| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Santos Hughes | 27-38 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski is fouled on the floor by Randall Johnson - foul #1 on Randall Johnson, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance banks in the layup | 29-38 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 18:57 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Santos Hughes pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Randall Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Santos Hughes tips it but misses | 29-38 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the tip | 29-38 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-40 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-40 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 31-43 |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz tips it home | 33-43 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy blows the layup | 33-43 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby tips it but misses | 33-43 |
| 17:02 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 16:41 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Josef Olenski | 33-46 |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses short on a runner from the baseline | 33-46 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Richard Marcy grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Kent Moulton (SF), Bialas Zamborsky (PF), Edward Neff (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Charlie Cosby, Ricky Schwartz, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Anthony Garner (PF), Mark Smith (C) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy, Michael Parrett | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Joel Craig (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kent Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bialas Zamborsky (fresh) C - Edward Neff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Garner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Joel Craig misses the lay-in | 33-46 |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Joel Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart hits a shot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 14:54 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Edward Neff snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Joel Craig double dribbles | 35-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Kent Moulton, Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:29 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Santos Hughes | 38-46 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | Bialas Zamborsky denies the turnaround by Mark Smith | 38-46 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 13:49 | Rutgers | Mark Smith hits the follow up shot | 38-48 |
| 13:35 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-48 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 13:12 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-48 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Garner - foul #2 on Anthony Garner, team foul #1 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Kevin Ewart, Joel Craig, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Richard O'Neal, Gary Stafford, Marvin Strickland, Anthony Garner, Mark Smith | |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett's pass is intercepted by Ricky Schwartz | 40-48 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Santos Hughes | 42-48 |
| 11:55 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Marcy | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Randall Johnson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Marcy - foul #1 on Richard Marcy, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kent Moulton (SG), Edward Neff (PF) Santos Hughes, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Randall Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Randall Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Neff | 43-50 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-50 |
| 11:29 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 11:25 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance is denied on a layup by Charlie Cosby | 43-50 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Torrance | 43-50 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Randall Johnson | 46-50 |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Josef Olenski | 46-53 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Edward Neff is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Santos Hughes (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Randall Johnson, Kent Moulton, Charlie Cosby, Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Garner (C) Michael Parrett | |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Kevin Ewart picks off the pass by Samuel Kelly | 46-53 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart hits the finger roll | 48-53 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kevin Ewart - foul #4 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Bialas Zamborsky (C) Kevin Ewart, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Mark Smith (C) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy | |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:47 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Johnson | 51-55 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard O'Neal and the foul's on Ricky Schwartz - foul #3 on Ricky Schwartz, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Joel Craig banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Schwartz | 53-57 |
| 08:51 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 08:50 | Rutgers | Mark Smith tips it back up and in | 53-59 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz connects on the driving attempt from close range | 55-59 |
| 08:14 | Rutgers | Ricky Schwartz swats the layup by Anthony Garner | 55-59 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Santos Hughes | 55-59 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Randall Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ricky Schwartz | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bialas Zamborsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Richard O'Neal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Stafford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Garner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Rutgers | Gary Stafford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Stafford, team foul #3 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Kent Moulton (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Joel Craig, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Richard O'Neal, Gary Stafford, Marvin Strickland, Anthony Garner, Mark Smith | |
| 07:19 | Pitt | Timothy Lafrance picks off the pass by Kent Moulton | 58-59 |
| 07:02 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses the easy layup | 61-59 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 05:44 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Kent Moulton, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Santos Hughes makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Ewart | 66-59 |
| 05:11 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the easy layup but the foul's on Josef Olenski - foul #1 on Josef Olenski, team foul #4 | 66-59 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Santos Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Santos Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:32 | Rutgers | Michael Parrett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ricky Schwartz | 68-59 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 70-59 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Samuel Kelly clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-59 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charlie Cosby | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Josef Olenski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Lafrance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Marcy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Parrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Kelly - foul #2 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #5 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG) Kevin Ewart | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony Garner (C) Michael Parrett | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Rutgers | Kevin Torrance is called for the reach on Richard Marcy - foul #1 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #4 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Craig (SF) Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 72-59 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Joel Craig grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-59 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner is hacked by Santos Hughes - foul #3 on Santos Hughes, team foul #5 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky (C) Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Mark Smith (C) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Anthony Garner lays it up and in | 72-61 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Randall Johnson, Joel Craig, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Josef Olenski (PG), Timothy Lafrance (SG), Samuel Kelly (SF), Richard Marcy (PF), Michael Parrett (C) Richard O'Neal, Gary Stafford, Marvin Strickland, Anthony Garner, Mark Smith | |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby is hacked by Samuel Kelly - foul #3 on Samuel Kelly, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby connects on the runner from the baseline | 74-61 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Josef Olenski drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Lafrance | 74-64 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 76-64 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Timothy Lafrance's pass is intercepted by Santos Hughes | 76-64 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart is called for 10 seconds | 76-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Kent Moulton (SF), Bialas Zamborsky (PF), Edward Neff (C) Kevin Ewart, Santos Hughes, Charlie Cosby, Ricky Schwartz, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal (PG), Gary Stafford (SG), Marvin Strickland (SF), Anthony Garner (PF), Mark Smith (C) Josef Olenski, Timothy Lafrance, Samuel Kelly, Richard Marcy, Michael Parrett | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal is whistled for a carry | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Joel Craig is called for traveling | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Richard O'Neal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Marvin Strickland loses the ball out of bounds | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Randall Johnson runs out the clock | 76-64 |