| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Brian Scott inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Marc Hanson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 19:26 | Rutgers | Robert Castille's layup is rejected by Bruce Gates | 42-35 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Brian Scott | 42-35 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | George Bradford's layup is rejected by Charles Baer | 42-35 |
| 18:50 | Rutgers | Robert Castille snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | George Bradford tips it in | 44-37 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Robert Castille buries a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Jerry Ashley - foul #3 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (C) Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the runner from the baseline set up by George Bradford | 46-40 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Zackary Rowell - foul #1 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Brian Scott, Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF), Joel Pottorff (PF), Charles Devers (C) Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 17:05 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the jumper from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski can't tip it in | 46-42 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Maloney | 46-42 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney loses the dribble to Oktawian Wadzinski | 46-42 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick banks in the layup and the foul's on Walter Stafford - foul #1 on Walter Stafford, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG) Marc Hanson, George Bradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (SG), David Clark (C) William Coleman, Albert Maloney | |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford is hacked by John Lantz - foul #1 on John Lantz, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| 15:43 | Rutgers | David Clark can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-42 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Charles Devers grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Walter Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Zackary Rowell - foul #2 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) John Boomer, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Chaney (SF), Charles Baer (C) Charles Devers, David Clark | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Don Williamson is called for the reach on George Bradford - foul #2 on Don Williamson, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG) John Lantz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Robert Castille (PF) Don Williamson, Joel Pottorff | |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from George Bradford | 50-44 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Stafford | 50-46 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 52-46 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Charles Baer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-46 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 54-46 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-46 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Marc Hanson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley tips it back up and in | 56-46 |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | Keith Chaney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 12:51 | Pitt | George Bradford comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 12:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Baer | 56-46 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Coleman | 56-49 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | William Coleman is called for the reach on Brian Scott - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Charles Devers (SF), Joel Pottorff (PF), David Clark (C) William Coleman, Walter Stafford, Keith Chaney, Robert Castille, Charles Baer | |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | David Clark hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Cusick - foul #1 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | David Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Don Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Devers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell double dribbles | 59-50 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | Charles Devers comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 59-50 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | John Lantz pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | John Lantz misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Charles Devers's pass is intercepted by Matthew Cusick | 62-50 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | John Boomer's pass is intercepted by Don Williamson | 62-50 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney dunks the ball on a nice dish by Don Williamson | 62-52 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Maloney | 62-52 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | John Lantz is called for the reach on Albert Maloney - foul #2 on John Lantz, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Keith Chaney (SF), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Don Williamson, Charles Devers, Joel Pottorff, David Clark | |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | William Coleman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Bruce Gates pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SG) Albert Maloney | |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | William Coleman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Stafford and he's hacked by Marc Hanson - foul #1 on Marc Hanson, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | William Coleman misses the free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Bruce Gates makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by George Bradford | 64-54 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | William Coleman loses the dribble to Bruce Gates | 64-54 |
| 07:55 | Pitt | George Bradford misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Charles Baer snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford is whistled for a carry | 64-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) Bruce Gates, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG) Walter Stafford | |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Brian Scott | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Castille (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | William Coleman is fouled on the floor by Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:21 | Rutgers | William Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Brian Scott is hacked by Albert Maloney - foul #1 on Albert Maloney, team foul #4 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Brian Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (SF), Joel Pottorff (C) Keith Chaney, Charles Baer | |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick is hacked by Walter Stafford - foul #2 on Walter Stafford, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Devers (C) Robert Castille | |
| 06:24 | Pitt | A charge is called on Zackary Rowell - foul #3 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Bruce Gates (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Marc Hanson, Zackary Rowell, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Don Williamson (PG) William Coleman | |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Matthew Cusick - foul #2 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #10 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG) George Bradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Clark (C) Albert Maloney | |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Matthew Cusick is called for the reach on Charles Devers - foul #3 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Brian Scott (SF) John Boomer, Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Robert Castille (PF), Charles Baer (C) Don Williamson, Joel Pottorff, David Clark | |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Charles Devers misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Charles Devers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Bruce Gates is fouled on the floor by Robert Castille - foul #3 on Robert Castille, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Zackary Rowell (C) John Lantz, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Maloney (SG), Keith Chaney (SF) Walter Stafford, Charles Devers | |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Charles Baer snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Albert Maloney can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-57 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell blows the layup but he's fouled by William Coleman - foul #3 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (C) Bruce Gates | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Robert Castille is hacked by Zackary Rowell - foul #4 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #12 | 67-57 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Robert Castille makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Robert Castille misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Zackary Rowell and he's fouled by Charles Baer - foul #2 on Charles Baer, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) Matthew Cusick | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff (PF) Robert Castille | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Maloney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Pottorff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Baer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Ashley - foul #4 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #13 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SF) Marc Hanson, Brian Scott | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Walter Stafford (PG), Don Williamson (SG) William Coleman, Albert Maloney | |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Charles Baer makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Charles Baer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:16 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the board | 70-59 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 02:37 | Rutgers | Charles Baer buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Stafford | 73-61 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) John Lantz, John Boomer, Zackary Rowell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Coleman (PG), Albert Maloney (SG), Robert Castille (PF) Walter Stafford, Don Williamson, Joel Pottorff | |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Bruce Gates can't throw it down | 73-61 |
| 02:09 | Rutgers | Charles Baer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | William Coleman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | George Bradford is fouled on the floor by Albert Maloney - foul #2 on Albert Maloney, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Jerry Ashley | |
| 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 | |
| 01:29 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Clark | 73-61 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff loses the dribble to George Bradford | 73-61 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Bradford | 76-61 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford is whistled for a carry | 76-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG) George Bradford | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 76-61 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the tip | 76-61 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the tip | 76-61 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Joel Pottorff gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | Walter Stafford hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don Williamson | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Lantz runs out the clock | 76-64 |