| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Arthurs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddie Thetford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Long (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Dahmen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wendler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | James Arthurs inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle's pass is intercepted by Anthony Long | 39-31 |
| 19:34 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Toby Bishop drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Arthurs | 42-31 |
| 18:58 | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Melvin Cunningham | 42-33 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick's floater is tipped away by Michael Wendler | 42-33 |
| 18:33 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler is whistled for a carry | 42-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (SG), Robert Garces (PF), Leonard Ronk (C) Toby Bishop, Freddie Thetford, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Garrett Long (PG), David Berens (SG), Daniel Brown (SF), William Larrison (PF), Jaime Lamb (C) Anthony Long, Harold Dahmen, William Jackson, Melvin Cunningham, Michael Wendler | |
| 18:10 | Pitt | William Larrison takes the ball from Leonard Ronk in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 17:58 | Santa Clara | David Berens is hacked by James Arthurs - foul #3 on James Arthurs, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SG), Davis Fischer (SF) Matthew Runkle, James Arthurs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | David Berens misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Benjamin Armstrong - foul #1 on Benjamin Armstrong, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | David Berens makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:50 | Santa Clara | David Berens makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jaime Lamb - foul #1 on Jaime Lamb, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Santa Clara | William Larrison snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 17:26 | Santa Clara | Robert Garces picks off the pass by William Larrison | 43-35 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Davis Fischer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 16:41 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 16:40 | Santa Clara | William Larrison grabs the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:22 | Santa Clara | Jaime Lamb hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Berens | 43-37 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong is open and scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robbie Kirschner | 45-37 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robbie Kirschner - foul #1 on Robbie Kirschner, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), Toby Bishop (SG), Freddie Thetford (PF), Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Robbie Kirschner, Davis Fischer, Leonard Ronk, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen (SG), William Jackson (SF), Melvin Cunningham (PF), Michael Wendler (C) David Berens, Daniel Brown, William Larrison, Jaime Lamb | |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:02 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Benjamin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Thetford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Garrett Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Dahmen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wendler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:34 | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:17 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Toby Bishop buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kristopher Fitzpatrick | 47-41 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | William Jackson is fouled on the floor by Freddie Thetford - foul #2 on Freddie Thetford, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Arthurs (SF), Leonard Ronk (PF) Benjamin Armstrong, Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Long (PG), Daniel Weber (C) Garrett Long, Michael Wendler | |
| 14:28 | Santa Clara | Kristopher Fitzpatrick steals it from Harold Dahmen | 47-41 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick is open and scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Arthurs | 49-41 |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Long and he's hacked by James Arthurs - foul #4 on James Arthurs, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Fernando Mejia (PG), Robbie Kirschner (SG), Davis Fischer (SF), Freddie Thetford (PF) Matthew Runkle, Toby Bishop, James Arthurs, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Berens (SG), Daniel Brown (SF), Jaime Lamb (C) Harold Dahmen, William Jackson, Daniel Weber | |
| 13:45 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Freddie Thetford | 51-43 |
| 13:12 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long can't connect on a runner near the basket | 51-43 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner is hacked by Jaime Lamb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jaime Lamb, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Garces (C) Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Larrison (PF), Michael Wendler (C) Melvin Cunningham, Jaime Lamb | |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Robert Garces misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 51-43 |
| 12:51 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 12:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Daniel Brown | 51-46 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Michael Wendler is called for the reach on Fernando Mejia - foul #2 on Michael Wendler, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Fernando Mejia, Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber (SF), Jaime Lamb (PF) Daniel Brown, William Larrison | |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Robert Garces scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Runkle | 53-46 |
| 12:04 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long is fouled on the floor by Robert Garces - foul #1 on Robert Garces, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SG), Freddie Thetford (PF) Robbie Kirschner, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen (SG) David Berens | |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long knocks in the floater in the paint and the foul's on Freddie Thetford - foul #3 on Freddie Thetford, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toby Bishop (SG) Davis Fischer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Jackson (SF) Michael Wendler | |
| 11:53 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benjamin Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddie Thetford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Dahmen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jaime Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Weber (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Ronk (PF) Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | William Jackson is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Armstrong - foul #2 on Benjamin Armstrong, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Garrett Long (PG) Anthony Long | |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:37 | Santa Clara | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle is hacked by Jaime Lamb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jaime Lamb, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jaime Lamb - foul #4 on Jaime Lamb, team foul #5 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PF) Jaime Lamb | |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:57 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-51 |
