| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Kuss (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Nguyen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | George Sheard can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 31-30 |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael King - foul #2 on Michael King, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:42 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Danny Bishop clanks a runner in the lane | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael King | 33-30 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:09 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses long on a jumper in the lane | 33-30 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael King | 33-30 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Kuss - foul #2 on Michael Kuss, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss's layup is rejected by Michael King | 33-31 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Danny Bishop gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Bishop | 33-34 |
| 18:06 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Danny Bishop and he's fouled by Salvatore Costa - foul #3 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Edward Doxey (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Bradley Prill, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Albert Bannerman (PG), Thomas Acklin (SG), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Matthew Taylor, Danny Bishop, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:36 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 36-37 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | Michael Kuss is called for the reach on Thomas Acklin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Kuss, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Corley (SF) Michael Kuss | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG) Christopher Wilson | |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Edward Doxey picks off the pass by Kevin Ewart | 36-37 |
| 17:08 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Albert Bannerman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 38-39 |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Robert Corley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 38-39 |
| 16:21 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Thomas Acklin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Albert Bannerman | 38-42 |
| 15:52 | Syracuse | Kevin Torrance blocks the short jumper by Douglas Johnson | 38-42 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | Thomas Acklin snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Allen Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Doxey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Corley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Bannerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Acklin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Torrance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Schwartz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Allen Bennett, Edward Doxey, Robert Corley, Douglas Johnson, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | Pitt | James McKemie (PG), Danny Bishop (SG), Matthew Taylor (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Kevin Ewart, Albert Bannerman, Thomas Acklin, Kevin Torrance, Ricky Schwartz | |
| 15:05 | Syracuse | John Northcutt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bradley Prill | 41-42 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | Michael King connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by James McKemie | 41-44 |
| 14:34 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss is hacked by Michael King - foul #3 on Michael King, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher Wilson (SF) Matthew Taylor | |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa is hacked by George Sheard - foul #2 on George Sheard, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (SG) Michael Kuss | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:14 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Danny Bishop knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from George Sheard | 41-46 |
| 13:44 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen is called for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), Edward Doxey (SF) Bradley Prill, John Northcutt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thomas Acklin (PF) George Sheard | |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:31 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Sam Clatterbuck is called for the reach on Michael King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sam Clatterbuck, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Douglas Johnson (PF) Sam Clatterbuck, Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Danny Bishop, Thomas Acklin, Michael King | |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz drills a floater near the basket set up by Kevin Torrance | 41-48 |
| 12:48 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill lays it up and in set up by Edward Doxey | 43-48 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | James McKemie misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James McKemie | 43-51 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF), Elvin Byrnes (PF), Robert Corley (C) Edward Doxey, Douglas Johnson, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Albert Bannerman (PG), Danny Bishop (SG), Thomas Acklin (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) James McKemie, Matthew Taylor, Christopher Wilson, Kevin Torrance, Ricky Schwartz | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Bradley Prill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kuss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Northcutt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Albert Bannerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Acklin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 11:31 | Syracuse | John Northcutt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | John Northcutt can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Michael King - foul #4 on Michael King, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG) Bradley Prill | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Carter (SF) Michael King | |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | John Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:25 | Syracuse | John Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Craig Carter is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Danny Bishop | 47-53 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | John Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Acklin - foul #3 on Thomas Acklin, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | John Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:02 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Thomas Acklin gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Danny Bishop lays it in on a great pass from Craig Carter and he's fouled by Allen Bennett - foul #1 on Allen Bennett, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF) Allen Bennett, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SF) Craig Carter | |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses the free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Corley | 48-55 |
| 10:25 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Danny Bishop grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Thomas Acklin is hacked by Robert Corley - foul #1 on Robert Corley, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen (C) Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Pitt | James McKemie (PG), Craig Carter (SF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Albert Bannerman, Matthew Taylor, Thomas Acklin | |
| 09:40 | Pitt | James McKemie hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Sheard | 48-58 |
| 09:21 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa loses the dribble to James McKemie | 48-58 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | George Sheard blows the layup | 48-58 |
| 09:16 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 09:08 | Syracuse | Bradley Prill clanks a jumper from the baseline | 48-58 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Danny Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | James McKemie misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Danny Bishop tips it in | 48-60 |
| 08:17 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Danny Bishop grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Danny Bishop knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Craig Carter | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:58 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss's pass is intercepted by James McKemie | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Matthew Nguyen takes the ball from James McKemie | 48-63 |
