| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Levi and the foul's on Michael Starr - foul #1 on Michael Starr, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Michael Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Starr - foul #2 on Michael Starr, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Marc Hanson | 34-34 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley can't throw it down | 34-34 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Marc Hanson tips it home | 34-36 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | John Levi connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 37-38 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Oktawian Wadzinski | 37-38 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is hacked by Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) John Levi, Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 16:11 | Pitt | John Lantz buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Boomer | 37-41 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Jackson can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Cusick - foul #2 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG) August Criner | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Pitt | The short jumper by Zackary Rowell is denied by Randal McDavitt | 38-41 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | John Lantz grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from John Lantz and he's hacked by Randal McDavitt - foul #1 on Randal McDavitt, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG) John Lantz, John Boomer | |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Troy Osborne pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-43 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb loses the ball out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Frankie Aldana (C) Dominic Costa, John Jackson, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF) Troy Osborne | |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Brian Scott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Zackary Rowell denies the turnaround by Frankie Aldana | 38-43 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Scott steps in front of the Frankie Aldana pass | 38-43 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Marc Hanson drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Cooper | 40-45 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Marc Hanson buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Starr | 40-47 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox is hacked by Marc Hanson - foul #1 on Marc Hanson, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Robert Cooper, Manuel Twitchell, Randal McDavitt, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), John Lantz (SG), John Boomer (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Zackary Rowell, Matthew Cusick | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dustin Helfrich | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dustin Helfrich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lantz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Boomer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 11:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dustin Helfrich | 40-49 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 40-49 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 10:33 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | John Lantz misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Levi - foul #2 on John Levi, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG) Dominic Costa | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 10:29 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-51 |
| 10:16 | Pitt | John Boomer gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | John Boomer connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Lantz | 40-53 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora's pass is intercepted by Jerry Ashley | 40-53 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper comes up short on the shot from the left side | 40-53 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Michael Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-53 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski scores on a floater near the basket | 40-55 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:19 | Pitt | John Boomer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Sterling | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Lantz - foul #2 on John Lantz, team foul #5 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), John Jackson (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Robert Cooper, Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Daniel Paige (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) John Lantz, Michael Starr, John Boomer, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | John Levi makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick is hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:33 | Pitt | John Jackson steals the ball from Matthew Cusick | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Paige (fresh) SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 42-55 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Daniel Paige drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randal McDavitt and he's fouled by Matthew Cusick - foul #3 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) Daniel Paige | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Marc Hanson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Zackary Rowell | 45-60 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) Dominic Costa, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Zackary Rowell | 45-62 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-62 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell gets the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Cooper | 47-62 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 47-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt is fouled on the floor by Marc Hanson - foul #2 on Marc Hanson, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF) Jason Cox, Manuel Twitchell, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Marc Hanson, Brian Scott, Zackary Rowell, Matthew Cusick | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | John Boomer is whistled for traveling | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb (C) Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG) Michael Starr | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 49-64 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses long on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Myron Sykora - foul #2 on Myron Sykora, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the 3rd free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa misses the lay-in | 49-65 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Marc Hanson grabs the board | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | John Lantz scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Lantz (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Boomer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the offensive board | 49-67 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), John Jackson (C) Myron Sykora, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Marc Hanson, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 02:22 | Pitt | John Lantz is whistled for a carry | 49-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Criner (PG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), Daniel Paige (SG) John Lantz, John Boomer | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-67 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the offensive board | 49-67 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell snags the offensive board | 49-67 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from August Criner | 51-67 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | John Jackson is called for the reach on Dustin Helfrich - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), Russell Titcomb (C) August Criner, Manuel Twitchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG) Dustin Helfrich, Daniel Paige | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell travels with the ball | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Boomer - foul #2 on John Boomer, team foul #8 | 51-67 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | John Boomer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-67 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Levi | 55-67 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Lantz runs out the clock | 55-67 |