| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart drills a jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 19:28 | Providence | Josh Hill is fouled on the floor by Kevin Torrance - foul #2 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:20 | Providence | Kevin Torrance steals it from Terry Colbert | 31-32 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Santos Hughes hits the finger roll set up by Ricky Schwartz | 33-32 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Ewart - foul #2 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:44 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charlie Cosby | 33-33 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 18:21 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:02 | Providence | Josh Hill scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dean Tatum | 33-35 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | Providence | The rebound goes to Patrick Roland | 33-35 |
| 17:27 | Providence | Dean Tatum makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Josh Hill | 33-37 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kevin Ewart and he's fouled by Josh Hill - foul #1 on Josh Hill, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Bialas Zamborsky (C) Kevin Ewart, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), Gary Allen (C) Josh Hill, Patrick Roland | |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:51 | Providence | John Phillips comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 16:49 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Allen | 36-37 |
| 16:42 | Providence | Terry Colbert can't connect on a shot from the left block | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 16:19 | Pitt | Santos Hughes hits a floater from the right wing set up by Randall Johnson | 38-37 |
| 16:05 | Providence | John Phillips misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 16:04 | Providence | Dean Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:43 | Providence | Terry Colbert clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charlie Cosby | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charlie Cosby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bialas Zamborsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dean Tatum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Santos Hughes, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Kent Moulton (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Charlie Cosby, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), John Wilson (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Phillips, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert | |
| 15:06 | Providence | David Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kevin Ewart - foul #3 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| 15:06 | Providence | David Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:06 | Providence | David Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:49 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky tips it home | 40-37 |
| 14:36 | Providence | Josh Hill is called for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Neff (PF) Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Providence | David Gerber (SF) Gary Allen | |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart is hacked by Patrick Roland - foul #1 on Patrick Roland, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses long on a floater from close range | 40-37 |
| 13:53 | Providence | The rebound goes to Josh Hill | 40-37 |
| 13:25 | Providence | Josh Hill is fouled on the floor by Kent Moulton - foul #2 on Kent Moulton, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Santos Hughes (SG), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Kevin Ewart, Kent Moulton, Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Dean Tatum (SF), Terry Colbert (PF) David Sanders, David Gerber, John Wilson | |
| 13:14 | Providence | John Phillips makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Colbert | 40-40 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Santos Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Edward Neff (SF) Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Providence | Gary Allen (C) Patrick Roland | |
| 12:38 | Providence | Josh Hill hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Phillips | 40-43 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Johnson | 42-43 |
| 12:01 | Providence | John Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 11:59 | Providence | Gary Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:46 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Neff (fresh) PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | John Phillips picks off the pass by Ricky Schwartz | 42-43 |
| 11:17 | Providence | John Phillips lays it up and in | 42-45 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Bialas Zamborsky (C) Randall Johnson, Edward Neff, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (PF), Patrick Roland (C) John Phillips, Josh Hill, Terry Colbert, Gary Allen | |
| 10:48 | Providence | David Sanders misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Santos Hughes pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on David Sanders - foul #1 on David Sanders, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Craig (SG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:17 | Providence | Dean Tatum is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (SG) Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG) Trevor Canterbury | |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Cosby | 47-45 |
| 09:52 | Providence | John Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-45 |
| 09:50 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 09:45 | Providence | Patrick Roland misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG), Edward Neff (C) Randall Johnson, Joel Craig | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) Dean Tatum | |
| 09:22 | Providence | John Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 49-48 |
| 09:02 | Providence | Terry Colbert hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Phillips | 49-50 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky can't tip it in | 49-50 |
| 08:49 | Providence | John Wilson pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:39 | Providence | Bialas Zamborsky picks off the pass by David Sanders | 49-50 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky is fouled on the floor by David Sanders - foul #2 on David Sanders, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Joel Craig (SF), Ricky Schwartz (PF), Kevin Torrance (C) Kevin Ewart, Charlie Cosby, Bialas Zamborsky, Edward Neff | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Dean Tatum (SF), Gary Allen (C) John Phillips, John Wilson, Patrick Roland | |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Randall Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Craig | 51-50 |
