| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:48 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Barry Vester misses long on a shot in the lane | 34-31 |
| 19:27 | Pitt | Brian Scott tips it home | 34-33 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Barry Vester is called for the reach on Albert Maloney - foul #3 on Barry Vester, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (C) Barry Vester | |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten loses the dribble to Donald Pasko | 34-33 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is hacked by Charles Baer - foul #2 on Charles Baer, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses short on a floater near the basket | 34-33 |
| 18:40 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 34-33 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Marc Hanson snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Marc Hanson | 34-35 |
| 18:09 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten's pass is intercepted by Marc Hanson in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Marc Hanson lays it in | 34-37 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Charles Baer buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Albert Maloney and he's fouled by Donald Pasko - foul #1 on Donald Pasko, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Charles Baer makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:39 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Bruce Gates snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is whistled for a carry | 37-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Benton Wright (C) Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF), Matthew Cusick (C) Brian Scott, Bruce Gates | |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | John Boomer takes the ball from Spencer Holloman | 37-37 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Boomer | 37-39 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman can't tip it in | 37-39 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on John Boomer - foul #1 on John Boomer, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Charles Baer (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Donald Pasko | |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:24 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Spencer Holloman picks off the pass by John Boomer | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Keith Chaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG) Spencer Holloman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 15:23 | Pitt | John Boomer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benton Wright | 39-39 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | John Tutt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Benton Wright | 42-39 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | William Coleman steals it from Barry Vester | 42-39 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | William Coleman lays it in | 44-39 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Charles Baer steals the ball from John Boomer | 44-39 |
| 14:07 | Rutgers | John Boomer is called for the reach on William Coleman - foul #2 on John Boomer, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Devers (C) William Coleman, John Tutt, Keith Chaney, Benton Wright, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Donald Pasko (SF) John Boomer, John Lantz, Brian Scott | |
| 13:51 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman is hacked by Donald Pasko - foul #2 on Donald Pasko, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (PF) Bruce Gates | |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | George Bradford steps in front of the Albert Maloney pass | 44-39 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Albert Maloney, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Barry Vester | |
| 13:35 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:24 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney tips it in | 46-40 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Donald Pasko jams it on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 46-42 |
| 12:55 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Fred Hatten | 48-42 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Charles Devers - foul #2 on Charles Devers, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF) Matthew Cusick | |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman connects on the runner from the right block | 50-43 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Marc Hanson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Bradford | 50-46 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Hatten | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Marc Hanson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Charles Baer (C) Spencer Holloman, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF), Barry Vester (C) Donald Pasko, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Bradford - foul #1 on George Bradford, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Benton Wright (PF) Fred Hatten, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Brian Scott comes up short on the runner from the left block | 55-46 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Benton Wright gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:53 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-46 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Brian Scott snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Barry Vester makes the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Benton Wright - foul #2 on Benton Wright, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF) Albert Maloney | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), John Lantz (SG), Donald Pasko (PF) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Bruce Gates | |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Barry Vester makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 10:23 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is denied on a layup by Brian Scott | 55-49 |
| 10:22 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney tips it in | 57-49 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | John Tutt is called for the reach on Barry Vester - foul #1 on John Tutt, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Robert Castille (PF) Keith Chaney, Benton Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Barry Vester misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Charles Baer drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Castille | 59-49 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on Donald Pasko - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SG), Charles Devers (C) John Tutt, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) John Lantz, Brian Scott, Barry Vester | |
| 09:31 | Pitt | John Boomer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 09:30 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Robert Castille comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Boomer - foul #3 on John Boomer, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Bruce Gates (PF) Donald Pasko, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Hatten - foul #2 on Fred Hatten, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Keith Chaney | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses short on a floater from the left side | 61-51 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | John Boomer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the tip | 61-51 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Bruce Gates tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bruce Gates - foul #2 on Bruce Gates, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Benton Wright (PF) Fred Hatten, Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF) John Boomer | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | George Bradford loses the dribble to Albert Maloney | 63-53 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | William Coleman lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Maloney | 65-53 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-53 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Benton Wright snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Charles Devers is blocked by Bruce Gates | 65-53 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Marc Hanson grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Charles Devers takes the ball from Marc Hanson | 65-53 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Coleman | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Pitt | George Bradford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Benton Wright gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Bruce Gates blocks the jumper by William Coleman | 67-53 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | George Bradford pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | Bruce Gates takes the ball from Spencer Holloman | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:39 | Pitt | George Bradford knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), John Tutt (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) William Coleman, Albert Maloney, Spencer Holloman, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (PF), Barry Vester (C) Bruce Gates, Matthew Cusick | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney loses the dribble to George Bradford | 67-59 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the shot from the baseline | 67-61 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Scott | 67-61 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Charles Baer is called for the reach on Marc Hanson - foul #3 on Charles Baer, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF) John Tutt, Keith Chaney | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG), Matthew Cusick (PF) George Bradford, Brian Scott | |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Matthew Cusick steals the ball from Robert Castille | 67-63 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Donald Pasko connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Boomer | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Charles Baer hits the follow up shot | 69-65 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Cusick | 69-68 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Charles Baer comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-68 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney hits the follow up shot | 71-68 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) Marc Hanson, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Spencer Holloman steps in front of the John Boomer pass | 71-68 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Scott - foul #1 on Brian Scott, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:22 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Brian Scott is fouled on the floor by Spencer Holloman - foul #1 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (C) Barry Vester | |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Robert Castille's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Gates | 72-70 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Bruce Gates snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Barry Vester (C) John Boomer, Donald Pasko | |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Bruce Gates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 01:18 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Barry Vester snags the defensive board | 72-70 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Barry Vester buries a jumper from the baseline | 72-72 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the lay-in | 72-72 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Barry Vester gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Brian Scott drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Bruce Gates | 72-74 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Charles Baer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Brian Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Brian Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Maloney - foul #2 on Albert Maloney, team foul #10 | 72-74 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 72-75 |