| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) C - David Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams snags the offensive board | 32-37 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Kirk | 32-40 |
| 19:14 | Pitt | David Hubbard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-40 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses the tip | 32-40 |
| 19:10 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:06 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Marlon Howard picks off the pass by Hugh Citizen in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 19:01 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington lays it up and in on a great pass from Marlon Howard | 32-43 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen scores on a 3 from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 18:19 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Walter Kirk, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Dale Rico (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Robert Greer, James Johnson, Joseph Creasy, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Donald Batts (PF), Bradley Beard (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 18:04 | Pitt | Dale Rico makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Hugh Citizen | 37-43 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 37-43 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (SG), David Hubbard (C) Hugh Citizen, Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 17:19 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Dale Rico is hacked by Donald Batts - foul #3 on Donald Batts, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF) Steven Seifert, Johnny Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Isaac Berube, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick, Donald Batts, Bradley Beard | |
| 16:41 | Pitt | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Eugene Covington - foul #1 on Eugene Covington, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Walter Kirk (PF) Archie Sharp | |
| 16:41 | Pitt | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Robert Greer grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | David Hubbard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 15:49 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joel Lucchesi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fairly fresh) C - David Hubbard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Kirk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Syracuse | James Leslie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | David Hubbard gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi is hacked by Marlon Howard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marlon Howard, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), Dale Rico (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Joel Lucchesi, Robert Greer, Joseph Creasy, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Archie Sharp (PF), Donald Batts (C) James Leslie, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Donald Batts picks off the pass by Byron Phillips | 42-43 |
| 14:53 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Dale Rico pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Byron Phillips misses short on a floater in the paint | 42-43 |
| 14:31 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:15 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Dale Rico pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Dale Rico's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Robert Messenger (PF) James Johnson, Dale Rico, Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Bradley Beard, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk double dribbles | 42-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Robert Messenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Crosby - foul #2 on Robert Crosby, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Robert Greer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hugh Citizen | 45-43 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 45-43 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 13:26 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams tips it back up and in | 45-45 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Steven Seifert | 47-45 |
| 12:57 | Syracuse | Joseph Creasy picks off the pass by Isaac Berube | 47-45 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Robert Crosby steals it from Hugh Citizen in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby can't connect on a runner in the lane | 47-45 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Steven Seifert pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Isaac Berube - foul #1 on Isaac Berube, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Daniel Paugh (SF), Dale Rico (PF), David Hubbard (C) Robert Greer, Johnny Pfeiffer, Joseph Creasy, Steven Seifert | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Bradley Beard (C) Isaac Berube, Robert Crosby, Wayne Bostwick, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:19 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Dale Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:55 | Pitt | Eugene Covington blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Joel Lucchesi | 49-45 |
| 11:54 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Paugh (fresh) PF - Dale Rico (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eugene Covington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradley Beard (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Lucchesi | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hugh Citizen - foul #2 on Hugh Citizen, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF) Hugh Citizen, Daniel Paugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Batts (PF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Archie Sharp, Bradley Beard | |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | James Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Syracuse | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | David Hubbard can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin McQuilliams - foul #1 on Kevin McQuilliams, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:48 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Dale Rico snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | David Hubbard can't finish the uncontested layup | 54-49 |
| 10:30 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 10:24 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams's fadeaway is rejected by David Hubbard | 54-49 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Dale Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi loses the dribble to Marlon Howard in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | James Leslie buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | James Johnson is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Joel Lucchesi | 56-51 |
| 09:38 | Syracuse | James Leslie loses the dribble to James Johnson | 56-51 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi is fouled in the backcourt by James Leslie - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Joseph Creasy (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Robert Greer, James Johnson, Dale Rico, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Wayne Bostwick (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Bradley Beard (C) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Eugene Covington, Donald Batts, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:35 | Syracuse | Bradley Beard gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube loses the dribble to Joseph Creasy | 56-51 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi hits a 3 from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joel Lucchesi - foul #1 on Joel Lucchesi, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Paugh (SG), James Johnson (SF) Joel Lucchesi, Johnny Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Archie Sharp (SF), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Wayne Bostwick, Bradley Beard | |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:27 | Syracuse | Isaac Berube makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | James Johnson misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 59-53 |
