| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | Frank Washington inbounds the ball | 38-20 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:52 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Washington | 38-22 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-22 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to George Sheard | 38-22 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-22 |
| 19:17 | San Jose State | Frank Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 19:12 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is hacked by Kevin Ewart - foul #2 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| 18:57 | San Jose State | The short jumper by Clyde Johnson is denied by George Sheard | 38-22 |
| 18:56 | San Jose State | Michael Conrad grabs the offensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:45 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is hacked by Kevin Ewart - foul #3 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #2 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (PG) Kevin Ewart | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 18:27 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #3 | 38-22 |
| 18:27 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 18:27 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 18:27 | San Jose State | Frank Washington snags the offensive board | 38-22 |
| 18:16 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #4 | 38-24 |
| 18:16 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses the free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | George Sheard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Michael Conrad - foul #1 on Michael Conrad, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Danny Bishop loses the dribble to Henry Cornejo | 38-24 |
| 17:35 | San Jose State | Frank Washington drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Elwood Johnson | 38-27 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses long on a runner from close range | 38-27 |
| 17:09 | San Jose State | Frank Washington grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 16:59 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Danny Bishop | 38-27 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charlie Cosby | 41-27 |
| 16:28 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Craig Carter (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Matthew Taylor, Charlie Cosby, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (PG), Luciano Russo (SG), Paul Pyles (SF), Scott Shannon (PF), Aaron Small (C) Elwood Johnson, Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington, Michael Conrad, Clyde Johnson | |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Scott Shannon takes the ball from Kevin Torrance | 41-27 |
| 15:54 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Donnie Harris and he's fouled by Craig Carter - foul #1 on Craig Carter, team foul #5 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 15:54 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles misses the free throw | 41-29 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Carter | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luciano Russo (fresh) SF - Paul Pyles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Small (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Paul Pyles is called for the reach on Kevin Ewart - foul #3 on Paul Pyles, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG) Craig Carter | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Taylor | 43-29 |
| 14:55 | San Jose State | Aaron Small can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-29 |
| 14:53 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles grabs the offensive board | 43-29 |
| 14:32 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 14:07 | San Jose State | Aaron Small pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 13:53 | San Jose State | Danny Bishop steals the ball from Scott Shannon | 43-29 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Danny Bishop hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-29 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance tips it but misses | 43-29 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses the tip | 43-29 |
| 13:23 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Luciano Russo | 43-29 |
| 13:17 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Scott Shannon | 43-31 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 12:53 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-31 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses long on a shot from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance tips it but misses | 46-31 |
| 12:33 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:25 | San Jose State | Donnie Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Luciano Russo | 46-34 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Paul Pyles is called for the reach on Kevin Torrance - foul #4 on Paul Pyles, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (PG), Craig Carter (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Kevin Ewart, Matthew Taylor, Danny Bishop, Kevin Torrance, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Michael Conrad (PF), Clyde Johnson (C) Donnie Harris, Luciano Russo, Paul Pyles, Scott Shannon, Aaron Small | |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Michael Conrad steps in front of the Michael King pass | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Santos Hughes (fresh) SG - Craig Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:49 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson buries a runner in the paint set up by Michael Conrad | 46-36 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Michael King can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 11:32 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Clyde Johnson | 46-36 |
| 11:08 | San Jose State | Michael Conrad misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 11:07 | San Jose State | Michael Conrad hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:57 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Michael Conrad | 46-38 |
| 10:45 | San Jose State | Frank Washington blows the layup | 46-38 |
| 10:43 | San Jose State | Frank Washington grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:23 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael King | 46-38 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Santos Hughes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charlie Cosby | 49-38 |
