| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jermaine Whitten - foul #1 on Jermaine Whitten, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:49 | Rhode Island | George Hansen snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | George Hansen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Larry Dunford | 30-27 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | George Hansen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance is whistled for traveling | 32-30 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Santos Hughes - foul #1 on Santos Hughes, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Larry Dunford is called for the reach on Kevin Ewart - foul #2 on Larry Dunford, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Joel Craig (SF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (PF) Jermaine Whitten | |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Thomas Boss takes the ball from Santos Hughes | 32-32 |
| 16:57 | Rhode Island | George Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky (C) Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Clyde Kerr (SG), Garland Mills (PF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Larry Dunford, Scott Andrews, George Hansen | |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Randall Johnson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Santos Hughes | 35-32 |
| 16:36 | Rhode Island | Santos Hughes steals it from David Early | 35-32 |
| 16:33 | Pitt | Joel Craig lays it up and in set up by Santos Hughes | 37-32 |
| 16:19 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Smith | 37-34 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is hacked by Clyde Kerr - foul #1 on Clyde Kerr, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Edward Neff (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG), Jermaine Whitten (PF) Clyde Kerr, Garland Mills | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Jermaine Whitten swats the dunk try by Bialas Zamborsky | 37-34 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joel Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bialas Zamborsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Neff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Dunford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Early (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Rhode Island | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Joel Craig drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Ewart | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (SG), Kevin Torrance (C) Joel Craig, Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Scott Andrews (SF), George Hansen (C) James Smith, David Early, David Williams | |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charlie Cosby | 41-34 |
| 14:22 | Rhode Island | Bialas Zamborsky denies the turnaround by George Hansen | 41-34 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Larry Dunford steps in front of the Randall Johnson pass | 41-34 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford lays it up and in | 41-36 |
| 13:54 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 41-36 |
| 13:35 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | George Hansen scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Boss | 41-38 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SG), David Early (PF) Larry Dunford, Jermaine Whitten | |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Kerr | 41-40 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Santos Hughes and he's hacked by Clyde Kerr - foul #2 on Clyde Kerr, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Williams (C) George Hansen | |
| 12:31 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Santos Hughes lays it up and in on a great pass from Randall Johnson | 46-42 |
| 11:33 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clyde Kerr | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Andrews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Early (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randall Johnson | 48-44 |
| 10:58 | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss misses short on a runner in the paint | 48-44 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Early | 48-47 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Joel Craig misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Bialas Zamborsky (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), Larry Dunford (SG), Garland Mills (SF), Jermaine Whitten (PF), George Hansen (C) Thomas Boss, Clyde Kerr, Scott Andrews, David Early, David Williams | |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Joel Craig makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Joel Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:09 | Rhode Island | James Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | James Smith steals the ball from Ricky Schwartz | 50-49 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills is called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Edward Neff (C) Joel Craig, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Edward Neff misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is fouled on the floor by Larry Dunford - foul #3 on Larry Dunford, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Bialas Zamborsky | 53-49 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Kent Moulton (SF), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Early (SF) Garland Mills | |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the floater from the right block | 55-49 |
| 07:50 | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-49 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | George Hansen snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 07:43 | Rhode Island | Kent Moulton takes the ball from Jermaine Whitten | 55-49 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the shot from the baseline set up by Santos Hughes and the foul's on Larry Dunford - foul #4 on Larry Dunford, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Islam (PG), Kevin Torrance (C) Santos Hughes, Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG), Clyde Kerr (SG), Scott Andrews (SF), David Williams (C) James Smith, Larry Dunford, Jermaine Whitten, George Hansen | |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses the free throw | 57-49 |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brian Islam (fresh) SG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kent Moulton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Scott Andrews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Early (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Kent Moulton buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Islam | 60-49 |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF) Brian Islam, Kent Moulton | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Clyde Kerr picks off the pass by Kevin Torrance | 60-49 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | David Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Charlie Cosby | 60-49 |
| 06:16 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews gets the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:01 | Rhode Island | Kevin Torrance is called for the reach on David Early - foul #1 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Bialas Zamborsky (PF) Randall Johnson, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Dunford (SG), Garland Mills (PF), George Hansen (C) Clyde Kerr, David Early, David Williams | |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bialas Zamborsky | 60-49 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is fouled on the floor by Larry Dunford - foul #5 on Larry Dunford, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Joel Craig (SF), Edward Neff (C) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SG), Jermaine Whitten (PF) Larry Dunford, Garland Mills | |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 05:11 | Rhode Island | George Hansen snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Bialas Zamborsky - foul #1 on Bialas Zamborsky, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz (PF) Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), David Early (SF) Thomas Boss, Scott Andrews | |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | George Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | George Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 04:42 | Rhode Island | Jermaine Whitten pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | David Early double dribbles | 60-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Williams (C) George Hansen | |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz is called for 5 seconds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Kevin Torrance (C) Randall Johnson, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | David Early blows the layup but he's fouled by Joel Craig - foul #3 on Joel Craig, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Boss (PG) James Smith | |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | David Early makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:47 | Rhode Island | David Early misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Craig | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Thomas Boss (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clyde Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Early (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Jermaine Whitten (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Rhode Island | A charge is called on Thomas Boss - foul #1 on Thomas Boss, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF) Santos Hughes, Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randy Dennison (SG), Scott Andrews (SF), Garland Mills (PF), George Hansen (C) Clyde Kerr, David Early, Jermaine Whitten, David Williams | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Garland Mills picks off the pass by Randall Johnson | 63-51 |
| 02:30 | Rhode Island | Charlie Cosby denies the turnaround by Garland Mills | 63-51 |
| 02:28 | Rhode Island | Scott Andrews grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Ricky Schwartz - foul #3 on Ricky Schwartz, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Islam (PG), Kent Moulton (SF), Bialas Zamborsky (PF), Edward Neff (C) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, Ricky Schwartz, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Smith (PG), David Early (SF), David Williams (C) Thomas Boss, Scott Andrews, George Hansen | |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | David Williams is called for the reach on Kent Moulton - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #10 | 63-53 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Kent Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Kent Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:36 | Rhode Island | Garland Mills buries a floater in the paint | 65-55 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Edward Neff drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Islam | 67-55 |
| 01:03 | Rhode Island | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-55 |
| 01:01 | Pitt | Edward Neff snags the defensive board | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Brian Islam knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Randall Johnson | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | James Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-55 |
| 00:31 | Rhode Island | David Early grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | James Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Islam - foul #1 on Brian Islam, team foul #6 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Craig (SG) Brian Islam | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Clyde Kerr (SG) Randy Dennison | |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:29 | Rhode Island | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Edward Neff | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Randall Johnson runs out the clock | 69-56 |