernest Mildenberger, Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Neal Chang (SF) Ryan Lovetinsky | |
| 13:09 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis scores on a shot from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 12:31 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield loses the dribble to Roger Arce | 31-35 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Roger Arce lays it up and in | 33-35 |
| 12:24 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Arce - foul #4 on Roger Arce, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut (PF), Jessie Lipscomb (C) Joseph Porterfield, Dana Anderson | |
| 12:24 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 12:24 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jessie Lipscomb - foul #2 on Jessie Lipscomb, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG) Frank Solomon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza (PG), Thomas Grant (SG) Charles Shumway, Kenny Palmer | |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 12:02 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:39 | Gonzaga | Thomas Grant misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clifford Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roger Sapienza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mario Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Lipscomb (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Roger Arce is hacked by Roger Sapienza - foul #2 on Roger Sapienza, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Clifford Lewis | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield (PF), Dana Anderson (C) Mario Chestnut, Jessie Lipscomb | |
| 10:54 | Pitt | Neal Chang steals it from Gerry Parsons | 34-37 |
| 10:41 | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza is fouled on the floor by Gerry Parsons - foul #2 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (PG), Kenny Palmer (SG) Roger Sapienza, Thomas Grant | |
| 10:17 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 34-37 |
| 10:15 | Gonzaga | Kenny Palmer hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses the easy layup | 34-39 |
| 09:54 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:35 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Kenny Palmer denies the turnaround by Ronald McNeil | 34-39 |
| 09:11 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Kenny Palmer | 34-39 |
| 08:42 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Neal Chang | 34-42 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Dana Anderson takes the ball from Ernest Mildenberger | 34-42 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Roger Arce - foul #5 on Roger Arce, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Barber (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Frank Solomon (PF) Roger Arce, Ernest Mildenberger, Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza (PG), Thomas Grant (SG), Ryan Lovetinsky (SF), Mario Chestnut (C) Charles Shumway, Kenny Palmer, Neal Chang, Dana Anderson | |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 07:55 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Frank Solomon grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Luther Barber (fresh) SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Frank Solomon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Roger Sapienza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Lovetinsky (fresh) PF - Joseph Porterfield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza banks in the layup on a great pass from Mario Chestnut | 36-44 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-44 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Luther Barber grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:44 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 06:42 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:18 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 06:16 | Gonzaga | Ryan Lovetinsky grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 05:58 | Gonzaga | Joseph Porterfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 05:56 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Mario Chestnut | 36-44 |
| 05:36 | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-46 |
| 05:23 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 05:23 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Harley Doyle (PF) Gerry Parsons, Frank Solomon | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway (PG), Kenny Palmer (SG), Neal Chang (SF), Dana Anderson (C) Roger Sapienza, Thomas Grant, Ryan Lovetinsky, Joseph Porterfield | |
| 05:06 | Gonzaga | Mario Chestnut can't connect on a floater in the lane | 36-46 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Harley Doyle | 36-46 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Dana Anderson denies the turnaround by Ernest Mildenberger | 36-46 |
| 04:30 | Gonzaga | Dana Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 04:11 | Gonzaga | Neal Chang misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 36-46 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Luther Barber is hacked by Charles Shumway - foul #4 on Charles Shumway, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-46 |
| 03:55 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Mario Chestnut | 36-46 |
| 03:31 | Gonzaga | Harley Doyle blocks the jumper by Neal Chang | 36-46 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Luther Barber (fairly fresh) SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Charles Shumway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenny Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neal Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mario Chestnut (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dana Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Pitt | Mario Chestnut blocks the short jumper by Clifford Lewis | 36-46 |
| 03:07 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Neal Chang | 36-46 |
| 02:47 | Gonzaga | Charles Shumway knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dana Anderson | 36-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza (PG), Thomas Grant (SG), Ryan Lovetinsky (SF), Jessie Lipscomb (C) Charles Shumway, Kenny Palmer, Neal Chang, Dana Anderson | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:25 | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 02:23 | Gonzaga | Ryan Lovetinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 02:07 | Gonzaga | Thomas Grant scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roger Sapienza | 36-51 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the floater from the left wing set up by Luther Barber | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:45 | Gonzaga | Jessie Lipscomb is fouled in the backcourt by Luther Barber - foul #1 on Luther Barber, team foul #8 | 38-51 |
| 01:45 | Gonzaga | Jessie Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 01:45 | Gonzaga | Jessie Lipscomb makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil's floater is tipped away by Jessie Lipscomb | 38-53 |
| 01:34 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Jessie Lipscomb | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:06 | Gonzaga | Thomas Grant clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 38-53 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger lays it in and he's hacked by Ryan Lovetinsky - foul #1 on Ryan Lovetinsky, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Luther Barber | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Gonzaga | Jessie Lipscomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Luther Barber (PG) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis banks in the layup on a great pass from Luther Barber | 43-53 |
| 00:10 | Gonzaga | Roger Sapienza is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 00:08 | Gonzaga | Thomas Grant tips it home | 43-55 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 00:00 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Thomas Grant | 43-55 |