| 09:57 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson misses the lay-in | 49-38 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Craig Carter comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Conrad - foul #2 on Michael Conrad, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG) Santos Hughes, Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (SG), Aaron Small (SF), Scott Shannon (PF) Henry Cornejo, Frank Washington, Michael Conrad | |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Craig Carter makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Craig Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Ewart - foul #4 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Danny Bishop (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Kevin Ewart, Craig Carter, Michael King | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (SG), Frank Washington (SF) Elwood Johnson, Clyde Johnson | |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:17 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | George Sheard drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Bishop | 54-40 |
| 08:29 | San Jose State | Aaron Small hits a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Randall Johnson - foul #1 on Randall Johnson, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (PG), Ricky Schwartz (C) Randall Johnson, George Sheard | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Michael Conrad (PF) Frank Washington | |
| 08:29 | San Jose State | Aaron Small makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-43 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor snags the offensive board | 54-43 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Luciano Russo - foul #2 on Luciano Russo, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charlie Cosby (SF), Michael King (C) Santos Hughes, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson (PG), Henry Cornejo (SG), Paul Pyles (SF), Clyde Johnson (C) Donnie Harris, Luciano Russo, Scott Shannon, Aaron Small | |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Pyles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Michael Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clyde Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses badly on a floater in the lane | 56-43 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby hits the finger roll on a great pass from Matthew Taylor | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:02 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-43 |
| 07:01 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | Paul Pyles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-43 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Michael King grabs the board | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 06:22 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:17 | San Jose State | Matthew Taylor steals it from Henry Cornejo | 58-43 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Danny Bishop scores on a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Paul Pyles - foul #5 on Paul Pyles, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Craig Carter (SF), George Sheard (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Matthew Taylor, Charlie Cosby, Kevin Torrance, Michael King | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (SG), Frank Washington (SF), Aaron Small (PF) Henry Cornejo, Paul Pyles, Michael Conrad | |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson is hacked by Craig Carter - foul #2 on Craig Carter, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | Elwood Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | George Sheard misses the lay-in | 61-45 |
| 05:12 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:08 | San Jose State | The jump hook by Frank Washington is blocked by Craig Carter | 61-45 |
| 05:06 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 04:53 | San Jose State | Clyde Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from Elwood Johnson | 61-47 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Craig Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), Michael King (C) Danny Bishop, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo (SG), Scott Shannon (PF) Elwood Johnson, Clyde Johnson | |
| 04:20 | San Jose State | Aaron Small's pass is intercepted by Michael King | 61-47 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | George Sheard pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Michael King tips it home | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael King (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Donnie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Cornejo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Washington (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Scott Shannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Aaron Small (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:31 | San Jose State | Aaron Small makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donnie Harris | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Craig Carter's layup is rejected by Aaron Small | 63-49 |
| 03:02 | San Jose State | Frank Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 02:49 | San Jose State | Matthew Taylor is called for the reach on Henry Cornejo - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #9 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Santos Hughes (SG), Danny Bishop (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Kevin Ewart, Matthew Taylor, Craig Carter, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Luciano Russo (PG), Manuel Messier (C) Donnie Harris, Frank Washington | |
| 02:49 | San Jose State | Henry Cornejo misses the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ricky Schwartz | 63-49 |
| 02:26 | Pitt | Danny Bishop knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Torrance | 66-49 |
| 02:09 | San Jose State | Scott Shannon hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Small | 66-51 |
| 01:43 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 66-51 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance hits the follow up shot | 68-51 |
| 01:22 | San Jose State | Randall Johnson is called for the reach on Luciano Russo - foul #2 on Randall Johnson, team foul #10 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Carter (SF) Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Donnie Harris (SG) Henry Cornejo | |
| 01:22 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 01:22 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Scott Shannon is called for the reach on Kevin Torrance - foul #1 on Scott Shannon, team foul #7 | 68-53 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | Luciano Russo is whistled for traveling | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Aaron Small denies the turnaround by Santos Hughes | 70-53 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Scott Shannon | 70-53 |
| 00:15 | San Jose State | Manuel Messier lays it up and in on a great pass from Donnie Harris | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Danny Bishop runs out the clock | 70-55 |