| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Arthurs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Freddie Thetford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Joe Powell inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | St. John's | Terry Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Birchfield | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | James Arthurs misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Terry Johnson - foul #1 on Terry Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | James Arthurs misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | James Arthurs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Kristopher Fitzpatrick is called for the reach on Terry Johnson - foul #3 on Kristopher Fitzpatrick, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Garces (C) Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:41 | St. John's | James Arthurs blocks the jumper by George Birchfield | 37-35 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Robert Garces snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:16 | St. John's | Terry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:56 | St. John's | Newton Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford buries a fadeaway in the paint | 39-35 |
| 17:40 | St. John's | George Birchfield loses the dribble to Toby Bishop in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | Pitt | Toby Bishop can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 17:37 | St. John's | George Birchfield gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:25 | St. John's | Terry Johnson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Terry Johnson, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (SG), Leonard Ronk (C) Toby Bishop, Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SG), Ty Houston (C) Nelson Clark, Terry Johnson | |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Robert Garces hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-35 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Joe Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:52 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Ty Houston steals it from Robert Garces | 39-35 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Ty Houston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Arthurs - foul #2 on James Arthurs, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SG), Davis Fischer (SF), Freddie Thetford (PF) Matthew Runkle, James Arthurs, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer | |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Ty Houston makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Ty Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toby Bishop (SG) Davis Fischer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Terry Johnson (C) Jesse Stone, Brad Rasco | |
| 15:48 | St. John's | Terry Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robbie Kirschner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toby Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Armstrong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Freddie Thetford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kristopher Fitzpatrick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ty Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Terry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:24 | St. John's | Terry Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Terry Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 15:05 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Toby Bishop makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Freddie Thetford | 42-37 |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Nelson Clark connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ty Houston | 42-39 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford clanks a floater near the basket | 42-39 |
| 13:38 | St. John's | Nelson Clark grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 13:24 | St. John's | Terry Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Toby Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong is denied on a layup by Ty Houston | 42-39 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Terry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Ty Houston hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 42-41 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick is called for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), Davis Fischer (SG), James Arthurs (SF), Robert Garces (PF), Leonard Ronk (C) Robbie Kirschner, Toby Bishop, Benjamin Armstrong, Freddie Thetford, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Newton Brewer (PF), Brad Rasco (C) Anthony Williams, Nelson Clark, Robert Ward, Ty Houston, Terry Johnson | |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Newton Brewer makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George Birchfield and he's fouled by Robert Garces - foul #1 on Robert Garces, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Leonard Ronk grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Davis Fischer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Runkle | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Davis Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Arthurs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Garces (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Ronk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jesse Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | George Birchfield lays it in | 45-45 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Robert Garces is blocked by Newton Brewer | 45-45 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | James Arthurs tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 10:43 | St. John's | George Birchfield misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-45 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Runkle | 47-45 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | Robert Garces can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-45 |
| 10:33 | St. John's | Brad Rasco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Jesse Stone's pass is intercepted by James Arthurs | 47-45 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | James Arthurs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (SG), Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Davis Fischer, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (SG) Jesse Stone | |
| 09:48 | St. John's | George Birchfield double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toby Bishop (SG) Benjamin Armstrong | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ty Houston (PF), James Haas (C) Newton Brewer, Brad Rasco | |
| 09:36 | Pitt | James Arthurs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | St. John's | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | George Birchfield buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Williams | 47-48 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | James Arthurs is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Arthurs, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (PG), Benjamin Armstrong (SF), Freddie Thetford (PF) Matthew Runkle, James Arthurs, Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | St. John's | Nelson Clark (SG), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, James Haas | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Anthony Williams makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-51 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Anthony Williams steps in front of the Robbie Kirschner pass in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 08:52 | St. John's | Joe Powell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 47-53 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 08:38 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:32 | St. John's | Nelson Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Benjamin Armstrong | 47-53 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), James Arthurs (SF), Robert Garces (PF) Toby Bishop, Benjamin Armstrong, Freddie Thetford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Ward (SF), Newton Brewer (PF) Joe Powell, Ty Houston | |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Newton Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Ronk (C) Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Brad Rasco (C) Anthony Williams, Terry Johnson | |
