| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Garry Chavira (fresh) SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) SF - William Thornton (fresh) PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Alvin Sievers (fresh) SG - Jeremy Daschofsky (fresh) SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) PF - James Rowe (fresh) C - Jerry Washington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Xavier | Garry Chavira loses the dribble to James Rowe | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky's fadeaway is rejected by William Thornton | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Xavier | A charge is called on Daniel Monahan - foul #1 on Daniel Monahan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | William Thornton is called for the reach on Michael O'Neal - foul #1 on William Thornton, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky connects on the turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | Xavier | Cortez Leach connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Thornton | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Cortez Leach | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Xavier | James Rowe blocks the short jumper by Daniel Monahan | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan tips it in | 5-2 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael O'Neal | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Xavier | James Rowe swats the shot by William Thornton | 5-5 |
| 17:01 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Sargent - foul #1 on Charles Sargent, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (PG), Tony Robertson (SG), Ervin Turley (SF), Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Garry Chavira, Charles Sargent, William Thornton, Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Holden (C) Jerry Washington | |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Xavier | Justin Casias gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | Xavier | Justin Casias misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | James Rowe grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Xavier | Kevin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | Xavier | Ervin Turley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Holden | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) SG - Tony Robertson (fresh) SF - Ervin Turley (fresh) PF - Justin Casias (fresh) C - Ernest Dudek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Alvin Sievers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Daschofsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael O'Neal (fairly fresh) PF - James Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - John Holden (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Pitt | James Rowe clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Johnson - foul #1 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Thornton (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Ervin Turley, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:31 | Pitt | James Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | James Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Xavier | William Thornton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:25 | Xavier | Cortez Leach misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeremy Daschofsky | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:01 | Xavier | William Thornton pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:57 | Xavier | Tony Robertson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Pitt | John Holden pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Sievers | 7-10 |
| 14:38 | Xavier | William Thornton is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Thornton, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Garry Chavira (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), Ervin Turley (SF) Kevin Johnson, Tony Robertson, William Thornton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Washington (C) John Holden | |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 14:30 | Xavier | Ervin Turley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael O'Neal, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | Xavier | James Rowe swats the shot by Cortez Leach | 7-10 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | James Rowe gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky is fouled on the floor by Ervin Turley - foul #1 on Ervin Turley, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 13:07 | Xavier | Justin Casias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Omar Casselman (SF), Lee Mabon (PF), John Holden (C) Michael O'Neal, James Rowe, Jerry Washington | |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 7-13 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers hits the follow up shot | 7-15 |
| 12:27 | Xavier | Ervin Turley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ervin Turley, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (PG), Tony Robertson (SG), David Hoff (SF), Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Garry Chavira, Charles Sargent, Ervin Turley, Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (PG), Sean Neely (SG) Alvin Sievers, Jeremy Daschofsky | |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Lee Mabon blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Johnson - foul #2 on Kevin Johnson, team foul #8 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Xavier | Charles Sargent (SG) Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) Omar Casselman | |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Lee Mabon makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Lee Mabon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on John Holden - foul #1 on John Holden, team foul #2 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Washington (C) John Holden | |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 11:51 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Hoff | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Tony Robertson (fresh) SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) SF - David Hoff (fresh) PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Eddie Bates (fresh) SG - Sean Neely (fresh) SF - Michael O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lee Mabon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Washington (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-17 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Sean Neely | 8-17 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Sean Neely is fouled on the floor by Charles Sargent - foul #2 on Charles Sargent, team foul #9 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Garry Chavira (PG) Charles Sargent | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Rowe (PF) Lee Mabon | |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Sean Neely makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Sean Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 11:13 | Xavier | Tony Robertson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Jerry Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 8-19 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 10:56 | Xavier | Cortez Leach grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Garry Chavira can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by James Rowe - foul #1 on James Rowe, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Sievers (PG), Jeremy Daschofsky (SG), Omar Casselman (SF), John Holden (C) Eddie Bates, Sean Neely, Michael O'Neal, Jerry Washington | |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Garry Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Garry Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 10:40 | Xavier | Garry Chavira makes the 3rd free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Tony Robertson steals the ball from Jeremy Daschofsky | 11-19 |
| 10:16 | Xavier | David Hoff hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Robertson | 13-19 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | James Rowe is called for traveling | 13-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Cortez Leach, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Mabon (PF) James Rowe | |
