| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Spencer Holloman | 34-30 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | George Bradford hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Charles Baer gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:01 | Rutgers | Bruce Gates takes the ball from Albert Maloney | 34-30 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is fouled on the floor by Bruce Gates - foul #2 on Bruce Gates, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:07 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Charles Baer can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten grabs the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:53 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Barry Vester | 34-30 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Barry Vester is called for the reach on Fred Hatten - foul #2 on Barry Vester, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF), Donald Pasko (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses short on a runner from the left block | 34-30 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Cusick | 34-30 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | George Bradford scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 36-30 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Charles Devers clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 36-30 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Donald Pasko gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick lays it in on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Bradford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boomer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Tutt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Benton Wright (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Marc Hanson pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Marc Hanson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Cusick | 41-30 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman is whistled for traveling | 41-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Spencer Holloman, Benton Wright, Charles Devers | |
| 14:44 | Pitt | John Lantz blows the layup | 41-30 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Charles Baer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 14:20 | Rutgers | Robert Castille snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | John Lantz picks off the pass by Charles Baer | 41-30 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | John Boomer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Bruce Gates snags the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Barry Vester comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-30 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 13:31 | Rutgers | Charles Baer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Hatten | 41-33 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 13:18 | Rutgers | Charles Baer gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Castille | 41-35 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Albert Maloney steals it from John Lantz | 41-35 |
| 12:14 | Rutgers | Robert Castille can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Barry Vester grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Bruce Gates's pass is intercepted by Robert Castille | 41-35 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | John Lantz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Lantz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Barry Vester (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Chaney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Castille (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | John Lantz scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Scott | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | Robert Castille comes up short on the floater in the lane | 43-35 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | John Boomer is hacked by Fred Hatten - foul #1 on Fred Hatten, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Donald Pasko (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) John Boomer, John Lantz, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), John Tutt (SG), Spencer Holloman (SF), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is called for traveling | 43-35 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | William Coleman is hacked by George Bradford - foul #1 on George Bradford, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | William Coleman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | George Bradford snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | George Bradford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Tutt - foul #1 on John Tutt, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:13 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | George Bradford is called for the reach on John Tutt - foul #2 on George Bradford, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | John Tutt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-35 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Benton Wright snags the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | William Coleman is fouled on the floor by Marc Hanson - foul #3 on Marc Hanson, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF) William Coleman, John Tutt, Charles Devers | |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Benton Wright makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Albert Maloney and he's hacked by Oktawian Wadzinski - foul #1 on Oktawian Wadzinski, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF) Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Robert Castille | |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Benton Wright misses the free throw | 44-37 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Donald Pasko grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Marc Hanson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Benton Wright comes up short on the jumper from close range | 44-37 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Brian Scott grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Benton Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Spencer Holloman and he's hacked by George Bradford - foul #3 on George Bradford, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF) Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Castille (PF) Benton Wright | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the free throw | 44-39 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Donald Pasko grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | George Bradford connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 46-39 |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman hits the finger roll | 46-41 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | The short jumper by Donald Pasko is denied by Charles Baer | 46-41 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Donald Pasko tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Pasko (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Bradford - foul #4 on George Bradford, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), John Lantz (SG), Troy Osborne (SF), Barry Vester (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Brian Scott, Donald Pasko | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (PG), Keith Chaney (SG), Charles Devers (C) Fred Hatten, Albert Maloney, Charles Baer | |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:03 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Troy Osborne misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-43 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Tutt | 48-45 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Barry Vester connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from John Lantz | 50-45 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney clanks a jumper from the right block | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Barry Vester grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | John Boomer clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-45 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | John Lantz tips it home | 52-45 |
| 05:17 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney banks in the layup set up by Spencer Holloman | 52-47 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | John Boomer scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Robert Castille - foul #3 on Robert Castille, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Donald Pasko (PF) John Lantz, Troy Osborne, Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Fred Hatten (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Benton Wright (PF), Charles Baer (C) John Tutt, Spencer Holloman, Robert Castille, Charles Devers | |
| 05:02 | Pitt | John Boomer misses the free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:02 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 54-47 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Charles Baer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Chaney | 54-50 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Donald Pasko loses the ball out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Matthew Cusick (C) John Boomer, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF) Keith Chaney | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Marc Hanson picks off the pass by Charles Baer | 54-50 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the easy layup | 54-50 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Benton Wright | 54-50 |
| 03:24 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Marc Hanson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 54-50 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman (SF), Robert Castille (PF) Walter Stafford, Benton Wright | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Fred Hatten (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Holloman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-50 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Barry Vester snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Marc Hanson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Castille | 54-50 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Barry Vester can't tip it in | 54-50 |
| 02:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Robert Castille | 54-50 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Charles Baer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Fred Hatten | 54-52 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman is whistled for traveling | 57-52 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Brian Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Marc Hanson buries a 3 from the right corner | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | Spencer Holloman snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is hacked by George Bradford - foul #5 on George Bradford, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG) George Bradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Barry Vester pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Brian Scott is hacked by Spencer Holloman - foul #1 on Spencer Holloman, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled on the floor by Robert Castille - foul #4 on Robert Castille, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG) Brian Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich is fouled on the floor by Albert Maloney - foul #3 on Albert Maloney, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is hacked by Fred Hatten - foul #2 on Fred Hatten, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Castille | 62-56 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (PF) Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Maloney - foul #4 on Albert Maloney, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Barry Vester gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Fred Hatten is called for the reach on Barry Vester in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Hatten, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF) Donald Pasko | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Barry Vester misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 64-56 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Castille | 64-56 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (PF) Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Albert Maloney is called for the reach on Dustin Helfrich in the backcourt - foul #5 on Albert Maloney, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Tutt (SG) Albert Maloney | |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Fred Hatten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Charles Baer gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |