| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Linquist (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Fraizer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyler Bilodeau (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garry Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby inbounds the ball | 34-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 19:25 | Montana | Garry Taylor hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart is called for traveling | 34-40 |
| 18:50 | Montana | John Linquist's layup is rejected by George Sheard | 34-40 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | George Sheard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 18:13 | Montana | Marion Fraizer misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-40 |
| 18:11 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:50 | Montana | John Linquist is fouled on the floor by Matthew Taylor - foul #1 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (PG), Ricky Schwartz (SF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Montana | James Fontenot (PF), Norbert Pelletier (C) Tyler Bilodeau, Garry Taylor | |
| 17:37 | Montana | John Linquist connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Otha Niewieroski | 34-43 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 17:12 | Montana | James Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:49 | Montana | James Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Kevin Torrance (PF) Matthew Taylor, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF) John Linquist, Marion Fraizer | |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Santos Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Johnson | 34-43 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Randall Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 15:59 | Montana | Eddie Nipper can't connect on a shot in the lane | 37-43 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Torrance | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Craig (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Santos Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Nipper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bonilla (fresh) PF - James Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Norbert Pelletier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz tips it in | 39-43 |
| 15:07 | Montana | James Fontenot misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Kevin Torrance - foul #3 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Randall Johnson, Joel Craig, Santos Hughes, Kevin Torrance, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG), Tyler Bilodeau (PF), Garry Taylor (C) Otha Niewieroski, Paul Bonilla, Norbert Pelletier | |
| 15:07 | Montana | James Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:07 | Montana | James Fontenot misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Michael King pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Michael King misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-44 |
| 14:45 | Montana | The rebound goes to James Fontenot | 39-44 |
| 14:39 | Montana | Garry Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:37 | Montana | James Fontenot pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Garry Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Montana | Daniel Price (PG), Marion Fraizer (SF) Eddie Nipper, James Fontenot | |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Tyler Bilodeau steps in front of the Kevin Ewart pass | 39-44 |
| 13:50 | Montana | Marion Fraizer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Garry Taylor | 39-46 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses long on a jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 13:30 | Montana | Garry Taylor gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:23 | Montana | Michael King steps in front of the Tyler Bilodeau pass | 39-46 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Taylor | 42-46 |
| 13:04 | Montana | Daniel Price is hacked by Matthew Taylor - foul #2 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG) Daniel Price | |
| 12:56 | Montana | John Linquist's fadeaway is rejected by George Sheard | 42-46 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 44-46 |
| 12:15 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Santos Hughes (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (SG), James Fontenot (PF), Norbert Pelletier (C) John Linquist, Tyler Bilodeau, Garry Taylor | |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Randall Johnson can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 11:51 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Santos Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Nipper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Fraizer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fontenot (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Norbert Pelletier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Nipper | 44-49 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz tips it home | 46-49 |
| 10:56 | Montana | Marion Fraizer is fouled on the floor by Santos Hughes - foul #3 on Santos Hughes, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Craig (SG), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Randall Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF) Eddie Nipper, Marion Fraizer | |
| 10:35 | Montana | Michael King swats the short shot by Paul Bonilla | 46-49 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Joel Craig grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Santos Hughes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Craig | 49-49 |
| 10:03 | Montana | John Linquist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 10:02 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier misses the tip | 49-49 |
| 10:01 | Montana | James Fontenot snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 09:50 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF) Joel Craig, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau (PF), Garry Taylor (C) Paul Bonilla, Norbert Pelletier | |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Charlie Cosby, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (PG), James Brazelton (SG), Marion Fraizer (SF) Otha Niewieroski, John Linquist, James Fontenot | |
| 09:10 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Eddie Nipper | 49-51 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 08:45 | Montana | James Brazelton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:28 | Montana | Kevin Ewart is called for the reach on Eddie Nipper - foul #3 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Linquist (SG) James Brazelton | |
| 08:28 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:28 | Montana | Eddie Nipper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyler Bilodeau - foul #1 on Tyler Bilodeau, team foul #1 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG) Eddie Nipper | |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:56 | Montana | Garry Taylor misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Ewart - foul #4 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Santos Hughes (SF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Montana | James Fontenot (PF) Tyler Bilodeau | |