| 09:40 | Xavier | Tony Robertson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-19 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Lee Mabon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 09:28 | Xavier | Tony Robertson snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek misses the lay-in | 13-19 |
| 09:06 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek can't tip it in | 13-19 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Holden | 13-19 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Lee Mabon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lee Mabon, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF), Jerry Washington (C) Omar Casselman, John Holden | |
| 08:25 | Xavier | Justin Casias hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Garry Chavira | 15-19 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | Jerry Washington is called for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cortez Leach (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Justin Casias, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (PG), Sean Neely (SG), James Rowe (PF) Alvin Sievers, Jeremy Daschofsky, Lee Mabon | |
| 07:52 | Xavier | Tony Robertson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Garry Chavira (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hoff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cortez Leach (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Eddie Bates (fresh) SG - Sean Neely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael O'Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Rowe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerry Washington (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Pitt | David Hoff takes the ball from Michael O'Neal | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Xavier | David Hoff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-19 |
| 07:39 | Xavier | David Hoff grabs the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 07:23 | Xavier | James Rowe is called for the reach on Cortez Leach - foul #2 on James Rowe, team foul #5 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Omar Casselman (SF), John Holden (C) James Rowe, Jerry Washington | |
| 07:09 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-19 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Eddie Bates misses the 3 from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Omar Casselman tips it home | 18-21 |
| 06:48 | Xavier | Tony Robertson is hacked by Sean Neely - foul #1 on Sean Neely, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Sievers (PG), Jeremy Daschofsky (SG), Lee Mabon (PF) Eddie Bates, Sean Neely, Michael O'Neal | |
| 06:39 | Xavier | David Hoff misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeremy Daschofsky - foul #1 on Jeremy Daschofsky, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | David Hoff makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:39 | Xavier | David Hoff makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Jeremy Daschofsky dunks the ball | 20-23 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Garry Chavira can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvin Sievers - foul #1 on Alvin Sievers, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Justin Casias (C) Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Washington (PF) Lee Mabon | |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Garry Chavira misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:00 | Xavier | Garry Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Jerry Washington misses the easy layup | 21-23 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers misses the tip | 21-23 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Omar Casselman snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Omar Casselman can't finish the layup | 21-23 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Jerry Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 04:53 | Xavier | Cortez Leach pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:39 | Xavier | Cortez Leach clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 21-23 |
| 04:37 | Xavier | David Hoff tips it back up and in | 23-23 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Jerry Washington clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-23 |
| 04:15 | Xavier | David Hoff grabs the board | 23-23 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | Jeremy Daschofsky steals the ball from Cortez Leach | 23-23 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Cortez Leach swats the layup by Jeremy Daschofsky | 23-23 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | John Holden can't tip it in | 23-23 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | John Holden grabs the offensive board | 23-23 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Omar Casselman is hacked by David Hoff - foul #1 on David Hoff, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Xavier | Kevin Johnson (PG), Charles Sargent (SG), William Thornton (SF), Ernest Dudek (PF), Daniel Monahan (C) Garry Chavira, Tony Robertson, David Hoff, Cortez Leach, Justin Casias | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (PG), Sean Neely (SG), James Rowe (PF), Lee Mabon (C) Alvin Sievers, Jeremy Daschofsky, Jerry Washington, John Holden | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Omar Casselman misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Omar Casselman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Kevin Johnson (fresh) SG - Charles Sargent (fresh) SF - William Thornton (fresh) PF - Ernest Dudek (fresh) C - Daniel Monahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Eddie Bates (fresh) SG - Sean Neely (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Omar Casselman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Rowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Lee Mabon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the runner from the right block set up by Kevin Johnson | 25-24 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Sean Neely misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 25-24 |
| 03:22 | Xavier | William Thornton snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 02:55 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | James Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | James Rowe scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Bates | 25-26 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Sean Neely pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Sean Neely is fouled on the floor by Charles Sargent - foul #3 on Charles Sargent, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ervin Turley (SG), Justin Casias (PF) Charles Sargent, Ernest Dudek | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) Omar Casselman | |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Sean Neely makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Sean Neely makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Lee Mabon - foul #2 on Lee Mabon, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Washington (C) Lee Mabon | |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:50 | Xavier | Daniel Monahan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Eddie Bates | 26-31 |
| 01:21 | Xavier | Jerry Washington blocks the short jumper by Daniel Monahan | 26-31 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Eddie Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Eddie Bates misses badly on a shot from the right side | 26-31 |
| 01:01 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Daniel Monahan | 26-31 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | William Thornton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Washington - foul #1 on Jerry Washington, team foul #10 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Cortez Leach (PF), Ernest Dudek (C) Justin Casias, Daniel Monahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Sievers (PG), Jeremy Daschofsky (SG), John Holden (C) Eddie Bates, Sean Neely, Jerry Washington | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | William Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | William Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Alvin Sievers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Cortez Leach grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 00:04 | Xavier | Ernest Dudek knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Johnson | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 29-31 |