| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fresh) SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) PF - George Garten (fresh) C - Barry Philson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 19:43 | Syracuse | Barry Philson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:24 | Syracuse | George Garten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Brian Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Marc Hanson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Brian Scott tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Michael Starr pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell is open and buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Michael Starr | 36-35 |
| 18:15 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 17:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:54 | Syracuse | Zackary Rowell is called for the reach on Jerry Stiles - foul #1 on Zackary Rowell, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), John Lantz (SG), John Boomer (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Zackary Rowell, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), Mark Deloach (SF), Robert Brister (PF), Igor Zielesch (C) Jimoh Elijah, Jerry Stiles, Thomas Schurman, George Garten, Barry Philson | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Deloach and he's fouled by John Boomer - foul #3 on John Boomer, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) John Boomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:45 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Troy Osborne snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | John Lantz hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Helfrich | 39-37 |
| 17:13 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-37 |
| 17:12 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dustin Helfrich - foul #2 on Dustin Helfrich, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:55 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | John Lantz is hacked by Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:39 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:35 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell is hacked by Matthew Cusick - foul #2 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG) John Lantz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Barry Philson (C) Ohanko Sato, Robert Brister, Igor Zielesch | |
| 16:18 | Syracuse | Michael Starr steals the ball from Jerry Stiles | 39-38 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the dunk | 39-38 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley tips it in | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Cusick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Octavio Marino (fresh) PF - Mark Deloach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Philson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Jerry Stiles takes the ball from Troy Osborne in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| 15:20 | Syracuse | Mark Deloach misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it in | 41-43 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Starr | 43-43 |
| 14:43 | Syracuse | The short jumper by Octavio Marino is denied by Jerry Ashley | 43-43 |
| 14:42 | Pitt | Michael Starr grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Zackary Rowell (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Ohanko Sato (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Robert Brister (C) Enoch Zibell, Jerry Stiles, Octavio Marino, Mark Deloach, Barry Philson | |
| 14:21 | Syracuse | Robert Brister hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:20 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 14:19 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to George Garten | 43-43 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Schurman and he's fouled by John Lantz - foul #2 on John Lantz, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| 14:05 | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah misses the free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Robert Brister - foul #1 on Robert Brister, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:27 | Syracuse | Robert Brister's layup is rejected by Brian Scott | 45-45 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | Jimoh Elijah is called for the reach on John Lantz - foul #3 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG) John Boomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG), Octavio Marino (SF), Igor Zielesch (C) Jimoh Elijah, Thomas Schurman, Robert Brister | |
| 12:49 | Pitt | John Lantz is open and scores on a shot from the left side set up by Brian Scott | 47-45 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Lantz - foul #3 on John Lantz, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG) Dustin Helfrich, John Lantz | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Barry Philson (C) Ivan Madalinski, George Garten | |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Starr | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Zackary Rowell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Octavio Marino (fairly fresh) PF - Igor Zielesch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Philson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Oktawian Wadzinski is called for the reach on Igor Zielesch - foul #4 on Oktawian Wadzinski, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF), Jerry Ashley (C) Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF), Mark Deloach (C) Ohanko Sato, Octavio Marino, Barry Philson | |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | John Boomer is hacked by Igor Zielesch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Igor Zielesch, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (SG), George Garten (PF) Jerry Stiles, Igor Zielesch | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Jimoh Elijah steps in front of the Michael Starr pass | 49-49 |
| 11:20 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman throws it down on a great pass from Jimoh Elijah | 49-51 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Michael Starr is hacked by Enoch Zibell - foul #2 on Enoch Zibell, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Paige (SG), Matthew Cusick (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Michael Starr, Zackary Rowell, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Robert Brister (C) Jimoh Elijah, George Garten | |
| 10:52 | Pitt | John Boomer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 10:51 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Mark Deloach | 49-51 |
| 10:47 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 10:46 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Marc Hanson grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick is fouled on the floor by Ivan Madalinski - foul #4 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), John Lantz (SG) Marc Hanson, Daniel Paige | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG) Enoch Zibell, Ivan Madalinski | |
| 10:29 | Pitt | John Boomer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 10:11 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 52-51 |
| 10:10 | Syracuse | Robert Brister grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Robert Brister hits the finger roll set up by Jimoh Elijah and the foul's on Troy Osborne - foul #3 on Troy Osborne, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) John Boomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Octavio Marino (SF), Barry Philson (C) Jimoh Elijah, Thomas Schurman, Mark Deloach | |
| 10:05 | Syracuse | Robert Brister misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Jerry Stiles picks off the pass by Dustin Helfrich in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:02 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato banks in the layup set up by Jerry Stiles | 52-55 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | John Lantz is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF) Dustin Helfrich, John Lantz, Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch (PF) Robert Brister | |
