| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 stl. C - Noah Guel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pulido (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Paul (fresh) PF - George Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Moyer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Michael Taylor inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. John's | George Collins blocks the jumper by Malcolm Sullivan | 35-31 |
| 19:44 | Pitt | George Collins pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:38 | Pitt | George Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:37 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 19:21 | St. John's | George Collins picks off the pass by Noah Guel | 35-31 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Charles Moyer is fouled on the floor by Noah Guel - foul #3 on Noah Guel, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (C) Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Brian Paul is hacked by Tommy Charboneau - foul #1 on Tommy Charboneau, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Brian Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 18:03 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is denied on a dunk by Charles Moyer | 35-31 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Michael Taylor tips it home | 37-31 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | James Pulido lays it in on a nice dish by George Collins | 37-33 |
| 17:08 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:06 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Robert Freitag misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Moyer - foul #2 on Charles Moyer, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (SG), Charles Toon (SF), Michael Lombardo (C) Malcolm Sullivan, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau | |
| Subs | Pitt | Norman Grieve (SG), Jaromierz Zoquier (SF), Brian Troiano (PF), Gary Zupancic (C) James Pulido, Brian Paul, George Collins, Charles Moyer | |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:58 | St. John's | Robert Freitag makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Toon - foul #1 on Charles Toon, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Gibson (SG), Brian Bozeman (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG) Jonathan Wilson | |
| 16:37 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:25 | St. John's | James Gibson is hacked by Jaromierz Zoquier - foul #1 on Jaromierz Zoquier, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gibson | 41-35 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | Michael Lombardo takes the ball from Jaromierz Zoquier | 41-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Toon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Brian Bozeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Lombardo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jaime Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Grieve (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jaromierz Zoquier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Troiano (fresh) C - Gary Zupancic (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo lays it in on a nice dish by James Gibson | 43-35 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Toon - foul #2 on Charles Toon, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Michael Taylor (SF), Noah Guel (C) Ronald Gayhart, James Gibson, Charles Toon, Brian Bozeman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), Brian Paul (SF), George Collins (PF), Charles Moyer (C) Jaime Lambert, Norman Grieve, Brian Troiano, Gary Zupancic | |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:13 | St. John's | Charles Moyer is called for the reach on Noah Guel - foul #3 on Charles Moyer, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Freitag (PF) Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Pulido (SG) Jaromierz Zoquier | |
| 14:57 | St. John's | Michael Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (PF) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 14:43 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:39 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is whistled for traveling | 43-37 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | James Pulido misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 14:16 | St. John's | Noah Guel gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:55 | St. John's | Noah Guel hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Moyer | 43-37 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Malcolm Sullivan is called for the reach on James Pulido - foul #2 on Malcolm Sullivan, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Charles Moyer grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | George Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:21 | St. John's | Noah Guel snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:17 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Taylor | 46-37 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | George Collins comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Lindsey - foul #2 on Matthew Lindsey, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Charles Toon (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG), Norman Grieve (SF) Jonathan Wilson, Brian Paul | |
| 13:13 | Pitt | George Collins misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:58 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Norman Grieve - foul #1 on Norman Grieve, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| 12:33 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart loses the dribble to George Collins | 46-38 |
| 12:28 | Pitt | Norman Grieve connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jaime Lambert | 46-40 |
| 12:19 | St. John's | Charles Toon connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Gayhart | 49-40 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Charles Moyer scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Pulido and he's fouled by Noah Guel - foul #4 on Noah Guel, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Michael Lombardo (C) Ronald Gayhart, Malcolm Sullivan, Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), Brian Paul (SF), Brian Troiano (PF) Jaime Lambert, James Pulido, George Collins | |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Charles Moyer makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:41 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Lombardo, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (PF) Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Zupancic (C) Charles Moyer | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Matthew Lindsey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Toon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - Robert Freitag (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jonathan Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Grieve (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Paul (fresh) PF - Brian Troiano (fresh) C - Gary Zupancic (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Tommy Charboneau steals the ball from Brian Troiano | 49-43 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Wilson - foul #2 on Jonathan Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (C) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Norman Grieve hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Wilson | 51-45 |
| 10:27 | St. John's | Michael Taylor hits a floater from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Charles Toon is called for the reach on Norman Grieve - foul #3 on Charles Toon, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Robert Freitag (PF) Michael Taylor, Tommy Charboneau | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Pulido (SG), George Collins (PF), Charles Moyer (C) Brian Paul, Brian Troiano, Gary Zupancic | |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Norman Grieve makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Norman Grieve misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:58 | St. John's | Robert Freitag snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Robert Freitag is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Wilson - foul #3 on Jonathan Wilson, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier (SF) Norman Grieve | |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jaromierz Zoquier - foul #2 on Jaromierz Zoquier, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 09:29 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | James Pulido misses the lay-in | 55-46 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Charles Moyer can't tip it in | 55-46 |
