| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pulido (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Grieve (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Moyer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brunon Jagielski (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Britt (fresh) PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Norman Grieve inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | David Dobson steals it from Charles Moyer | 23-34 |
| 19:25 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt can't finish the layup | 23-34 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Charles Moyer grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Norman Grieve is whistled for a carry | 23-34 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski buries a shot in the lane and the foul's on George Collins - foul #1 on George Collins, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 18:57 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the free throw | 23-37 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Norman Grieve's pass is intercepted by Brunon Jagielski | 23-37 |
| 18:33 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses the lay-in | 23-37 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Charles Moyer gets the rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-37 |
| 18:18 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the tip | 23-37 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Steven Overton denies the turnaround by James Pulido | 23-37 |
| 18:00 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island | David Dobson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Britt | 23-40 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | James Pulido comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-40 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski snags the defensive board | 23-40 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski buries a shot from the right side set up by Steven Overton and he's fouled by George Collins - foul #2 on George Collins, team foul #2 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG), Jaromierz Zoquier (SG), Larry Moncrief (SF), Brian Troiano (PF), Gary Zupancic (C) Jonathan Wilson, James Pulido, Norman Grieve, George Collins, Charles Moyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Andrew Britt, Steven Overton | |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses the free throw | 23-42 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Gary Zupancic gets the rebound | 23-42 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Brian Troiano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis (C) John Stroinski | |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Larry Moncrief steps in front of the Norman Cason pass | 23-42 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier can't finish the layup | 23-42 |
| 16:08 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis snags the defensive board | 23-42 |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-42 |
| 15:53 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis misses the tip | 23-42 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Brian Troiano gets the rebound | 23-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jaime Lambert (fresh) SG - Jaromierz Zoquier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Moncrief (fresh) PF - Brian Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Zupancic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Jagielski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. SF - Ronald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Cason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), James Pulido (SG), Brian Paul (SF), George Collins (PF), Charles Moyer (C) Jaime Lambert, Jaromierz Zoquier, Larry Moncrief, Brian Troiano, Gary Zupancic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), Steven Overton (C) John Wood, Brunon Jagielski, Ronald Ivy, Andrew Purvis | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Pulido | 28-42 |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Moyer | 28-42 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | James Pulido throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas (PF) Norman Cason | |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | David Dobson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell tips it home | 28-44 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | George Collins misses the easy layup | 28-44 |
| 13:59 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 13:34 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Andrew Britt, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Norman Grieve (SG), Brian Troiano (C) James Pulido, Charles Moyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Brunon Jagielski (SG), John Stroinski (PF), Andrew Purvis (C) David Dobson, Andrew Britt, Antonio Douglas, Steven Overton | |
| 13:07 | Pitt | George Collins misses the lay-in | 28-44 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Andrew Purvis | 28-44 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | John Wood misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | George Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:38 | Pitt | Norman Grieve misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-44 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:31 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski misses long on a shot from the baseline | 28-44 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | George Collins gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-44 |
| 12:08 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 11:49 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Grieve (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Paul (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brunon Jagielski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tommy Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stroinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Norman Grieve buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Wilson and the foul's on John Stroinski - foul #2 on John Stroinski, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG), James Pulido (SG), Charles Moyer (C) Jonathan Wilson, Brian Paul, George Collins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Ronald Ivy (SF), Norman Cason (PF), Steven Overton (C) John Wood, Brunon Jagielski, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski, Andrew Purvis | |
| 11:29 | Pitt | Norman Grieve misses the free throw | 30-47 |
| 11:29 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Steven Overton | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Dobson and he's hacked by James Pulido - foul #1 on James Pulido, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier (SF) Norman Grieve | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:00 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt makes the free throw | 30-50 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Moyer | 33-50 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Brian Troiano is called for the reach on David Dobson - foul #1 on Brian Troiano, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Zupancic (PF) Brian Troiano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt is fouled on the floor by James Pulido - foul #2 on James Pulido, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski (SG) Ronald Ivy | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | David Dobson snags the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason's pass is intercepted by Gary Zupancic | 33-50 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | James Pulido is hacked by Brunon Jagielski - foul #2 on Brunon Jagielski, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), Brian Paul (SF), George Collins (PF) Jaime Lambert, Jaromierz Zoquier, Gary Zupancic | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy (SF), John Stroinski (PF) Andrew Britt, Norman Cason | |
