| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) C - David Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Baxter inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Charles Short clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Watson - foul #1 on Lloyd Watson, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Charles Short makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Charles Short makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Williams denies the turnaround by Lloyd Watson | 33-27 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Baxter | 33-27 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Charles Short misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-27 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 18:45 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Williams is called for the reach on David Blankenship - foul #2 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Irving Mandell swats the short shot by Lloyd Watson | 33-27 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | William Knight can't tip it in | 33-27 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Robert Baxter snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester drills a floater from the free throw line set up by David Blankenship and he's fouled by Jeffrey Williams - foul #3 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Robert Baxter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 33-30 |
| 17:25 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Allen and the foul's on Irving Mandell - foul #1 on Irving Mandell, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF) Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (C) David Blankenship | |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Short | 35-33 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen is hacked by Charles Short in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Short, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Emerson (C) Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (C) Lloyd Watson | |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Allen | 35-36 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Thomas Lester takes the ball from Charles Short | 35-36 |
| 16:00 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Charles Short clanks a shot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | William Parker gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-36 |
| 15:36 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:11 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | William Parker is hacked by Byron Anderson - foul #2 on Byron Anderson, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Hollis (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, William Knight, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Howard Leo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 14:40 | Rutgers | David Blankenship gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | William Hollis clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:13 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | William Hollis gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Watson and the foul's on Jeffrey Williams - foul #4 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (PG), Kevin Emerson (C) William Parker, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses the free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:49 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:48 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | William Hollis connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leon Brown | 35-41 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | Randall Pino misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Robert Baxter steps in front of the Leon Brown pass | 35-41 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | Randall Pino hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | David Blankenship is hacked by Robert Baxter - foul #2 on Robert Baxter, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Randall Pino, Howard Leo, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Thomas Lester (SG) Leon Brown, William Hollis | |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Charles Short can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Irving Mandell gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Irving Mandell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 11:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester grabs the board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Orville Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Blankenship (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Rutgers | Irving Mandell steals it from Lloyd Watson | 37-41 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Douglas Allen - foul #1 on Douglas Allen, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF), Kevin Emerson (C) Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:33 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:33 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:13 | Rutgers | William Knight hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Douglas Allen | 38-44 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Kevin Emerson steals the ball from Timothy Wilkins | 41-44 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Byron Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF) William Parker, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) William Knight, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Irving Mandell scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Baxter | 43-44 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the floater from the right side | 43-44 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester tips it in | 43-46 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Charles Short knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Irving Mandell | 45-46 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Thompson picks off the pass by Douglas Allen | 45-46 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Charles Short can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Blankenship | 45-46 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Baxter - foul #3 on Robert Baxter, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Kevin Emerson (C) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Byron Anderson (C) Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, David Blankenship | |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson double dribbles | 45-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams (C) Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG) Douglas Allen | |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | William Knight knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Leon Brown | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Pino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Randall Pino loses the dribble to Byron Anderson | 45-50 |
| 06:58 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Randall Pino tips it in | 47-50 |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 06:17 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins is hacked by Randall Pino - foul #1 on Randall Pino, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) William Parker, Howard Leo, Randall Pino, Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Thomas Lester (SG), Orville Johnson (SF), David Blankenship (C) Leon Brown, William Knight, Lloyd Watson, Byron Anderson | |
| 05:47 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Robert Baxter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Thomas Lester steals the ball from Jeffrey Thompson | 47-50 |
| 04:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Orville Johnson | 47-52 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-52 |
| 04:22 | Rutgers | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson lays it up and in set up by Thomas Lester | 47-54 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Timothy Wilkins steals the ball from Jeffrey Williams | 47-54 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Robert Baxter is called for the reach on David Blankenship - foul #4 on Robert Baxter, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Irving Mandell (PF) Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson (PF) Timothy Wilkins | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | David Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Irving Mandell travels with the ball | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Irving Mandell denies the turnaround by Lloyd Watson | 47-56 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Robert Baxter pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Irving Mandell drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Short | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:46 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson travels with the ball | 49-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF), Kevin Emerson (C) Robert Baxter, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF), Byron Anderson (C) Orville Johnson, David Blankenship | |
| 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) | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF) William Knight | |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Byron Anderson steals the ball from Irving Mandell | 49-56 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Orville Johnson | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Charles Short comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-59 |
| 01:56 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:51 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lloyd Watson | 49-61 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson travels with the ball | 49-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Kevin Emerson (C) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry, Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SG), Timothy Wilkins (SF), Robert Davis (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson | |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leon Brown | 49-63 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Randall Pino misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Leon Brown snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Leon Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Davis | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | William Parker knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Howard Leo | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Leon Brown runs out the clock | 51-66 |