| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Roden (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Brian Scott inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses the fadeaway in the lane | 33-35 |
| 19:46 | Pitt | George Bradford snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | George Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Robert Babb buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Schurman and he's fouled by George Bradford - foul #3 on George Bradford, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG) George Bradford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 19:15 | Syracuse | Robert Babb makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | John Boomer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 18:56 | Syracuse | Brian Scott steals the ball from Brian Roden | 33-38 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| 18:26 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:21 | Syracuse | Brian Roden buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Hubert | 33-40 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-40 |
| 18:03 | Syracuse | Brian Roden snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Brian Roden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Boomer - foul #1 on John Boomer, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Donald Pasko (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Jerry Stiles (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Robert Babb, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-42 |
| 17:41 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Boomer - foul #2 on John Boomer, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG) John Boomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Mark Deloach (SF) Brian Roden | |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Mark Deloach steals the ball from Donald Pasko in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 17:20 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson connects on the shot from the left block set up by Matthew Czarkowski | 33-45 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | John Lantz scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Helfrich | 35-45 |
| 16:48 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles dunks the ball on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 35-47 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #2 on Mark Deloach, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Troy Osborne (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) John Lantz, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Jerry Stiles, Matthew Czarkowski, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Troy Osborne knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 37-47 |
| 15:57 | Syracuse | Brian Roden hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Schurman | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Helfrich (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Vester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Roden (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) C - Jeremy Spurgeon (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 15:43 | Syracuse | Brian Roden snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Helfrich - foul #1 on Dustin Helfrich, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF) Marc Hanson, Dustin Helfrich, Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Mark Deloach | |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Brian Roden makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 15:38 | Pitt | Barry Vester snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Barry Vester is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Barry Vester, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Jerry Stiles (SF), Robert Hubert (C) Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 15:09 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | George Garten pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 14:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Babb | 37-53 |
| 14:37 | Pitt | Donald Pasko buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Boomer | 39-53 |
| 14:18 | Syracuse | George Garten is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Garten, team foul #2 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Bruce Gates (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Brian Scott, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Raymond Robinson (PF), Eddie Zurcher (C) Matthew Czarkowski, Jerry Stiles, George Garten, Robert Hubert | |
| 13:58 | Pitt | George Bradford blows the layup but he's hacked by Eddie Zurcher - foul #3 on Eddie Zurcher, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (SF) John Boomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 13:58 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:58 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 13:35 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson is whistled for traveling | 40-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Barry Vester (C) George Bradford, Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG) Robert Babb | |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Raymond Robinson picks off the pass by John Lantz | 40-53 |
| 13:08 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Schurman | 40-55 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Troy Osborne's pass is intercepted by Thomas Schurman | 40-55 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the dunk attempt | 40-55 |
| 12:44 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Schurman | 40-55 |
| 12:31 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 12:29 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:20 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is hacked by John Lantz - foul #1 on John Lantz, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Donald Pasko (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) Marc Hanson, John Lantz, Troy Osborne, Oktawian Wadzinski, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), George Garten (PF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Jerry Stiles, Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 12:10 | Syracuse | George Garten can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 40-55 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | John Boomer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #1 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Hubert (C) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:51 | Syracuse | George Garten grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) PF - George Garten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hubert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Syracuse | Donald Pasko swats the short shot by George Garten | 41-55 |
| 11:33 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Czarkowski | 41-55 |
| 11:18 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Matthew Czarkowski | 41-57 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Brian Scott hits a fadeaway in the lane | 43-57 |
| 10:59 | Syracuse | Robert Babb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Dustin Helfrich (SG), Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) John Boomer, George Bradford, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, Robert Hubert | |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Barry Vester hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by George Garten - foul #2 on George Garten, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (SF) Brian Scott | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson (PF) George Garten | |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Barry Vester makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Barry Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 10:23 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Brian Roden | 45-60 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Jerry Stiles steals it from Dustin Helfrich in the backcourt | 45-60 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's floater is tipped away by Barry Vester | 45-60 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles grabs the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:54 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-60 |
| 09:53 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles snags the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 09:46 | Syracuse | Brian Roden lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Robinson | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Barry Vester connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Lantz | 47-62 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 09:05 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Robinson | 47-62 |
| 08:53 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 47-65 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Barry Vester is open but can't throw it down | 47-65 |