| 08:59 | Pitt | James Pulido scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Ronald Ivy | 36-52 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Brian Paul comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-52 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:20 | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jonathan Wilson | 36-52 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | George Collins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-52 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | George Collins tips it in | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Norman Grieve (SG), Jaromierz Zoquier (SF), Brian Troiano (C) James Pulido, Brian Paul, Charles Moyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), Norman Cason (C) David Dobson, Brunon Jagielski, Ronald Ivy, Steven Overton | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Grieve (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaromierz Zoquier (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Britt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Cason (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:36 | Pitt | Norman Grieve misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 07:35 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 07:17 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Wood | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-54 |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | John Wood gets the rebound | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:51 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-54 |
| 06:50 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason tips it but misses | 38-54 |
| 06:49 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt tips it in | 38-56 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Norman Cason is called for the reach on Norman Grieve - foul #2 on Norman Cason, team foul #4 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG), Brian Paul (SF), Gary Zupancic (C) Jonathan Wilson, Jaromierz Zoquier, George Collins | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Brunon Jagielski (SG), Andrew Purvis (C) John Stroinski, Norman Cason | |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Brian Troiano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-56 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 05:51 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Andrew Britt | 38-58 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Gary Zupancic connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jaime Lambert and he's hacked by Brunon Jagielski - foul #3 on Brunon Jagielski, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), James Pulido (SG), Charles Moyer (C) Jaime Lambert, Norman Grieve, Brian Troiano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Ronald Ivy (SF), Norman Cason (PF), Steven Overton (C) John Wood, Tommy Powell, Andrew Britt, Andrew Purvis | |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Gary Zupancic makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | David Dobson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Norman Cason | 41-61 |
| 04:49 | Pitt | Gary Zupancic misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-61 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason travels with the ball | 41-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG), Norman Grieve (SG), Jaromierz Zoquier (SF), Larry Moncrief (PF), Brian Troiano (C) Jonathan Wilson, James Pulido, Brian Paul, Gary Zupancic, Charles Moyer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Andrew Britt (SG), Antonio Douglas (PF), Andrew Purvis (C) David Dobson, Brunon Jagielski, Norman Cason, Steven Overton | |
| 04:16 | Pitt | The refs have stopped play. Jaime Lambert is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 41-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lynn Riebe (PG) Jaime Lambert | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-61 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Larry Moncrief grabs the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier lays it up and in set up by Norman Grieve and he's hacked by Andrew Britt - foul #3 on Andrew Britt, team foul #6 | 43-61 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier misses the free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Lynn Riebe (fresh) SG - Jaromierz Zoquier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Norman Grieve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Moncrief (fresh) C - Brian Troiano (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Britt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Ivy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | John Wood knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Britt | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Larry Moncrief makes the 3 from the left corner | 46-64 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-64 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Brian Troiano snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-64 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Larry Moncrief grabs the offensive board | 46-64 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Ronald Ivy blocks the jumper by Brian Troiano | 46-64 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | John Wood grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 02:02 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Wood | 46-66 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Norman Grieve knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Troiano | 49-66 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | John Wood comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Troiano - foul #2 on Brian Troiano, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Zupancic (C) Larry Moncrief | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Cason (PF) Antonio Douglas | |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | John Wood misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | John Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Gary Zupancic grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Brian Troiano comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-66 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | John Wood's pass is intercepted by Jaromierz Zoquier | 49-66 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Brian Troiano lays it in set up by Jaromierz Zoquier | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Norman Grieve - foul #1 on Norman Grieve, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG) Lynn Riebe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | Andrew Britt makes the free throw | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Andrew Britt is called for the reach on Jaime Lambert - foul #4 on Andrew Britt, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Jaime Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 52-69 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Jaime Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Wood runs out the clock | 53-69 |