| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Krasinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bennie Peters (fresh) SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Neil Smith inbounds the ball | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses short on a runner from the left block | 25-44 |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Mercer - foul #1 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 18:53 | Syracuse | Neil Smith scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Thomas Mercer | 26-46 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible is hacked by Neil Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neil Smith, team foul #2 | 26-46 |
| 18:33 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the shot from the right side set up by Michael Krasinski | 28-46 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis loses the dribble to Bennie Peters | 28-46 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | The short jumper by Jessie Johnson is denied by Michael Sok | 28-46 |
| 17:42 | Syracuse | Erick Keen gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 17:37 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Neil Smith, team foul #3 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Scottie Wittig (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Jacob Schaible, Demetrius Roland, Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), William Igo (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Sam Ford (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scottie Wittig | 30-46 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Santos Garcia - foul #1 on Santos Garcia, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Douglas Hart (SG) Michael Krasinski, Bennie Peters | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado misses the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell grabs the offensive board | 30-47 |
| 16:51 | Syracuse | Santos Garcia picks off the pass by Dustin Regalado | 30-47 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-47 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Sam Ford gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | William Igo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-47 |
| 16:06 | Pitt | Douglas Hart connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jesse Snodgrass | 33-47 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | James Lyle's fadeaway is rejected by Dario Zwiebel | 33-47 |
| 15:59 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado tips it back up and in | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Hart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dario Zwiebel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Ford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Regalado (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Sam Ford steps in front of the Douglas Hart pass | 33-49 |
| 15:26 | Syracuse | William Igo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Santos Garcia pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Douglas Hart drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Snodgrass | 35-49 |
| 14:51 | Syracuse | Dario Zwiebel is called for the reach on Brad Blackwell - foul #2 on Dario Zwiebel, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Bennie Peters (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF), Jessie Johnson (C) Jesse Snodgrass, Douglas Hart, Scottie Wittig, Dario Zwiebel, Santos Garcia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Thomas Mercer (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, William Igo, Brad Blackwell, Sam Ford, Dustin Regalado | |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Neil Smith scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Jessie Johnson - foul #2 on Jessie Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| 14:41 | Syracuse | Neil Smith makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Frederick Davis - foul #1 on Frederick Davis, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer is fouled on the floor by Bennie Peters - foul #1 on Bennie Peters, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Erick Keen hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Neil Smith | 38-54 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Michael Krasinski travels in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| 13:17 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 38-54 |
| 13:16 | Syracuse | Erick Keen tips it in | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Thomas Mercer picks off the pass by Jessie Johnson | 38-56 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer lays it up and in | 38-58 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Michael Sok blocks the short jumper by Jessie Johnson | 38-58 |
| 12:42 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:21 | Syracuse | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Mercer | 38-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Douglas Hart (SG), Scottie Wittig (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Michael Krasinski, Bennie Peters, Jacob Schaible, Demetrius Roland, Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), William Igo (SG), Brad Blackwell (SF), Sam Ford (PF), Winston Centeno (C) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer, Neil Smith, Frederick Davis, Michael Sok | |
| 12:19 | Pitt | James Lyle is called for the reach on Scottie Wittig in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lyle, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel misses the floater from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 12:13 | Syracuse | Sam Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Igo | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hart (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dario Zwiebel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Igo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brad Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass is hacked by James Lyle in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Lyle, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado (C) Winston Centeno | |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Santos Garcia is fouled on the floor by Dustin Regalado - foul #1 on Dustin Regalado, team foul #7 | 38-60 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Santos Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | Santos Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 11:29 | Syracuse | James Lyle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Krasinski (PG), Bennie Peters (SG) Jesse Snodgrass, Douglas Hart | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 11:09 | Pitt | William Igo steals it from Dario Zwiebel | 40-60 |
| 11:05 | Syracuse | Sam Ford slams it home on a nice dish by William Igo | 40-62 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel is alone and drills a floater from the right side set up by Bennie Peters | 42-62 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-62 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Michael Krasinski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Michael Krasinski clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-62 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel misses the tip | 42-62 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Santos Garcia snags the offensive board | 42-62 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-62 |
| 09:23 | Syracuse | William Igo hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Lyle | 44-64 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Michael Krasinski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | William Igo buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Lyle | 44-66 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Sam Ford steals it from Michael Krasinski | 44-66 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Sam Ford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-66 |