| 10:55 | Santa Clara | William Jackson grabs the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:44 | Santa Clara | William Jackson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | William Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:27 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Toby Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle is open but misses the lay-in | 55-51 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:50 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long travels with the ball | 55-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Fernando Mejia (PG), Robbie Kirschner (SG), Davis Fischer (SF), Freddie Thetford (PF), Robert Garces (C) Matthew Runkle, Toby Bishop, Benjamin Armstrong, Leonard Ronk, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Long (PG), David Berens (SG), Daniel Brown (SF), William Larrison (PF), Michael Wendler (C) Garrett Long, Harold Dahmen, William Jackson, Melvin Cunningham, Daniel Weber | |
| 09:48 | Pitt | David Berens picks off the pass by Robbie Kirschner in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| 09:32 | Santa Clara | William Larrison can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 09:30 | Santa Clara | William Larrison snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 09:19 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-51 |
| 09:01 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-51 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford hits the follow up shot | 57-51 |
| 08:50 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Freddie Thetford | 57-51 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Anthony Long takes the ball from Davis Fischer in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| 08:39 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | William Larrison grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 08:20 | Santa Clara | David Berens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 57-51 |
| 08:19 | Santa Clara | William Larrison misses the tip | 57-51 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Davis Fischer pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 07:58 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Larrison | 57-51 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long is hacked by Davis Fischer - foul #1 on Davis Fischer, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), Toby Bishop (SG), James Arthurs (SF), Leonard Ronk (C) Fernando Mejia, Robbie Kirschner, Davis Fischer, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Garrett Long (SG), Willie Lebeau (SF), Melvin Cunningham (PF), Jaime Lamb (C) David Berens, Daniel Brown, William Larrison, Michael Wendler | |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 07:53 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham snags the offensive board | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Arthurs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Freddie Thetford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Ronk (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Long (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garrett Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Lebeau (fresh) PF - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jaime Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 07:40 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham tips it in | 57-53 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk is fouled on the floor by Melvin Cunningham - foul #1 on Melvin Cunningham, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SG), Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Toby Bishop, Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen (SG), William Jackson (SF) Anthony Long, Willie Lebeau | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-53 |
| 06:59 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:52 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 57-53 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk pulls down the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Melvin Cunningham - foul #2 on Melvin Cunningham, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (SG), Freddie Thetford (PF) Matthew Runkle, Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Berens (PG), Daniel Weber (C) Garrett Long, Melvin Cunningham | |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | William Jackson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Arthurs - foul #5 on James Arthurs, team foul #10 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Davis Fischer (SF) James Arthurs | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:22 | Santa Clara | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Daniel Weber swats the short shot by Robbie Kirschner | 59-54 |
| 05:54 | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:49 | Santa Clara | William Jackson knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from David Berens | 59-56 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 05:13 | Santa Clara | Daniel Weber comes up short on the shot in the paint | 62-56 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Davis Fischer pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harold Dahmen - foul #3 on Harold Dahmen, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), Toby Bishop (SG), Leonard Ronk (SF), Robert Garces (C) Robbie Kirschner, Benjamin Armstrong, Davis Fischer, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Long (PG), Garrett Long (SG), Daniel Brown (SF), Melvin Cunningham (PF), Michael Wendler (C) David Berens, Harold Dahmen, William Jackson, Jaime Lamb, Daniel Weber | |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Toby Bishop is called for the reach on Anthony Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Toby Bishop, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SF) Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-58 |
| 04:20 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Melvin Cunningham | 63-58 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Garces - foul #2 on Robert Garces, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:13 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:55 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk loses the ball out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Davis Fischer (SF) Benjamin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Davis Fischer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Garces (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leonard Ronk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Long (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garrett Long (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wendler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:38 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wendler | 63-63 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Robert Garces makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Runkle | 65-63 |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Brown makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-66 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Davis Fischer is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-66 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Davis Fischer misses the tip | 65-66 |
