| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - George Hui (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kurt Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Dockins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 19:41 | St. John's | George Hui tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Lewis Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky gets the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-26 |
| 19:08 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 35-26 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Todd Griffin | 37-26 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson is hacked by Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 18:04 | St. John's | George Hui pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | George Hui misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Shane Dockins - foul #2 on Shane Dockins, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | George Hui misses the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | George Hui makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 17:27 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 17:22 | St. John's | Robert Cominsky is called for the reach on Todd Griffin - foul #2 on Robert Cominsky, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chen Wang (SG) Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Keith Wafer (PF) Shane Dockins | |
| 17:13 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo is hacked by Lewis Williams - foul #1 on Lewis Williams, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chen Wang | 41-26 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Lewis Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Lewis Williams, team foul #4 | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Bert Lagerberg (PF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Angel Arredondo, George Hui, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (PG), James Hunt (SG), Duane McCalpin (SF) Dennis Jackson, Kurt Whaley, Lewis Williams | |
| 16:15 | St. John's | Chen Wang is whistled for traveling | 41-26 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Pitt | Shane Dockins (PF) Robert Cominsky | |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Duane McCalpin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Hunt | 41-28 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chen Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Lagerberg (fresh) C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julian Turberville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Duane McCalpin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Dockins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Wafer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | St. John's | Chen Wang drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lanny Mumford | 44-28 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Peter Terrazas steals it from Keith Wafer | 44-28 |
| 14:59 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses the jumper from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 14:58 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg tips it in | 46-28 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Shane Dockins connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Wafer | 46-31 |
| 14:26 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is whistled for traveling | 46-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), George Hui (PF), Eugene Witz (C) Todd Griffin, Chen Wang, Bert Lagerberg, Peter Terrazas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Jackson (PG), Kurt Whaley (SG), Lewis Williams (SF), Robert Cominsky (C) Julian Turberville, Duane McCalpin, Shane Dockins, Keith Wafer | |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 14:03 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:45 | St. John's | George Hui hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Cominsky | 46-33 |
| 13:08 | St. John's | Eugene Witz lays it in | 48-33 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Eugene Witz takes the ball from Kurt Whaley | 48-33 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Lewis Williams steals it from Eugene Witz | 48-33 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Lewis Williams jams it | 48-35 |
| 12:11 | St. John's | Kurt Whaley steals the ball from George Hui | 48-35 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Dennis Jackson misses the dunk attempt | 48-35 |
| 12:07 | St. John's | George Hui gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:38 | St. John's | Randall Tallent scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lanny Mumford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kurt Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Randall Tallent is called for the reach on Dennis Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Tallent, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG) Lanny Mumford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Shane Dockins (PF) James Hunt | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Shane Dockins double dribbles | 50-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (C) Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (PG), Duane McCalpin (SF) Dennis Jackson, Lewis Williams | |
| 11:16 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 50-35 |
| 11:15 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Randall Tallent | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kurt Whaley | 52-38 |
| 10:37 | St. John's | Duane McCalpin takes the ball from Todd Griffin | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 10:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Randall Tallent | 52-38 |
| 10:13 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Julian Turberville knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Duane McCalpin | 52-40 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Robert Cominsky picks off the pass by Bert Lagerberg | 52-40 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Shane Dockins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 09:22 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Bert Lagerberg | 52-40 |
| 09:12 | St. John's | Robert Cominsky picks off the pass by Todd Griffin | 52-40 |
| 08:58 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Duane McCalpin | 52-42 |
| 08:46 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 52-42 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Duane McCalpin | 52-42 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Julian Turberville | 52-44 |
