| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Brian Scott inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Robert Castille swats the layup by George Bradford | 26-32 |
| 19:45 | Rutgers | Robert Castille pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Keith Chaney steps in front of the George Bradford pass | 26-32 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney drills a shot from the left side | 28-32 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Brian Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 18:15 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Coleman | 30-32 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Marc Hanson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Bradford | 30-35 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | William Coleman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Chaney | 33-35 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Bruce Gates is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bruce Gates, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (C) Jerry Ashley | |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Scott | 33-35 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 16:57 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:39 | Rutgers | Zackary Rowell denies the turnaround by Keith Chaney | 33-35 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Brian Scott snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Bruce Gates connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG), Charles Devers (SF), Joel Pottorff (C) William Coleman, Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Jerry Ashley (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates | |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Williamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | John Boomer buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Zackary Rowell | 34-40 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Clark (C) Robert Castille | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lantz | 34-43 |
| 14:51 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 34-43 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | David Clark can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Zackary Rowell | 34-43 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | David Clark snags the defensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is fouled on the floor by John Boomer - foul #1 on John Boomer, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF) Walter Stafford, Don Williamson, David Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) John Lantz, Zackary Rowell, Jerry Ashley | |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is hacked by Matthew Cusick - foul #1 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF) John Boomer | |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | Charles Baer is whistled for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Castille (PF) Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF) Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 13:15 | Pitt | George Bradford's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Castille | 34-43 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | Bruce Gates tips it home | 34-45 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Charles Baer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Bradford | 37-48 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | William Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF) Keith Chaney | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) Matthew Cusick | |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-48 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Brian Scott gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | The short jumper by Brian Scott is denied by Charles Baer | 37-48 |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Coleman | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Stafford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Castille (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Baer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Ashley - foul #1 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Joel Pottorff (PF), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF) Brian Scott, Bruce Gates | |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | George Bradford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Charles Devers snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 10:41 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff is fouled on the floor by Zackary Rowell - foul #1 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) John Boomer, Jerry Ashley | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Charles Devers drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by William Coleman and he's fouled by Oktawian Wadzinski - foul #1 on Oktawian Wadzinski, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (SG) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG) Marc Hanson, George Bradford | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Charles Devers double dribbles | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Don Williamson, Keith Chaney, Joel Pottorff | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 09:29 | Pitt | John Lantz steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG) John Lantz, John Boomer | |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Bruce Gates | 42-50 |
| 08:52 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses the floater from the right side | 42-50 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Charles Baer hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | George Bradford blows the layup but he's hacked by Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Albert Maloney, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Keith Chaney (SF) Walter Stafford, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) Zackary Rowell | |
| 08:38 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Scott - foul #3 on Brian Scott, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Charles Baer makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Charles Baer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Bruce Gates hits a floater in the paint | 46-54 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney is hacked by Brian Scott - foul #4 on Brian Scott, team foul #9 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (PF), David Clark (C) Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF) Brian Scott, Bruce Gates | |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Oktawian Wadzinski | 46-54 |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney grabs the board | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Clark (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Clark | 48-54 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Maloney - foul #2 on Albert Maloney, team foul #2 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SG), Charles Devers (C) Albert Maloney, David Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Zackary Rowell (PF) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:49 | Rutgers | Jerry Ashley steps in front of the William Coleman pass | 48-55 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | John Boomer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Lantz | 48-58 |
| 06:07 | Rutgers | Charles Devers's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Cusick | 48-58 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford can't tip it in | 48-58 |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley snags the defensive board | 48-58 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses long on a shot from close range | 48-58 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Walter Stafford, Joel Pottorff, Charles Devers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) John Lantz, John Boomer, Matthew Cusick, Jerry Ashley | |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-58 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Robert Castille tips it home | 50-58 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Bruce Gates scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Bruce Gates makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:06 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:43 | Rutgers | Marc Hanson takes the ball from Robert Castille | 50-61 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the easy layup | 50-61 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Bruce Gates hits the follow up shot | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Rutgers | Charles Baer connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Albert Maloney | 52-63 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-63 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Bruce Gates hits the follow up shot | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Bruce Gates blocks the short jumper by Robert Castille | 52-65 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Bruce Gates pulls down the rebound | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 52-67 |
| 02:55 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-67 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | William Coleman is called for the reach on Bruce Gates - foul #3 on William Coleman, team foul #4 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG), Charles Devers (SF), Joel Pottorff (PF), David Clark (C) William Coleman, Albert Maloney, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), John Lantz (SG), John Boomer (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Zackary Rowell | |
| 02:20 | Pitt | John Lantz misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Devers - foul #2 on Charles Devers, team foul #5 | 54-67 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Don Williamson hits a 3 from straight away | 57-69 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | John Boomer is whistled for traveling | 57-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (PF) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | David Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Stafford | 60-69 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Walter Stafford, Don Williamson, Charles Devers, Joel Pottorff, David Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) John Lantz, John Boomer, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Brian Scott hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Ashley | 60-71 |
| 00:46 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Robert Castille hits the follow up shot | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | George Bradford is hacked by William Coleman in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Coleman, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF) Brian Scott | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | George Bradford is fouled on the floor by William Coleman - foul #5 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Charles Baer pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers 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) | |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Robert Castille pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jerry Ashley | 62-71 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Walter Stafford is called for the reach on Jerry Ashley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Stafford, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Charles Baer hits the follow up shot | 64-73 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Albert Maloney is called for the reach on John Boomer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Maloney, team foul #9 | 64-73 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | John Boomer misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Charles Baer snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Charles Baer gets the offensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-73 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | George Bradford snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | George Bradford runs out the clock | 64-73 |