| 09:22 | Syracuse | Marc Hanson takes the ball from Ohanko Sato | 52-55 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Brian Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Octavio Marino - foul #1 on Octavio Marino, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 08:55 | Syracuse | Igor Zielesch makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Stiles | 54-57 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the jumper from the right block | 54-57 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | Octavio Marino pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles connects on the jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marc Hanson | 56-59 |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell scores on a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Marc Hanson - foul #2 on Marc Hanson, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), John Lantz (SG), John Boomer (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Zackary Rowell, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Jerry Stiles, Octavio Marino, Igor Zielesch, Barry Philson | |
| 08:07 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the defensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dustin Helfrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Enoch Zibell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ohanko Sato (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman's pass is intercepted by John Lantz | 58-61 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Troy Osborne's floater is tipped away by George Garten | 58-61 |
| 07:07 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick tips it in | 60-61 |
| 06:42 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell can't finish the layup | 60-61 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | John Lantz grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Enoch Zibell takes the ball from John Boomer in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 06:22 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato makes the jumper from the left side set up by Mark Deloach | 60-63 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Ohanko Sato steals the ball from Troy Osborne | 60-63 |
| 05:46 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Jerry Ashley (C) Dustin Helfrich, John Lantz, John Boomer, Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG), Jerry Stiles (SG), Barry Philson (C) Enoch Zibell, Ohanko Sato, George Garten | |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Barry Philson - foul #3 on Barry Philson, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Robert Brister (SF), Igor Zielesch (PF) Thomas Schurman, Mark Deloach | |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles's layup is rejected by Brian Scott | 62-63 |
| 05:07 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it home | 62-65 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Scott | 64-65 |
| 04:29 | Syracuse | Barry Philson loses the dribble to Oktawian Wadzinski | 64-65 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Brian Scott loses the dribble to Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt | 64-65 |
| 04:24 | Syracuse | Robert Brister throws it down set up by Jimoh Elijah | 64-67 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the wide open jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jimoh Elijah - foul #4 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski (SG), Thomas Schurman (SF), George Garten (PF), Mark Deloach (C) Jerry Stiles, Robert Brister, Igor Zielesch, Barry Philson | |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:47 | Syracuse | Ivan Madalinski is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Ivan Madalinski, team foul #10 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG) Marc Hanson | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles (SG) Ivan Madalinski | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Boomer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Jimoh Elijah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerry Stiles (fresh) 30 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Schurman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Garten (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Deloach (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Pitt | John Lantz misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Deloach - foul #2 on Mark Deloach, team foul #11 | 66-67 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:32 | Pitt | John Lantz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:14 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Stiles | 68-69 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick double dribbles | 68-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF) John Lantz, Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Octavio Marino (SF), Barry Philson (C) Thomas Schurman, George Garten | |
| 02:56 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF) John Boomer | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG), Thomas Schurman (SF) Jimoh Elijah, Octavio Marino | |
| 02:49 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 02:47 | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato grabs the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:36 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman is whistled for traveling | 68-69 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell can't connect on a runner from the right block | 68-69 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 02:09 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | George Garten (PF) Mark Deloach | |
| 02:00 | Syracuse | George Garten misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 01:59 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles tips it but misses | 68-69 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Zackary Rowell | 68-69 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Brian Scott drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Jerry Stiles - foul #1 on Jerry Stiles, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) Zackary Rowell | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Jimoh Elijah (PG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:23 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles double dribbles | 71-69 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Michael Starr is fouled on the floor by Barry Philson - foul #4 on Barry Philson, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Michael Starr makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Michael Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Brian Scott pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Brian Scott is hacked by Jimoh Elijah in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jimoh Elijah, team foul #14 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Ohanko Sato (PG) Jimoh Elijah | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Brian Scott makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:38 | Syracuse | Barry Philson snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is hacked by Marc Hanson - foul #3 on Marc Hanson, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:31 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Ohanko Sato - foul #3 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #15 | 74-71 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:30 | Syracuse | George Garten gets the rebound | 75-71 |
| 00:24 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Garten | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is fouled in the backcourt by Ohanko Sato - foul #4 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #16 | 75-74 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Syracuse | Thomas Schurman grabs the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles is fouled on the floor by Oktawian Wadzinski - foul #5 on Oktawian Wadzinski, team foul #11 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (PF) Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles misses the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:06 | Syracuse | Jerry Stiles makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Marc Hanson is hacked by Ohanko Sato in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ohanko Sato, team foul #17 | 77-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell (PG) Ohanko Sato | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Enoch Zibell misses the halfcourt shot | 79-75 |