| 08:12 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 08:06 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk is fouled on the floor by Joseph Creasy - foul #2 on Joseph Creasy, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG), Robert Messenger (PF), David Hubbard (C) Steven Seifert, Joseph Creasy, Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Marlon Howard (SG) Isaac Berube, Robert Crosby | |
| 07:55 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG) Daniel Paugh | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Donald Batts (PF) Walter Kirk | |
| 07:39 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp's fadeaway is rejected by James Johnson | 59-53 |
| 07:38 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Messenger (fresh) C - David Hubbard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marlon Howard (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Archie Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Batts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin McQuilliams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Syracuse | David Hubbard swats the layup by Kevin McQuilliams | 59-53 |
| 07:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Greer | 59-53 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:00 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 06:57 | Syracuse | James Leslie double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (PG), Daniel Paugh (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Dale Rico (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, James Johnson, Robert Messenger, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Wayne Bostwick (SG), Eugene Covington (SF), Walter Kirk (PF) James Leslie, Marlon Howard, Archie Sharp, Donald Batts | |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bostwick - foul #3 on Wayne Bostwick, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:45 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Kevin McQuilliams | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Byron Phillips - foul #3 on Byron Phillips, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF) Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy comes up short on the shot in the lane | 60-54 |
| 06:03 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Walter Kirk | 60-54 |
| 05:57 | Syracuse | Johnny Pfeiffer takes the ball from Eugene Covington | 60-54 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy hits the finger roll set up by Johnny Pfeiffer | 62-54 |
| 05:32 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams scores on a jump hook in the lane | 62-56 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| 05:27 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick is fouled on the floor by Johnny Pfeiffer - foul #3 on Johnny Pfeiffer, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG), Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF), Robert Messenger (PF), Byron Phillips (C) Steven Seifert, Daniel Paugh, Johnny Pfeiffer, Joseph Creasy, Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Isaac Berube (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), Archie Sharp (PF), Donald Batts (C) Bradley Beard, Eugene Covington, Walter Kirk, Kevin McQuilliams | |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:03 | Syracuse | Wayne Bostwick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Isaac Berube is called for the reach on Hugh Citizen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Isaac Berube, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hubbard (C) Robert Messenger | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG) Wayne Bostwick | |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby is fouled on the floor by Robert Greer - foul #1 on Robert Greer, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:42 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Byron Phillips grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | James Johnson makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from David Hubbard | 65-59 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marlon Howard (SG) Donald Batts | |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:11 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Robert Greer buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 68-61 |
| 03:35 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | David Hubbard gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Byron Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Hubbard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - James Leslie (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marlon Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Archie Sharp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Isaac Berube (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | The jump hook by David Hubbard is blocked by Isaac Berube | 68-61 |
| 03:20 | Syracuse | Archie Sharp snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 03:02 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 68-61 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Berube | 68-61 |
| 02:55 | Syracuse | Robert Greer steals the ball from Robert Crosby | 68-61 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | David Hubbard can't connect on a shot from the left side | 68-61 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Phillips | 68-61 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Isaac Berube blocks the short jumper by James Johnson | 68-61 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Creasy (PF), Dale Rico (C) Byron Phillips, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Beard (PG), Eugene Covington (SF), Walter Kirk (PF), Donald Batts (C) James Leslie, Robert Crosby, Archie Sharp, Isaac Berube | |
| 02:11 | Syracuse | Dale Rico blocks the short jumper by Eugene Covington | 68-61 |
| 02:10 | Syracuse | Donald Batts gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 01:56 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Eugene Covington | 68-63 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | James Johnson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hugh Citizen | 70-63 |
| 01:19 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington drills a floater in the lane | 70-65 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | James Johnson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:08 | Syracuse | Donald Batts snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard hits a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Greer - foul #3 on Robert Greer, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hubbard (C) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Leslie (PG), Kevin McQuilliams (C) Bradley Beard, Donald Batts | |
| 01:04 | Syracuse | Marlon Howard misses the free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | David Hubbard grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Eugene Covington scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Leslie | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Robert Greer connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Hugh Citizen and he's hacked by Marlon Howard - foul #3 on Marlon Howard, team foul #12 | 74-70 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Robert Greer makes the free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-70 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Walter Kirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | David Hubbard grabs the board | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | David Hubbard is fouled in the backcourt by James Leslie - foul #4 on James Leslie, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Seifert (PG), Daniel Paugh (SG) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Kevin McQuilliams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 77-73 |