| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | George Sheard can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 19:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Melvin Mayfield, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | George Sheard is hacked by Timothy Lafrance - foul #3 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Thomas | 37-38 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart and the foul's on Melvin Mayfield - foul #2 on Melvin Mayfield, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:41 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Mayfield | 39-40 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | George Sheard connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (PG), Craig Carter (SF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner grabs the offensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Danny Bishop - foul #2 on Danny Bishop, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (C) Michael King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Hail (SG), James Grunewald (C) Melvin Mayfield, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe banks in the layup and he's fouled by George Sheard - foul #2 on George Sheard, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| 16:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe makes the free throw | 41-43 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | George Sheard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-43 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by George Sheard - foul #3 on George Sheard, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Ricky Schwartz (C) Matthew Taylor, George Sheard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Parrett (C) Matthew Lampe | |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:11 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Hayes - foul #2 on Danny Hayes, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Michael King (C) Santos Hughes, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG) Wayne Thomas, Michael Hail | |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Carter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Melvin Mayfield, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charlie Cosby (SF) Craig Carter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner (C) Danny Hayes | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Melvin Mayfield - foul #4 on Melvin Mayfield, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG) Melvin Mayfield | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 15:29 | Rutgers | Michael King steps in front of the James Grunewald pass | 47-44 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Michael King lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Torrance | 49-44 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | James Grunewald snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance is fouled on the floor by Danny Bishop - foul #3 on Danny Bishop, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), George Sheard (PF) Kevin Ewart, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF) James Grunewald, Michael Parrett | |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Lafrance | 49-47 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | George Sheard scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Danny Bishop and he's fouled by Matthew Lampe - foul #2 on Matthew Lampe, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Carter (SF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Charlie Cosby, Michael King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Grunewald (C) Matthew Wiesner | |
| 13:55 | Pitt | George Sheard makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:32 | Rutgers | George Sheard steals it from Timothy Lafrance | 52-47 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz is whistled for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (C) Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 13:03 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas is called for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG) Danny Bishop | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Michael Hail (SG) Wayne Thomas, Timothy Lafrance | |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 54-47 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Michael Hail comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 12:33 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes can't tip it in | 54-47 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is hacked by Michael Hail - foul #1 on Michael Hail, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charlie Cosby (SF), Michael King (C) Craig Carter, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Matthew Wiesner (C) Josef Olenski, James Grunewald | |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Danny Hayes | 56-49 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor loses the dribble to Matthew Lampe | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hail (fresh) SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the lay-in | 56-49 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas's layup is rejected by Michael King | 56-49 |
| 11:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael King | 56-49 |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Michael King comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Cosby | 59-52 |
| 10:31 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Wayne Thomas | 59-54 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby is fouled on the floor by Danny Hayes - foul #3 on Danny Hayes, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (PG), Santos Hughes (SG), Kevin Torrance (PF) Kevin Ewart, Matthew Taylor, George Sheard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), James Grunewald (SF), Michael Parrett (PF) Michael Hail, Danny Hayes, Matthew Lampe | |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 09:55 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance travels with the ball | 61-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Carter (SF) Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Michael Hail (SF) Wayne Thomas, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Danny Bishop can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 09:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Hail | 61-54 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-54 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Craig Carter misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 61-54 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Danny Bishop tips it in | 63-54 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Josef Olenski | 63-57 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Michael King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance hits the follow up shot | 65-57 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Michael Hail misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 65-57 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hail | 65-57 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett is hacked by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #6 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG), George Sheard (PF) Santos Hughes, Michael King | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG), Danny Hayes (SF), Matthew Lampe (PF), Matthew Wiesner (C) Josef Olenski, Michael Hail, James Grunewald, Michael Parrett | |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner is whistled for a carry | 65-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF) Danny Bishop, Craig Carter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG) Wayne Thomas | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Melvin Mayfield (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Hayes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Lampe (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Wiesner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Lafrance - foul #4 on Timothy Lafrance, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz (C) Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (SG) Timothy Lafrance | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 07:26 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 07:07 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz snags the defensive board | 65-57 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | George Sheard hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 65-57 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-57 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Melvin Mayfield steals the ball from Charlie Cosby | 65-57 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas lays it in set up by Melvin Mayfield | 65-59 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Danny Hayes swats the layup by George Sheard | 65-59 |
| 05:58 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Wiesner | 65-59 |
| 05:52 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin Mayfield | 65-61 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz banks in the layup | 67-61 |
| 05:23 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 67-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Danny Bishop (PG), Craig Carter (SF), Michael King (C) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance (SG), James Grunewald (C) Wayne Thomas, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Craig Carter misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 67-61 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | James Grunewald grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Taylor is called for the reach on Timothy Lafrance - foul #3 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #7 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (PF) George Sheard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Wayne Thomas (PG) Melvin Mayfield | |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Wayne Thomas steals the ball from Danny Bishop | 67-63 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Craig Carter steals it from Danny Hayes | 67-63 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Danny Bishop clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-63 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Danny Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Carter (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Wayne Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Danny Hayes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Lampe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - James Grunewald (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | James Grunewald hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Danny Bishop misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 02:50 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), George Sheard (PF) Danny Bishop, Craig Carter, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield (PG), Matthew Wiesner (C) Wayne Thomas, James Grunewald | |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Ewart - foul #2 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Matthew Lampe | 67-69 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charlie Cosby - foul #1 on Charlie Cosby, team foul #9 | 67-69 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Danny Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Michael King gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Matthew Lampe steps in front of the Matthew Taylor pass | 67-70 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-70 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Michael King snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Michael King double dribbles | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Matthew Lampe misses the lay-in | 67-70 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance hits the follow up shot | 67-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby loses the dribble to Timothy Lafrance | 67-72 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Melvin Mayfield dunks the ball on a nice dish by Timothy Lafrance | 67-74 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 00:19 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner pulls down the rebound | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner is hacked by Kevin Ewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #10 | 67-74 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Matthew Wiesner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Michael King grabs the offensive board | 67-76 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Ewart | 70-76 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Ewart - foul #4 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #11 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (SF), James Grunewald (C) Danny Hayes, Matthew Wiesner | |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance makes the 2nd free throw | 70-78 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-78 |