| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Glessner (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Patti inbounds the ball | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | NC State | Stephen Patti can't connect on a floater in the paint | 36-45 |
| 19:33 | NC State | Thomas Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:22 | NC State | Robert Baker's fadeaway is rejected by Oktawian Wadzinski | 36-45 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Michael Starr clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski hits a jump hook from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 18:29 | NC State | Michael Dorey is hacked by Oktawian Wadzinski - foul #3 on Oktawian Wadzinski, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (PF) Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 18:19 | NC State | Marc Hanson picks off the pass by Robert Baker | 36-47 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Marc Hanson banks in the layup | 36-49 |
| 17:59 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-49 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Zackary Rowell | 36-49 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Thomas Lee takes the ball from Zackary Rowell | 36-49 |
| 17:08 | NC State | Andrew Glessner is called for traveling | 36-49 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Taveras (SF), Luis Brown (PF), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Troy Osborne (C) Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Jerry Ashley | |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Troy Osborne can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Emmanuel Bodner - foul #1 on Emmanuel Bodner, team foul #1 | 36-49 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG) Marc Hanson | |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Troy Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Troy Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 16:29 | NC State | Zackary Rowell is called for the reach on Emmanuel Bodner - foul #2 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:13 | NC State | James Fields's pass is intercepted by Matthew Cusick | 36-50 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Boomer | 36-53 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Mike Kilroy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taveras (fresh) PF - Luis Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Bodner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | NC State | Luis Brown's layup is rejected by Troy Osborne | 36-53 |
| 15:35 | NC State | Luis Brown snags the offensive board | 36-53 |
| 15:25 | NC State | Richard Taveras clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-53 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | John Lantz hits a floater from the right wing set up by Troy Osborne | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:52 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-55 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Troy Osborne pulls down the rebound | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:45 | Pitt | John Boomer hits a jumper from the free throw line | 36-57 |
| 14:22 | NC State | Richard Taveras is fouled on the floor by Troy Osborne - foul #2 on Troy Osborne, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Dorey (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Mike Kilroy, James Fields, Richard Taveras, Luis Brown, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) John Lantz, John Boomer, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell, Troy Osborne | |
| 14:13 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the jumper near the basket | 38-57 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Marc Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-57 |
| 13:44 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Michael Starr - foul #2 on Michael Starr, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| 13:30 | NC State | Thomas Lee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Michael Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley tips it but misses | 38-57 |
| 12:56 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Robert Baker scores on a shot from the right side set up by Michael Dorey and the foul's on Jerry Ashley - foul #1 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #5 | 40-57 |
| 12:52 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the free throw | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Michael Starr clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-57 |
| 12:38 | NC State | Michael Dorey snags the defensive board | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:32 | NC State | Robert Baker buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-57 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Michael Starr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-57 |
| 12:14 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 12:10 | NC State | Robert Baker banks in the layup set up by Thomas Lee and he's fouled by Michael Starr - foul #3 on Michael Starr, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 12:10 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick makes the runner from the right block set up by Michael Starr | 46-59 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | NC State | Stephen Patti lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 11:32 | Pitt | Marc Hanson can't finish the layup | 48-59 |
| 11:30 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Baker | 48-59 |
| 11:18 | NC State | Stephen Patti can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Marc Hanson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 10:43 | Pitt | Troy Osborne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 48-61 |
| 10:26 | NC State | Stephen Patti knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Baker | 50-61 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-61 |
| 10:09 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 10:04 | NC State | Michael Eakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (PG), James Fields (SG), Luis Brown (SF), Andrew Glessner (PF), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Thomas Lee, Robert Baker, Stephen Patti, Michael Dorey, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Troy Osborne | |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 09:39 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner is denied on a layup by Oktawian Wadzinski | 50-61 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG) Matthew Cusick | |
| 09:09 | NC State | Mike Kilroy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-61 |
| 09:08 | NC State | Emmanuel Bodner tips it back up and in | 52-61 |