| 07:36 | Pitt | James Arthurs misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner tips it but misses | 47-53 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Newton Brewer grabs the board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robbie Kirschner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Arthurs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Garces (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Ronk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Newton Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Rasco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | St. John's | Robert Garces denies the turnaround by Nelson Clark | 47-53 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Leonard Ronk | 47-53 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Robert Garces misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 06:54 | St. John's | Nelson Clark pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:31 | St. John's | George Birchfield is hacked by Matthew Runkle - foul #1 on Matthew Runkle, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong (PG), Toby Bishop (SG), Davis Fischer (SF), Freddie Thetford (PF), Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Matthew Runkle, Robbie Kirschner, James Arthurs, Robert Garces, Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Jesse Stone (SG), Terry Johnson (C) George Birchfield, Nelson Clark, Robert Ward | |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Jesse Stone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 06:14 | Pitt | Freddie Thetford grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Davis Fischer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-53 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Brad Rasco pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:36 | St. John's | Anthony Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Newton Brewer | 47-56 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Davis Fischer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Toby Bishop | 50-56 |
| 04:57 | St. John's | Jesse Stone knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 50-59 |
| 04:33 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Anthony Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Williams, team foul #3 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Runkle (PG), James Arthurs (SF), Robert Garces (PF), Leonard Ronk (C) Benjamin Armstrong, Davis Fischer, Freddie Thetford, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | George Birchfield (PG), Nelson Clark (SG), Joe Powell (SF), Robert Ward (PF), Ty Houston (C) Anthony Williams, Jesse Stone, Brad Rasco, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Robert Ward steals the ball from Matthew Runkle | 50-59 |
| 03:54 | St. John's | Joe Powell can't throw it down | 50-59 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Joe Powell hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Pitt | James Arthurs connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Garces - foul #2 on Robert Garces, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (SG) Toby Bishop | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Robert Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Matthew Runkle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robbie Kirschner (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Arthurs (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Garces (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Ronk (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - George Birchfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ty Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Matthew Runkle misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-62 |
| 03:25 | St. John's | Ty Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Nelson Clark comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Arthurs - foul #4 on James Arthurs, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Fitzpatrick (C) Leonard Ronk | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Nelson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:08 | St. John's | Nelson Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Runkle | 56-64 |
| 02:47 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toby Bishop (SG), Freddie Thetford (PF) Robbie Kirschner, Robert Garces | |
| Subs | St. John's | Newton Brewer (PF), Terry Johnson (C) Robert Ward, Ty Houston | |
| 02:27 | St. John's | Nelson Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Johnson | 56-67 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Newton Brewer steps in front of the James Arthurs pass | 56-67 |
| 01:48 | St. John's | Newton Brewer misses short on a runner from the left block | 56-67 |
| 01:47 | St. John's | Newton Brewer hits the follow up shot | 56-69 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Toby Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 01:38 | St. John's | Joe Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Nelson Clark is hacked by Toby Bishop - foul #2 on Toby Bishop, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner (PG), Benjamin Armstrong (SG), Davis Fischer (SF), Robert Garces (PF), Leonard Ronk (C) Matthew Runkle, Toby Bishop, James Arthurs, Freddie Thetford, Kristopher Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Williams (PG), Robert Ward (SF), Ty Houston (PF), Brad Rasco (C) George Birchfield, Joe Powell, Newton Brewer, Terry Johnson | |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Nelson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Nelson Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:34 | Pitt | Benjamin Armstrong grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Robert Garces misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Williams - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Jesse Stone (SG) Nelson Clark | |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Robert Garces makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Robert Garces makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:06 | St. John's | Robert Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-70 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Robert Garces pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Robbie Kirschner scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Armstrong | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Benjamin Armstrong is called for the reach on Jesse Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Armstrong, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jesse Stone makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:57 | St. John's | Jesse Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Robert Ward picks off the pass by Robbie Kirschner | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Brad Rasco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Davis Fischer - foul #1 on Davis Fischer, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:27 | St. John's | Brad Rasco makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Jesse Stone takes the ball from Benjamin Armstrong | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Anthony Williams runs out the clock | 60-74 |