| 07:56 | Montana | Garry Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:56 | Montana | Garry Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance buries a shot from the left block set up by Matthew Taylor | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Santos Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Linquist (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Fraizer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fontenot (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Garry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Montana | Garry Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Randall Johnson | 56-57 |
| 06:45 | Montana | John Linquist is fouled on the floor by Matthew Taylor - foul #4 on Matthew Taylor, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Craig (SG), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Randall Johnson, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau (PF), Norbert Pelletier (C) Marion Fraizer, Garry Taylor | |
| 06:45 | Montana | John Linquist makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 06:45 | Montana | John Linquist makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | George Sheard is fouled on the floor by Tyler Bilodeau - foul #2 on Tyler Bilodeau, team foul #2 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF) Joel Craig, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Montana | Eddie Nipper (SG) John Linquist | |
| 06:05 | Pitt | Michael King connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Santos Hughes | 58-59 |
| 05:46 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Eddie Nipper loses the dribble to George Sheard | 60-59 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Michael King knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Santos Hughes and he's fouled by Norbert Pelletier - foul #1 on Norbert Pelletier, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Taylor (SG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | Montana | James Brazelton (SG), Paul Bonilla (SF), Brian Wheeler (C) Otha Niewieroski, James Fontenot, Tyler Bilodeau | |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Michael King makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:20 | Montana | Paul Bonilla drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-62 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Michael King comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 63-62 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Michael King pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby double dribbles | 63-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (PG), Ricky Schwartz (SF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Montana | Otha Niewieroski (PG), John Linquist (SG), Marion Fraizer (SF), Garry Taylor (C) Eddie Nipper, James Brazelton, Paul Bonilla, Brian Wheeler | |
| 04:12 | Montana | John Linquist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 04:10 | Montana | Marion Fraizer misses the tip | 63-62 |
| 04:09 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 04:03 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 04:01 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 03:43 | Montana | Norbert Pelletier drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Otha Niewieroski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Linquist (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Fraizer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norbert Pelletier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Garry Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is hacked by Garry Taylor - foul #2 on Garry Taylor, team foul #4 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Kevin Torrance (PF) George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau (PF) Norbert Pelletier | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-65 |
| 03:19 | Montana | John Linquist pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 03:01 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-67 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Kevin Torrance, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Otha Niewieroski steals the ball from George Sheard | 63-67 |
| 02:41 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski slams it home | 63-69 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Garry Taylor - foul #3 on Garry Taylor, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:16 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by George Sheard - foul #2 on George Sheard, team foul #10 | 64-69 |
| 02:16 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:16 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | George Sheard grabs the board | 64-70 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | George Sheard is fouled on the floor by Garry Taylor - foul #4 on Garry Taylor, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Michael King lays it in set up by George Sheard and he's fouled by Garry Taylor - foul #5 on Garry Taylor, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Montana | James Fontenot (C) Garry Taylor | |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Michael King makes the free throw | 67-70 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Marion Fraizer misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Charlie Cosby - foul #2 on Charlie Cosby, team foul #11 | 67-70 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Marion Fraizer makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Marion Fraizer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Michael King tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| 00:54 | Montana | Otha Niewieroski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-72 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Taylor | 69-72 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 69-72 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | George Sheard hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Montana | Kevin Ewart is called for the reach on James Fontenot in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (PG) Kevin Ewart | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:35 | Montana | James Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:35 | Montana | James Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Marion Fraizer - foul #3 on Marion Fraizer, team foul #8 | 71-74 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Montana | Santos Hughes is called for the reach on Tyler Bilodeau in the backcourt - foul #4 on Santos Hughes, team foul #13 | 73-74 |
| 00:19 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:19 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | George Sheard snags the defensive board | 73-75 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Santos Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau is fouled on the floor by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #14 | 73-75 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:12 | Montana | Tyler Bilodeau makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Santos Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-77 |
| 00:07 | Montana | James Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Santos Hughes is called for the reach on James Fontenot in the backcourt - foul #5 on Santos Hughes, team foul #15 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:04 | Montana | James Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Montana | James Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Randall Johnson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 73-79 |