| 08:47 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Lantz | 52-63 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Luis Brown is fouled on the floor by John Boomer - foul #3 on John Boomer, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Michael Eakes (C) Mike Kilroy, James Fields, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 08:31 | NC State | Luis Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:31 | NC State | Luis Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Andrew Glessner is called for the reach on Oktawian Wadzinski - foul #1 on Andrew Glessner, team foul #2 | 53-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) John Lantz | |
| 08:06 | Pitt | John Boomer's pass is intercepted by Robert Baker | 53-63 |
| 08:03 | NC State | Thomas Lee banks in the layup set up by Robert Baker | 55-63 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #3 | 55-63 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (C) John Boomer, Jerry Ashley | |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #4 | 55-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Taveras (SF), Michael Dorey (PF) Luis Brown, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (C) Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taveras (fresh) PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Richard Taveras | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:15 | NC State | Robert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Marc Hanson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Matthew Cusick | 55-66 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Thomas Lee connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Baker | 58-66 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Troy Osborne misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Eakes - foul #4 on Michael Eakes, team foul #5 | 58-66 |
| Subs | NC State | Luis Brown (SF) Stephen Patti | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell | |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Troy Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Troy Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Michael Dorey makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-67 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski makes the floater from the free throw line | 60-69 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee is hacked by Jerry Ashley - foul #2 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (SG), Andrew Glessner (PF), Emmanuel Bodner (C) Robert Baker, Michael Dorey, Michael Eakes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF) Troy Osborne | |
| 05:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Brian Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Mike Kilroy (PG), Stephen Patti (SF) Thomas Lee, Emmanuel Bodner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG) John Boomer | |
| 04:43 | NC State | Luis Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 62-69 |
| 04:41 | NC State | Andrew Glessner grabs the offensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:33 | NC State | James Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-69 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | John Lantz pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Stephen Patti picks off the pass by Jerry Ashley | 62-69 |
| 04:08 | NC State | Stephen Patti blows the dunk | 62-69 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-69 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 03:47 | NC State | Stephen Patti snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 03:47 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Robert Baker (SG), Michael Dorey (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Mike Kilroy, James Fields, Luis Brown, Andrew Glessner | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) John Lantz | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Dorey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | NC State | The jump hook by Michael Eakes is blocked by Jerry Ashley | 62-69 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Stephen Patti hits the follow up shot | 64-69 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley lays it in | 64-71 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Eakes comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Starr - foul #4 on Michael Starr, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:04 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Zackary Rowell, Matthew Cusick | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Dorey - foul #2 on Michael Dorey, team foul #6 | 65-71 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Michael Dorey snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 02:34 | NC State | Michael Eakes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-72 |
| 02:33 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the tip | 65-72 |
| 02:32 | NC State | Robert Baker gets the offensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 02:22 | NC State | Thomas Lee is whistled for traveling | 65-72 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Thomas Lee steals the ball from Michael Starr | 65-72 |
| 01:50 | NC State | Robert Baker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Dorey | 68-72 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley lays it up and in on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 68-74 |
| 01:24 | NC State | Stephen Patti misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Marc Hanson snags the defensive board | 68-74 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lee | 68-74 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti throws it down set up by Thomas Lee | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-74 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Brian Scott tips it but misses | 70-74 |
| 00:39 | NC State | Michael Eakes gets the rebound | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Robert Baker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-74 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Stephen Patti hits the follow up shot | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is hacked by Thomas Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #7 | 72-74 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:25 | NC State | Robert Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-76 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the board | 72-76 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley is hacked by Thomas Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lee, team foul #8 | 72-76 |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley misses the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the defensive rebound | 72-76 |
| 00:14 | NC State | James Fields scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Dorey | 75-76 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | James Fields is called for the reach on Marc Hanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Fields, team foul #9 | 75-76 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | NC State | Michael Dorey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley gets the rebound | 75-78 |