| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Rutherford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Varela (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Baxter inbounds the ball | 39-31 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | William Parker misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 19:44 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Mandell | 39-31 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | The jump hook by Jeffrey Williams is blocked by Brian Varela | 39-31 |
| 19:30 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 19:26 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Williams | 39-31 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | Robert Baxter snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Irving Mandell | 39-33 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Rutherford and he's fouled by Robert Baxter - foul #2 on Robert Baxter, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Irving Mandell pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | James Rutherford picks off the pass by Robert Baxter | 41-33 |
| 18:01 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr clanks a jump hook near the basket | 41-33 |
| 17:59 | Marshall | Brian Varela can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | William Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Irving Mandell | 41-36 |
| 17:15 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by James Rutherford | 44-36 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 16:32 | Marshall | Brian Varela can't finish the layup | 44-39 |
| 16:30 | Marshall | Brian Varela grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:06 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr buries a jump hook near the basket | 46-39 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Irving Mandell is called for traveling | 46-39 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (PG), James Dominique (SG), Sean Kester (SF), Adam Dossantos (PF), Christopher Gamble (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, James Rutherford, Jerry Ferguson, Gary Pfarr, Brian Varela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) William Parker, Donald Lansberry, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Dominique (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Kester (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Adam Dossantos (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Gamble (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Pino (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Marshall | Sean Kester buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Moore | 48-39 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Randall Pino grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Baxter | 48-41 |
| 14:45 | Marshall | Sean Kester misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 14:44 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos tips it home | 50-41 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Robert Baxter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Dossantos - foul #3 on Adam Dossantos, team foul #1 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Rutherford (SG), Gary Pfarr (PF), Brian Varela (C) James Dominique, Sean Kester, Adam Dossantos, Christopher Gamble | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG) Randall Pino, Howard Leo | |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:34 | Marshall | Brian Varela grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:14 | Marshall | Brian Varela can't finish the layup | 50-41 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Charles Short hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 14:04 | Marshall | Brian Varela pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:50 | Marshall | James Rutherford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Robert Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Brian Varela steals it from Kevin Emerson | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Marshall | James Rutherford comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | Marshall | Brian Varela grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson (SF), Adam Dossantos (C) Charles Moore, Brian Varela | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Robert Baxter, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| 12:22 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson is denied on a dunk by Irving Mandell | 50-41 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Irving Mandell | 50-43 |
| 11:52 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gary Pfarr | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Rutherford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Pfarr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Dossantos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Lansberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Charles Short is hacked by Daniel Pfannenstiel - foul #1 on Daniel Pfannenstiel, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SG), Brian Varela (C) James Rutherford, Gary Pfarr | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG) Donald Lansberry | |
| 11:12 | Pitt | William Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Irving Mandell tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 10:50 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Ferguson | 54-45 |
| 10:43 | Pitt | William Parker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 10:42 | Marshall | Charles Moore snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 10:37 | Marshall | William Parker steals it from Charles Moore | 54-45 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Charles Short lays it in set up by William Parker | 54-47 |
| 10:19 | Marshall | Brian Varela connects on the floater from the left block | 56-47 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Irving Mandell travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Sean Kester (SF), Gary Pfarr (PF) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Jerry Ferguson, Adam Dossantos | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Charles Short, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 09:51 | Marshall | James Rutherford is called for traveling | 56-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Emerson (C) William Parker | |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Irving Mandell is fouled on the floor by Charles Moore - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #3 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Dominique (PG), Christopher Gamble (C) Charles Moore, Brian Varela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (SF) Irving Mandell | |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson is denied on a layup by Christopher Gamble | 56-47 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson tips it home | 56-49 |
| 09:00 | Marshall | James Rutherford can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #4 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson (SF), Adam Dossantos (C) Sean Kester, Christopher Gamble | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Jeffrey Williams (C) Howard Leo, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 09:00 | Marshall | James Rutherford makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:00 | Marshall | James Rutherford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG) James Dominique | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF) Randall Pino | |
| 08:38 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Pfannenstiel | 60-49 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | William Parker hits a jumper from close range set up by Kevin Emerson | 60-51 |
| 07:55 | Marshall | Jerry Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Charles Short - foul #4 on Charles Short, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (SG), Brian Varela (C) James Rutherford, Adam Dossantos | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Irving Mandell (PF) Donald Lansberry, Kevin Emerson | |
| 07:34 | Marshall | Jeffrey Williams swats the layup by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 60-51 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Howard Leo grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Varela (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 60-51 |
| 07:16 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:11 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel lays it up and in set up by Gary Pfarr | 62-51 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Irving Mandell buries a shot from the right side set up by Howard Leo and he's fouled by Jerry Ferguson - foul #2 on Jerry Ferguson, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Adam Dossantos (PF) Jerry Ferguson, Gary Pfarr | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Charles Short, William Parker, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Irving Mandell makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:31 | Marshall | Brian Varela misses badly on a floater from the right side | 62-54 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson scores on a shot from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 05:52 | Marshall | Robert Baxter steals the ball from Charles Moore | 62-56 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 05:41 | Marshall | Charles Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:31 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Irving Mandell pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Adam Dossantos - foul #4 on Adam Dossantos, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Marshall | Sean Kester (SF), Gary Pfarr (PF) Daniel Pfannenstiel, Adam Dossantos | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Kevin Emerson (C) Howard Leo, Irving Mandell | |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:00 | Marshall | Brian Varela hits a floater from the left block | 64-59 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Marshall | Gary Pfarr gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Charles Moore buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Kester | 67-59 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-59 |
| Subs | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel (PG), James Dominique (SG), Jerry Ferguson (SF), Adam Dossantos (C) Charles Moore, James Rutherford, Sean Kester, Brian Varela | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), William Parker (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Marshall | Adam Dossantos hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Daniel Pfannenstiel | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | William Parker drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Short | 69-61 |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Daniel Pfannenstiel (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dominique (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Pfarr (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Dossantos (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Marshall | Irving Mandell denies the turnaround by Jerry Ferguson | 69-61 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | The offensive rebound goes to James Dominique | 69-61 |
| 02:55 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | James Rutherford (SG), Brian Varela (C) James Dominique, Adam Dossantos | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF) Howard Leo, William Parker | |
| 02:30 | Marshall | James Rutherford scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 02:17 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:56 | Marshall | Daniel Pfannenstiel is fouled on the floor by Charles Short - foul #5 on Charles Short, team foul #6 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Marshall | Charles Moore (PG), James Dominique (SG), Sean Kester (SF), Adam Dossantos (PF), Christopher Gamble (C) Daniel Pfannenstiel, James Rutherford, Jerry Ferguson, Gary Pfarr, Brian Varela | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 01:40 | Marshall | The short jumper by Christopher Gamble is denied by Kevin Emerson | 72-61 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Randall Pino comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 72-61 |
| 01:15 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Christopher Gamble | 72-61 |
| 00:46 | Marshall | James Dominique misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 72-61 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 72-61 |
| 00:37 | Marshall | Christopher Gamble gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Marshall | Kevin Emerson takes the ball from Christopher Gamble | 72-61 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | William Parker is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Charles Moore runs out the clock | 72-61 |