| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 4 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Steven Carey inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Sturges | 32-35 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Robert Greer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 19:14 | Rutgers | Steven Carey drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Pearl | 35-38 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | David Hubbard misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:43 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 35-38 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 37-38 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Robert Greer loses the dribble to Thomas Pearl | 37-38 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Robert Greer drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Creasy | 40-40 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | James Sturges hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lechoslaw Ziebert | 40-42 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | David Hubbard misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Sturges - foul #3 on James Sturges, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Dale Rico (PF) Robert Greer, James Johnson, Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| 16:51 | Pitt | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wagner | 42-44 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Robert Wagner steals the ball from Johnny Pfeiffer | 42-44 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl is fouled on the floor by Hugh Citizen - foul #1 on Hugh Citizen, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF), Byron Phillips (C) Hugh Citizen, Johnny Pfeiffer, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SG) Thomas Pearl | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Rico (fresh) 5 reb. C - Byron Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frankie Charity (fresh) SF - Christopher Clow (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Lang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Brian Cadle | 42-46 |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Carey (SF), Donald Armstrong (PF), James Sturges (C) Christopher Clow, Robert Wagner, Arthur Lang | |
| 15:13 | Rutgers | James Sturges scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frankie Charity | 42-49 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | James Johnson is hacked by Steven Carey - foul #2 on Steven Carey, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Frankie Charity | |
| 14:48 | Pitt | James Johnson connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Lucchesi | 44-49 |
| 14:35 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong misses the jump hook from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | James Sturges snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Dale Rico is called for the reach on Lechoslaw Ziebert - foul #1 on Dale Rico, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), David Hubbard (C) Robert Greer, James Johnson, Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Robert Wagner (SF), Arthur Lang (C) Brian Cadle, Steven Carey, James Sturges | |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Armstrong | 44-52 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer gets the offensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lang - foul #1 on Arthur Lang, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (SG), Dale Rico (PF) Joel Lucchesi, Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SF) Donald Armstrong | |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Hubbard | 47-52 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | David Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | David Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Hubbard - foul #2 on David Hubbard, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF) Steven Seifert, Johnny Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Steven Carey (SF), James Sturges (C) Thomas Pearl, Lechoslaw Ziebert, Arthur Lang | |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:06 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Dale Rico snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | Robert Wagner denies the turnaround by Dale Rico | 47-52 |
| 11:38 | Rutgers | James Sturges snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Rico (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Robert Greer steps in front of the Christopher Clow pass | 47-52 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Steven Carey picks off the pass by Robert Greer | 47-52 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Steven Carey hits the finger roll | 47-54 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Dale Rico pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Clow - foul #2 on Christopher Clow, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Donald Armstrong (PF) Christopher Clow, Robert Wagner | |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:25 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Pearl | 48-56 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Greer - foul #1 on Robert Greer, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Byron Phillips (C) Hugh Citizen, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Thomas Pearl | |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 10:08 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Steven Carey pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | Steven Carey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-58 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Steven Carey tips it home | 48-60 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joel Lucchesi and he's fouled by James Sturges - foul #4 on James Sturges, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Dale Rico (C) Robert Greer, James Johnson, Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Robert Wagner (SF), Arthur Lang (C) Brian Cadle, Steven Carey, James Sturges | |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong hits a floater in the paint set up by Robert Wagner and the foul's on Joseph Creasy - foul #2 on Joseph Creasy, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG) Steven Seifert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer blows the layup | 50-63 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy tips it home | 52-63 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 52-63 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer travels with the ball | 52-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Johnny Pfeiffer, Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG) Lechoslaw Ziebert | |
| 07:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Cadle | 52-65 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Dale Rico lays it in set up by Robert Greer and he's hacked by Donald Armstrong - foul #2 on Donald Armstrong, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Carey (SF), James Sturges (C) Donald Armstrong, Arthur Lang | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Dale Rico makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Rico (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Cadle (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Robert Greer is called for the reach on Brian Cadle - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| 07:10 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner is called for traveling | 55-65 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Dale Rico is whistled for a carry | 55-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (PG) Hugh Citizen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Brian Cadle | |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | James Sturges throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:30 | Pitt | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (SG) Robert Greer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl is fouled on the floor by Joel Lucchesi - foul #2 on Joel Lucchesi, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong (PF) Robert Wagner | |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | David Hubbard drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Creasy | 59-67 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Steven Carey hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lechoslaw Ziebert | 59-70 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG), Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF) Joel Lucchesi, Steven Seifert, Johnny Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Robert Greer knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 62-70 |
| 04:18 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Armstrong | 62-73 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | James Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Hugh Citizen | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Joseph Creasy steals the ball from James Sturges | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Donald Armstrong steals it from James Johnson | 65-73 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - James Sturges (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl connects on the floater from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | David Hubbard misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-75 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | James Sturges clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Creasy - foul #3 on Joseph Creasy, team foul #8 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dale Rico (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Joseph Creasy, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (PG), Frankie Charity (SG), Robert Wagner (SF), Arthur Lang (PF) Thomas Pearl, Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | James Sturges misses the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | James Sturges makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hubbard (C) Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong (PF) Arthur Lang | |
| 02:01 | Pitt | David Hubbard knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Citizen | 67-76 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Steven Carey (SF) Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity, Robert Wagner | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Steven Carey scores on a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Dale Rico (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, James Johnson, Joseph Creasy, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (PG), Frankie Charity (SG), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Thomas Pearl, Lechoslaw Ziebert, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| 01:32 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Dale Rico is called for traveling | 67-79 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (SF) Steven Carey | |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow drills a floater from the right wing set up by Frankie Charity | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-81 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Dale Rico can't tip it in | 67-81 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner gets the rebound | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Frankie Charity and he's hacked by Byron Phillips - foul #2 on Byron Phillips, team foul #10 | 67-83 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang makes the free throw | 67-84 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Dale Rico buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joel Lucchesi | 69-84 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle runs out the clock | 69-84 |