| 07:32 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-63 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Sam Clatterbuck (SG), Edward Doxey (SF), Douglas Johnson (PF), Elvin Byrnes (C) Bradley Prill, Michael Kuss, John Northcutt, Salvatore Costa, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF), Michael King (C) Danny Bishop, Craig Carter, George Sheard, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Allen Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Clatterbuck (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Doxey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Elvin Byrnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James McKemie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Doxey - foul #3 on Edward Doxey, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sam Clatterbuck | 54-65 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Matthew Taylor | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:10 | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson travels with the ball | 54-67 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Robert Corley (PF) Allen Bennett, Elvin Byrnes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (SG), Thomas Acklin (PF) Matthew Taylor, Michael King | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-67 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson tips it home | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-69 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the lay-in | 56-69 |
| 05:00 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Douglas Johnson | 56-69 |
| 04:53 | Syracuse | Danny Bishop picks off the pass by Douglas Johnson | 56-69 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Christopher Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Michael Kuss (SG), John Northcutt (SF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Sam Clatterbuck, Edward Doxey, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Albert Bannerman (PG), Matthew Taylor (SF), Michael King (C) James McKemie, Christopher Wilson, Kevin Torrance | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Michael King - foul #5 on Michael King, team foul #7 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes (PF) Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Sheard (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Albert Bannerman, Michael King | |
| 04:38 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss makes the free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Danny Bishop is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Albert Bannerman (PG) Thomas Acklin | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | George Sheard is hacked by Michael Kuss - foul #4 on Michael Kuss, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG) Bradley Prill | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Carter (SF) Danny Bishop | |
| 04:07 | Pitt | George Sheard makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | George Sheard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Elvin Byrnes hits the finger roll | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is fouled on the floor by Elvin Byrnes - foul #1 on Elvin Byrnes, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG), Salvatore Costa (PF), Robert Corley (C) Allen Bennett, Elvin Byrnes, Matthew Nguyen | |
| Subs | Pitt | James McKemie (PG), Thomas Acklin (PF) Craig Carter, George Sheard | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 03:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Corley | 61-71 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Sam Clatterbuck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Kuss (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Northcutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Costa (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Corley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James McKemie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Albert Bannerman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Acklin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | John Northcutt knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 63-71 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Corley | 63-71 |
| 02:51 | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Kuss | 66-71 |
| 02:51 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Allen Bennett (PG), Edward Doxey (SG) Sam Clatterbuck, Michael Kuss | |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (SG), Christopher Wilson (SF), George Sheard (PF), Kevin Torrance (C) Albert Bannerman, Matthew Taylor, Thomas Acklin, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Pitt | James McKemie is hacked by Edward Doxey - foul #4 on Edward Doxey, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglas Johnson (C) Salvatore Costa | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:31 | Pitt | James McKemie makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | James McKemie misses the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 02:31 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Robert Corley | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Syracuse | Allen Bennett hits a jumper from the right wing set up by John Northcutt | 68-72 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Danny Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Bradley Prill (PG), Michael Kuss (SG), Elvin Byrnes (PF) Allen Bennett, John Northcutt, Douglas Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:39 | Syracuse | Robert Corley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 01:37 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Doxey | 68-72 |
| 01:26 | Syracuse | Edward Doxey hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Prill | 70-72 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance is fouled on the floor by Edward Doxey - foul #5 on Edward Doxey, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Northcutt (SF), Salvatore Costa (PF), Matthew Nguyen (C) Edward Doxey, Elvin Byrnes, Robert Corley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:00 | Syracuse | James McKemie picks off the pass by Matthew Nguyen | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Danny Bishop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Prill, team foul #12 | 70-73 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Syracuse | Michael Kuss loses the ball out of bounds | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | James McKemie is hacked by Bradley Prill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Prill, team foul #13 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SF) Christopher Wilson | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | James McKemie misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | James McKemie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | John Northcutt is called for traveling | 70-76 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Thomas Acklin (PF) George Sheard | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Prill - foul #3 on Bradley Prill, team foul #14 | 70-76 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:22 | Syracuse | Salvatore Costa can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-77 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the defensive rebound | 70-77 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-77 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Sheard (PF) Thomas Acklin | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on James McKemie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Prill, team foul #15 | 70-77 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | James McKemie misses the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | James McKemie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Syracuse | John Northcutt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-78 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the defensive rebound | 70-78 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Bradley Prill is called for the reach on Kevin Torrance in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bradley Prill, team foul #16 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Sam Clatterbuck (PG) Bradley Prill | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the 1st free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 00:04 | Syracuse | John Northcutt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 00:02 | Syracuse | Matthew Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | The clock runs out | 70-79 |