| 02:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:44 | Santa Clara | Garrett Long hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-66 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (C) Robert Garces | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Berens (SG), William Jackson (SF) Anthony Long, Daniel Brown | |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Toby Bishop is hacked by David Berens in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Berens, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Toby Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Toby Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:24 | Santa Clara | David Berens clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Toby Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Runkle | 69-66 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 01:56 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 01:51 | Santa Clara | William Jackson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 69-66 |
| 01:49 | Santa Clara | William Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 01:27 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SF), Freddie Thetford (PF), Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Davis Fischer, Leonard Ronk, Robbie Kirschner | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Long (PG), Harold Dahmen (SG) Garrett Long, David Berens | |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Wendler - foul #3 on Michael Wendler, team foul #10 | 69-66 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler is hacked by Kristopher Fitzpatrick - foul #2 on Kristopher Fitzpatrick, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:02 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler misses the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Freddie Thetford | 71-67 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Toby Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham lays it in set up by Michael Wendler | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle loses the dribble to Harold Dahmen | 71-69 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen throws it down | 71-71 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | William Jackson grabs the board | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Benjamin Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Freddie Thetford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Dahmen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Wendler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:43 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Jackson | 71-73 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong drills a 3 from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 04:03 | Santa Clara | Benjamin Armstrong steps in front of the Melvin Cunningham pass | 74-73 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle can't finish the layup | 74-73 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kristopher Fitzpatrick | 74-73 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick misses the tip | 74-73 |
| 03:43 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Freddie Thetford picks off the pass by Melvin Cunningham | 74-73 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 03:17 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | Kristopher Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on William Jackson - foul #3 on Kristopher Fitzpatrick, team foul #14 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Fernando Mejia (PG), Robbie Kirschner (SG), Davis Fischer (SF), Robert Garces (PF), Leonard Ronk (C) Matthew Runkle, Toby Bishop, Benjamin Armstrong, Freddie Thetford, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Garrett Long (PG), David Berens (SG), William Larrison (PF), Jaime Lamb (C) Anthony Long, Harold Dahmen, Melvin Cunningham, Michael Wendler | |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | William Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 03:03 | Santa Clara | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), Benjamin Armstrong (SF) Fernando Mejia, Davis Fischer | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Robert Garces's floater is tipped away by Jaime Lamb | 74-75 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to William Jackson | 74-75 |
| 02:47 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham (PF) Jaime Lamb | |
| 02:29 | Santa Clara | William Jackson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 74-75 |
| 02:28 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham tips it but misses | 74-75 |
| 02:27 | Santa Clara | William Jackson can't tip it in | 74-75 |
| 02:25 | Santa Clara | William Larrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 02:08 | Santa Clara | William Larrison lays it up and in | 74-77 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toby Bishop (SG), Freddie Thetford (PF) Robbie Kirschner, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Anthony Long (PG), Harold Dahmen (SG), Michael Wendler (C) Garrett Long, David Berens, William Larrison | |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford is open and buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Runkle | 76-77 |
| 01:25 | Santa Clara | Harold Dahmen hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Jackson | 76-79 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle misses the easy open layup | 76-79 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford tips it in | 78-79 |
| 00:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Wendler can't finish the layup | 78-79 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford gets the rebound | 78-79 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Benjamin Armstrong (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Freddie Thetford (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Anthony Long (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Dahmen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Melvin Cunningham (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Wendler (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong loses the dribble to Anthony Long in the backcourt | 78-79 |
| 00:49 | Santa Clara | Anthony Long lays it in | 78-81 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle lays it up and in | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham blows the layup | 80-81 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kristopher Fitzpatrick | 80-81 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Melvin Cunningham denies the turnaround by Matthew Runkle | 80-81 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham is hacked by Toby Bishop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Toby Bishop, team foul #15 | 80-81 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:11 | Santa Clara | Melvin Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Toby Bishop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-83 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford gets the offensive rebound | 80-83 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | The clock runs out | 80-83 |