| 07:51 | Providence | Dean Tatum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Josh Hill | 51-52 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Santos Hughes is fouled on the floor by Josh Hill - foul #2 on Josh Hill, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kent Moulton (SF) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | Providence | Trevor Canterbury (PG), Philip Brooks (C) David Sanders, Terry Colbert | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kent Moulton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Trevor Canterbury (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Allen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Philip Brooks (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Torrance | 53-52 |
| 07:02 | Providence | Kevin Torrance steps in front of the Gary Allen pass | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz comes up short on the shot in the paint | 53-52 |
| 06:40 | Providence | Philip Brooks pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:20 | Providence | Philip Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 06:19 | Providence | Gary Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 06:03 | Providence | Kent Moulton is called for the reach on Dean Tatum - foul #3 on Kent Moulton, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Santos Hughes (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF) Randall Johnson, Joel Craig, Kent Moulton | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Terry Colbert (PF), Patrick Roland (C) Trevor Canterbury, Gary Allen, Philip Brooks | |
| 05:55 | Providence | Josh Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Ewart - foul #4 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky (C) Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 05:55 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 05:55 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dean Tatum - foul #2 on Dean Tatum, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (SG), John Wilson (SF) Josh Hill, Dean Tatum | |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Santos Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:57 | Providence | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:53 | Providence | John Wilson is hacked by Charlie Cosby - foul #3 on Charlie Cosby, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (C) Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 04:53 | Providence | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart is whistled for traveling | 53-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Providence | Dean Tatum (SF) John Wilson | |
| 04:21 | Providence | David Sanders's floater is knocked away by Kevin Torrance | 53-53 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Santos Hughes's layup is rejected by Patrick Roland | 53-53 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Bialas Zamborsky tips it in | 55-53 |
| 03:59 | Providence | John Phillips misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 03:57 | Providence | Patrick Roland tips it home | 55-55 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby is fouled on the floor by Dean Tatum - foul #3 on Dean Tatum, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Kevin Ewart, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Providence | Josh Hill (SG), Gary Allen (C) David Sanders, Patrick Roland | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:37 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Santos Hughes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charlie Cosby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Torrance (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - John Phillips (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josh Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dean Tatum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Colbert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Allen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 03:14 | Providence | The offensive rebound goes to John Phillips | 56-55 |
| 03:01 | Providence | Josh Hill buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Phillips | 56-58 |
| 02:40 | Pitt | Santos Hughes hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Randall Johnson | 59-58 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Santos Hughes is called for the reach on Josh Hill - foul #2 on Santos Hughes, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Kent Moulton (SF), Bialas Zamborsky (C) Randall Johnson, Santos Hughes, Charlie Cosby, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | Providence | David Sanders (PG), John Wilson (SF), Patrick Roland (C) John Phillips, Dean Tatum, Terry Colbert | |
| 02:11 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:11 | Providence | Josh Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SG) Kent Moulton | |
| Subs | Providence | John Phillips (PG), Dean Tatum (SF) David Sanders, Gary Allen | |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Joel Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charlie Cosby (SF), Kevin Torrance (C) Joel Craig, Bialas Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Providence | Terry Colbert (PF) John Wilson | |
| 01:26 | Providence | Dean Tatum misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 01:25 | Providence | Terry Colbert grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:17 | Providence | John Phillips travels with the ball | 59-60 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Santos Hughes | 61-60 |
| 00:48 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-60 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Santos Hughes gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby clanks a shot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance is fouled on the floor by Patrick Roland - foul #2 on Patrick Roland, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | Providence | Patrick Roland gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Terry Colbert misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ricky Schwartz - foul #1 on Ricky Schwartz, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:07 | Providence | Terry Colbert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Santos Hughes hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 00:03 | Providence | Providence calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Providence | Josh Hill misses the halfcourt shot | 63-62 |