| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Danny Bishop (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Gino Romano inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn and he's hacked by George Sheard - foul #3 on George Sheard, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (PF) George Sheard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Charles Perkins makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Bishop | 35-31 |
| 19:13 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Perkins - foul #1 on Charles Perkins, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Danny Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 18:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart and the foul's on James Holquin - foul #1 on James Holquin, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:23 | St. John's | James Holquin snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 18:00 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 17:59 | St. John's | Charles Perkins tips it in | 39-39 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Danny Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses the fadeaway from the left block | 39-39 |
| 17:23 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:05 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Charles Perkins | 39-41 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Vaughn Wynn - foul #2 on Vaughn Wynn, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Craig Carter (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Matthew Taylor, Kevin Torrance, Michael King | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Richard Langford (PF), Tim Dicarlo (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Gino Romano, James Holquin, Frederick Wagner | |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:39 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | St. John's | James Sok misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 16:22 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:07 | St. John's | James Cunningham clanks a shot from the left side | 40-41 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Danny Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Craig Carter misses short on a shot from close range | 40-41 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Bishop (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Cunningham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lockett (fresh) SF - James Sok (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) C - Tim Dicarlo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | St. John's | Tim Dicarlo misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-41 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Santos Hughes snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Craig Carter grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Santos Hughes knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Ewart | 44-41 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett blows the layup but he's hacked by Santos Hughes - foul #1 on Santos Hughes, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Kevin Ewart, Danny Bishop, Craig Carter, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Gino Romano (SF), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) James Cunningham, James Sok, Richard Langford, Tim Dicarlo | |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | St. John's | Thomas Lockett misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG) Thomas Lockett | |
| 14:00 | St. John's | Gino Romano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Michael King grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Charlie Cosby is blocked by James Holquin | 44-42 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Charles Perkins snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:42 | St. John's | James Holquin loses the ball out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor's floater is knocked away by James Holquin | 44-42 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | James Holquin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:15 | St. John's | Gino Romano buries a shot near the basket set up by Frederick Wagner | 44-44 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Randall Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Randall Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-44 |
| 12:38 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 44-44 |
| 12:31 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (PG) Randall Johnson | |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Langford (PF), James Sok (C) James Holquin, Frederick Wagner | |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Michael King buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Danny Bishop | 46-44 |
| 12:16 | St. John's | Charles Perkins misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-44 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Michael King grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 11:51 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Gino Romano | 46-44 |
| 11:37 | St. John's | Charles Perkins drills a floater from the right block set up by Vaughn Wynn | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) C - James Sok (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Danny Bishop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Michael King | 46-46 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | George Sheard tips it but misses | 46-46 |
| 10:58 | St. John's | Gino Romano grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 10:52 | St. John's | Michael King denies the turnaround by James Sok | 46-46 |
| 10:51 | St. John's | Gino Romano tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Danny Bishop is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Craig Carter (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Matthew Taylor, Charlie Cosby, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Gino Romano, Richard Langford | |
| 10:09 | St. John's | James Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses the shot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by James Cunningham | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | James Holquin gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | James Cunningham is hacked by Kevin Torrance - foul #2 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG) James Sok | |
| 09:04 | St. John's | James Holquin is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ewart - foul #2 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), George Sheard (PF) Danny Bishop, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Perkins (SG), Gino Romano (SF), Richard Langford (PF) Thomas Lockett, James Cunningham, James Holquin | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Richard Langford drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn and he's fouled by George Sheard - foul #4 on George Sheard, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz (C) George Sheard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 08:42 | St. John's | Richard Langford makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 08:23 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Vaughn Wynn | 46-51 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn is whistled for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (SF), Michael King (C) Craig Carter, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Michael King misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-51 |
| 07:58 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Richard Langford | 46-51 |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Vaughn Wynn and he's hacked by Kevin Torrance - foul #3 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Carter (SF), George Sheard (PF) Kevin Ewart, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (PF) Frederick Wagner | |
| 07:34 | St. John's | Gino Romano makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Michael King (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Holquin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Craig Carter can't finish the layup | 46-54 |
| 07:22 | St. John's | Richard Langford pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Bishop | 49-54 |
| 06:24 | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gino Romano | 49-57 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Michael King loses the ball out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Matthew Taylor, Craig Carter, Michael King | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Cunningham (PG), Thomas Lockett (SG), James Sok (SF), Frederick Wagner (C) Vaughn Wynn, Charles Perkins, Gino Romano, Richard Langford | |
| 06:08 | St. John's | James Holquin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-59 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Danny Bishop knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Ewart | 52-59 |
| 05:30 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner loses the dribble to George Sheard | 52-59 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | George Sheard tips it home | 54-59 |
| 04:51 | St. John's | Kevin Ewart steals it from James Cunningham | 54-59 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart hits the finger roll | 56-59 |
| 04:21 | St. John's | Kevin Torrance steals it from James Cunningham | 56-59 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Danny Bishop knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Ewart | 58-59 |
| 03:53 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Holquin | 58-61 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), Michael King (C) Kevin Ewart, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | St. John's | Vaughn Wynn (PG), Charles Perkins (SG), Gino Romano (SF), Richard Langford (PF) James Cunningham, Thomas Lockett, James Sok, James Holquin | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Michael King's floater is tipped away by Frederick Wagner | 58-61 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner grabs the board | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael King (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Vaughn Wynn (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gino Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Langford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Wagner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | St. John's | Richard Langford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Sok (C) Frederick Wagner | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Gino Romano is called for the reach on Charlie Cosby - foul #1 on Gino Romano, team foul #4 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG) Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Danny Bishop connects on the 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:24 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charlie Cosby (SF) Danny Bishop | |
| Subs | St. John's | James Holquin (PF), Frederick Wagner (C) Richard Langford, James Sok | |
| 02:03 | St. John's | James Holquin misses badly on a shot from close range | 61-61 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Michael King grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Charles Perkins steals it from Matthew Taylor | 61-61 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | James Holquin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Sheard - foul #5 on George Sheard, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (PF) George Sheard | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 01:27 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:27 | St. John's | James Holquin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Frederick Wagner denies the turnaround by Charlie Cosby | 61-62 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby grabs the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense 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 (+2) | |
| 00:28 | St. John's | Gino Romano buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Vaughn Wynn | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is fouled on the floor by Frederick Wagner - foul #1 on Frederick Wagner, team foul #5 | 61-64 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | St. John's | James Holquin misses the shot in the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | St. John's | Frederick Wagner tips it home | 64-66 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 64-66 |