| 08:12 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-44 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo tips it home | 54-44 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Duane McCalpin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Kurt Whaley tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 07:33 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg is fouled on the floor by Robert Cominsky - foul #3 on Robert Cominsky, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Peter Terrazas (SF), Eugene Witz (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, Bert Lagerberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Jackson (PG), James Hunt (SG), Lewis Williams (SF), Keith Wafer (PF), Arthur Allen (C) Julian Turberville, Kurt Whaley, Duane McCalpin, Shane Dockins, Robert Cominsky | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Lanny Mumford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chen Wang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hui (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Witz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lewis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Keith Wafer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Allen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:28 | St. John's | Chen Wang comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Keith Wafer gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | George Hui blocks the short jumper by Dennis Jackson | 54-46 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | George Hui grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Lewis Williams - foul #3 on Lewis Williams, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF) George Hui | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:06 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | James Hunt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-48 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Jackson - foul #1 on Dennis Jackson, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Eugene Witz makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:32 | St. John's | Eugene Witz misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Keith Wafer gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Lanny Mumford steals the ball from Keith Wafer | 57-48 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Chen Wang is hacked by James Hunt - foul #3 on James Hunt, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Hui (PF) Henry Hill | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 05:46 | St. John's | Chen Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | James Hunt clanks a runner from the left block | 59-48 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford double dribbles | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Todd Griffin (SG), Bert Lagerberg (PF) Peter Terrazas, George Hui | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (SG), Robert Cominsky (C) James Hunt, Keith Wafer | |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Julian Turberville loses the dribble to Chen Wang | 59-48 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford is fouled on the floor by Robert Cominsky - foul #4 on Robert Cominsky, team foul #9 | 59-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Henry Hill (SF) Chen Wang | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kurt Whaley (SG), Duane McCalpin (SF), Shane Dockins (PF) Dennis Jackson, Lewis Williams, Arthur Allen | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Julian Turberville misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lanny Mumford - foul #2 on Lanny Mumford, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randall Tallent (PG), Angel Arredondo (SF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Lanny Mumford, Henry Hill, Eugene Witz | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Julian Turberville misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Julian Turberville makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 61-49 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Shane Dockins | 61-49 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Julian Turberville misses the 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Angel Arredondo grabs the board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Julian Turberville is called for the reach on Randall Tallent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julian Turberville, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | George Hui (PF), Peter Terrazas (C) Bert Lagerberg, Matthew Stoneking | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Jackson (PG), James Hunt (SG), Lewis Williams (SF) Julian Turberville, Kurt Whaley, Duane McCalpin | |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Randall Tallent makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Randall Tallent misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Pitt | James Hunt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-49 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Randall Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angel Arredondo (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Hui (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Terrazas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dennis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Lewis Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shane Dockins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cominsky (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Todd Griffin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Tallent | 65-49 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Hui - foul #2 on George Hui, team foul #4 | 65-49 |
| Subs | St. John's | Lanny Mumford (PG), Chen Wang (SG), Henry Hill (SF), Matthew Stoneking (C) Randall Tallent, Todd Griffin, Angel Arredondo, George Hui | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julian Turberville (PG), Duane McCalpin (SF), Keith Wafer (PF) Dennis Jackson, Lewis Williams, Shane Dockins | |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 03:00 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cominsky | 65-50 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | The rebound goes to James Hunt | 65-50 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Matthew Stoneking picks off the pass by Keith Wafer | 65-50 |
| 02:17 | St. John's | Henry Hill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 02:15 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Lanny Mumford | 65-50 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Julian Turberville pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Robert Cominsky can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 01:43 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-50 |
| 01:42 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford grabs the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 01:22 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 01:21 | Pitt | James Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Julian Turberville connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Wafer | 65-52 |
| 00:45 | St. John's | Matthew Stoneking travels with the ball | 65-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg (PF) Henry Hill | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Allen (C) Robert Cominsky | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Arthur Allen's pass is intercepted by Bert Lagerberg | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas is hacked by Arthur Allen - foul #2 on Arthur Allen, team foul #11 | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Peter Terrazas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Arthur Allen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 67-52 |
| 00:04 | St. John's | Bert Lagerberg snags the defensive board | 67-52 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Lanny Mumford runs out the clock | 67-52 |