| 09:11 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:54 | St. John's | James Pulido steals the ball from Robert Freitag | 55-46 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Jaromierz Zoquier lays it up and in on a great pass from James Pulido | 55-48 |
| 08:36 | St. John's | Michael Lombardo drills a floater from the baseline set up by Malcolm Sullivan | 57-48 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jonathan Wilson, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Tommy Charboneau (PF) Matthew Lindsey, Charles Toon, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG), Brian Paul (SF) Jonathan Wilson, Jaromierz Zoquier | |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Noah Guel (C) Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Troiano (C) Charles Moyer | |
| 07:34 | Pitt | Jaime Lambert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-48 |
| 07:32 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 5 stl. C - Noah Guel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jaime Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pulido (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Paul (fresh) PF - George Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau's pass is intercepted by Jaime Lambert | 57-48 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Jaime Lambert banks in the layup | 57-50 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart is fouled on the floor by Jaime Lambert - foul #1 on Jaime Lambert, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG) Malcolm Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), Norman Grieve (SG), Gary Zupancic (C) Jaime Lambert, James Pulido, George Collins | |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:00 | St. John's | Noah Guel gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Gary Zupancic is called for the reach on Ronald Gayhart - foul #1 on Gary Zupancic, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Lombardo (PF) Tommy Charboneau | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Moyer (C) Gary Zupancic | |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:39 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Brian Paul scores on a floater in the lane | 59-52 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | Michael Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-52 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Charles Moyer gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Brian Paul's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan (SG), Charles Toon (SF), Robert Freitag (PF) Ronald Gayhart, Michael Taylor, Michael Lombardo | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Pulido (SG), George Collins (PF) Brian Paul, Brian Troiano | |
| 05:18 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau (PF) Matthew Lindsey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG) Jonathan Wilson | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Norman Grieve misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | James Pulido snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | George Collins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jaime Lambert | 59-55 |
| 04:35 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart (PG) Noah Guel | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Paul (SF), Brian Troiano (C) Norman Grieve, Charles Moyer | |
| 04:19 | Pitt | George Collins connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 59-57 |
| 04:05 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jaime Lambert | 59-57 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | James Pulido misses short on a 3 from straight away | 59-57 |
| 03:57 | St. John's | Ronald Gayhart gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | Jaime Lambert picks off the pass by Malcolm Sullivan | 59-57 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Jaime Lambert misses the lay-in | 59-57 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Ronald Gayhart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Malcolm Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Toon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Charboneau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. C - Robert Freitag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jaime Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pulido (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Paul (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Troiano (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey (PG), Michael Taylor (SF), Noah Guel (C) Ronald Gayhart, Charles Toon, Robert Freitag | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Wilson (PG), Charles Moyer (C) Jaime Lambert, Brian Troiano | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Wilson - foul #5 on Jonathan Wilson, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jaime Lambert (PG) Jonathan Wilson | |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:14 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Moyer | 60-57 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | George Collins misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:42 | St. John's | Noah Guel knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 62-59 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Charles Moyer knocks in the jumper near the basket | 62-61 |
| 02:10 | St. John's | Matthew Lindsey drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 64-61 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | George Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Noah Guel | 64-61 |
| 01:51 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 01:28 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | James Pulido buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Paul | 64-64 |
| 01:02 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Malcolm Sullivan | 66-64 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Brian Paul misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-64 |
| 00:53 | St. John's | Noah Guel gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | St. John's | Tommy Charboneau knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Matthew Lindsey | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Charles Moyer misses the jump hook from the baseline | 68-64 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Charles Moyer gets the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Brian Paul is fouled on the floor by Michael Taylor - foul #2 on Michael Taylor, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Brian Paul makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Brian Paul misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:22 | St. John's | Noah Guel grabs the board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Noah Guel is hacked by James Pulido in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Pulido, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Toon (SF) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Noah Guel makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:19 | St. John's | Noah Guel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | James Pulido can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 00:11 | St. John's | Charles Toon grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Charles Toon is fouled in the backcourt by Jaime Lambert - foul #2 on Jaime Lambert, team foul #13 | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Charles Toon makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Charles Toon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Moyer | 71-65 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | James Pulido connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Paul | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Jaime Lambert is called for the reach on Malcolm Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jaime Lambert, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Malcolm Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | James Pulido misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 73-68 |