| 08:29 | Syracuse | Brad Blackwell hits the follow up shot | 44-68 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Scottie Wittig throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Douglas Hart (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF), Jessie Johnson (C) Michael Krasinski, Bennie Peters, Scottie Wittig, Dario Zwiebel, Santos Garcia | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Thomas Mercer (SG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Michael Sok (C) James Lyle, William Igo, Brad Blackwell, Sam Ford, Dustin Regalado | |
| 08:00 | Syracuse | Neil Smith is hacked by Jacob Schaible - foul #1 on Jacob Schaible, team foul #5 | 44-68 |
| 07:40 | Syracuse | Erick Keen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-68 |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Michael Sok misses the tip | 44-68 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis tips it in | 44-70 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Snodgrass (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Hart (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Erick Keen (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Neil Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Sok (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-70 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson tips it back up and in | 46-70 |
| 07:01 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-70 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson drills a runner near the basket and the foul's on Thomas Mercer - foul #2 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #8 | 48-70 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson makes the free throw | 49-70 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Erick Keen buries a 3 from the right wing | 49-73 |
| 06:10 | Pitt | Erick Keen steals it from Jesse Snodgrass | 49-73 |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Erick Keen dunks the ball | 49-75 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses short on an open shot from the right block | 49-75 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland tips it in | 51-75 |
| 05:31 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses short on a runner from close range | 51-75 |
| 05:29 | Syracuse | Neil Smith misses the tip | 51-75 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Michael Sok tips it home | 51-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Jessie Johnson double dribbles | 51-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Warren Mathews (SG), Scottie Wittig (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Douglas Hart, Jacob Schaible, Demetrius Roland, Jessie Johnson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Lyle (PG), Eugene Rademacher (SG), William Igo (SF), Winston Centeno (C) Erick Keen, Thomas Mercer, Neil Smith, Michael Sok | |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | William Igo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-77 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass pulls down the rebound | 51-77 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 51-77 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Garcia | 51-77 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Jesse Snodgrass and he's fouled by Frederick Davis - foul #2 on Frederick Davis, team foul #9 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG) Jesse Snodgrass | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Ford (PF) Frederick Davis | |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel makes the free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | William Igo can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-77 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | Santos Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Douglas Hart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-77 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Garcia | 54-77 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Warren Mathews (fresh) SG - Douglas Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scottie Wittig (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dario Zwiebel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Lyle (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eugene Rademacher (fresh) SF - William Igo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sam Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Winston Centeno (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Douglas Hart can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-77 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Winston Centeno grabs the defensive rebound | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:12 | Syracuse | William Igo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-80 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel misses the floater from the right wing | 54-80 |
| 02:50 | Syracuse | James Lyle gets the rebound | 54-80 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | William Igo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scottie Wittig - foul #3 on Scottie Wittig, team foul #6 | 54-80 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG) Warren Mathews | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Erick Keen (PG), Neil Smith (SF), Frederick Davis (PF), Dustin Regalado (C) James Lyle, Eugene Rademacher, Sam Ford, Winston Centeno | |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | William Igo makes the 1st free throw | 54-81 |
| 02:32 | Syracuse | William Igo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-82 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Douglas Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer (SG) William Igo | |
| 02:16 | Syracuse | Neil Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Dustin Regalado | 54-84 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Douglas Hart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-84 |
| 02:03 | Syracuse | Dustin Regalado pulls down the rebound | 54-84 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Neil Smith and the foul's on Dario Zwiebel - foul #3 on Dario Zwiebel, team foul #7 | 54-86 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Sok (C) Dustin Regalado | |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the free throw | 54-86 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Santos Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 54-86 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Douglas Hart is hacked by Thomas Mercer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Mercer, team foul #10 | 54-86 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Douglas Hart makes the 1st free throw | 55-86 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Douglas Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-86 |
| 01:15 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Erick Keen | 56-88 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Neil Smith swats the layup by Jesse Snodgrass | 56-88 |
| 00:57 | Syracuse | Thomas Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-88 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dario Zwiebel - foul #4 on Dario Zwiebel, team foul #8 | 56-88 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 1st free throw | 56-88 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Frederick Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-88 |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Michael Sok pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-88 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Erick Keen runs out the clock | 56-88 |