| 08:45 | Syracuse | Brian Roden grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 08:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Roden | 47-68 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Troy Osborne loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Donald Pasko (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) John Lantz, Dustin Helfrich, Troy Osborne, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Babb (PG), Matthew Czarkowski (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Eddie Zurcher (PF), Robert Hubert (C) Jerry Stiles, Brian Roden, Thomas Schurman, Raymond Robinson, Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski is hacked by Brian Scott - foul #3 on Brian Scott, team foul #7 | 47-68 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 47-70 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the board | 47-70 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Robert Babb is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cusick - foul #2 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #8 | 47-70 |
| 08:13 | Syracuse | Robert Babb misses the 1st free throw | 47-70 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | George Bradford pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | George Bradford is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hubert - foul #1 on Robert Hubert, team foul #6 | 47-70 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick is whistled for a carry | 47-70 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-70 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Donald Pasko | 47-70 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Robert Babb (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Zurcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Hubert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Marc Hanson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Scott | 49-70 |
| 07:07 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Brian Scott gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Babb - foul #1 on Robert Babb, team foul #7 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG), Bruce Gates (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) George Bradford, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF) Matthew Czarkowski, Mark Deloach, Eddie Zurcher | |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 49-70 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 06:50 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 49-70 |
| 06:39 | Syracuse | Oktawian Wadzinski picks off the pass by Robert Hubert | 49-70 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | John Boomer is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 52-70 |
| 06:01 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Oktawian Wadzinski | 52-70 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | John Boomer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Schurman in the backcourt | 52-70 |
| 05:56 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman hits the finger roll | 52-72 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Bruce Gates drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 54-72 |
| 05:28 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-72 |
| 05:26 | Syracuse | Robert Babb gets the offensive rebound | 54-72 |
| 05:11 | Syracuse | Robert Babb scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 54-74 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Bruce Gates is hacked by George Garten in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Garten, team foul #8 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), George Bradford (SG), Troy Osborne (SF), Donald Pasko (C) Marc Hanson, John Boomer, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Czarkowski (PG), Brian Roden (SG), Raymond Robinson (SF), Jeremy Spurgeon (C) Robert Babb, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, Robert Hubert | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Bruce Gates makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Bruce Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 04:49 | Syracuse | Brian Roden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Spurgeon | 56-76 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | George Bradford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-76 |
| 04:30 | Syracuse | George Garten pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 04:23 | Syracuse | Brian Roden misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-76 |
| 04:22 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson tips it home | 56-78 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | John Lantz is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Czarkowski - foul #1 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #9 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG), Matthew Cusick (PF) George Bradford, Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Mark Deloach (SF) Brian Roden, George Garten | |
| 04:20 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 57-78 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 04:00 | Syracuse | Jeremy Spurgeon misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-78 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | Donald Pasko pulls down the rebound | 58-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jeremy Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jeremy Spurgeon, team foul #10 | 58-78 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG) John Lantz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher (PF) Jeremy Spurgeon | |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 03:49 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Zurcher and he's hacked by Donald Pasko - foul #1 on Donald Pasko, team foul #9 | 59-80 |
| 03:45 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the free throw | 59-81 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | John Boomer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-81 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Helfrich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Pasko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jerry Stiles (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Czarkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddie Zurcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Troy Osborne - foul #1 on Troy Osborne, team foul #10 | 62-81 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 03:21 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses the 2nd free throw | 62-81 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Cusick | 62-81 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Matthew Czarkowski is called for the reach on Donald Pasko in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Czarkowski, team foul #11 | 62-81 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the 1st free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 03:18 | Syracuse | Eddie Zurcher gets the rebound | 63-81 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Cusick - foul #3 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #11 | 63-81 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 63-82 |
| 03:10 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-82 |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski gets the rebound | 63-82 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick banks in the layup | 65-82 |
| 02:40 | Syracuse | Raymond Robinson misses long on a jumper from the right block | 65-82 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Cusick | 65-82 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Mark Deloach is called for the reach on Donald Pasko in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Deloach, team foul #12 | 65-82 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the 1st free throw | 65-82 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the 2nd free throw | 66-82 |
| 02:13 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Czarkowski | 66-84 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | John Boomer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-84 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Cusick | 66-84 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | The short jumper by Oktawian Wadzinski is denied by Eddie Zurcher | 66-84 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the board | 66-84 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | Oktawian Wadzinski denies the turnaround by Raymond Robinson | 66-84 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it back up and in | 66-86 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | John Lantz travels with the ball | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Oktawian Wadzinski denies the turnaround by Raymond Robinson | 66-86 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski grabs the board | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Jerry Stiles picks off the pass by John Boomer in the backcourt | 66-86 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles throws it down | 66-88 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Boomer | 69-88 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles runs out the clock | 69-88 |