| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orville Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 9 pts. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Baxter inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Baxter | 28-26 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams is fouled on the floor by David Blankenship - foul #3 on David Blankenship, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Byron Anderson (C) David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams can't finish the layup | 28-26 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Allen | 31-26 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Irving Mandell tips it in | 31-28 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | William Parker steals it from Lloyd Watson | 31-28 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | William Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 17:43 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Robert Baxter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Lansberry | 31-28 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 16:33 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Allen and he's fouled by Jeffrey Williams - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (C) Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) William Parker, Donald Lansberry, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 16:12 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-28 |
| 15:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester can't tip it in | 34-28 |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson tips it home | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orville Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Pino (fresh) SG - Howard Leo (fresh) SF - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Howard Leo comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Wilkins | 36-28 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-28 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 36-28 |
| 14:55 | Pitt | Douglas Allen takes the ball from Randall Pino in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 14:36 | Pitt | Robert Baxter gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Byron Anderson steps in front of the Randall Pino pass | 36-28 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the lay-in | 36-28 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Howard Leo grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, Thomas Lester, Orville Johnson, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG), William Parker (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Randall Pino, Howard Leo, Robert Baxter, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| 13:10 | Rutgers | Leon Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-28 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Irving Mandell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Parker | 36-31 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Robert Davis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-31 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | William Parker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | David Blankenship grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | William Knight's pass is intercepted by Donald Lansberry | 36-31 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry banks in the layup | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Leon Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - Lloyd Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Parker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Rutgers | William Knight can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | William Parker can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Thomas Lester (SG) Leon Brown, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:09 | Pitt | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 10:50 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 10:49 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:33 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Irving Mandell snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Blankenship | 38-34 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | William Knight comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 38-34 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson grabs the offensive board | 38-34 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson is hacked by Donald Lansberry - foul #2 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Byron Anderson (PF), Timothy Wilkins (C) William Knight, Lloyd Watson, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Donald Lansberry, William Parker, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Thompson steps in front of the Timothy Wilkins pass | 38-34 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Randall Pino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 09:01 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 08:43 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 08:42 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Emerson | 38-34 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Howard Leo clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Timothy Wilkins | 38-34 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-34 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Short | 38-36 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orville Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) SF - Randall Pino (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Charles Short clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Douglas Allen - foul #2 on Douglas Allen, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Leon Brown (PG), William Knight (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF), David Blankenship (C) Douglas Allen, Orville Johnson, Byron Anderson, Timothy Wilkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Howard Leo, Randall Pino, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Charles Short makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Charles Short makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Robert Baxter clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | Irving Mandell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Charles Short knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Lansberry | 41-40 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | David Blankenship jams it on a nice dish by Lloyd Watson | 43-40 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Robert Baxter is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Allen (PG), Orville Johnson (SF), Byron Anderson (C) Leon Brown, Thomas Lester, David Blankenship | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG) Charles Short | |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | William Knight knocks in the shot from the right block | 45-40 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Robert Baxter makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Irving Mandell | 45-43 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | William Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Lansberry - foul #3 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson (C) Jeffrey Williams | |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | William Knight misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Robert Baxter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | William Knight is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Lester (SG), David Blankenship (C) Orville Johnson, Lloyd Watson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (PG), Kevin Emerson (C) Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Allen - foul #3 on Douglas Allen, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Timothy Wilkins (SF) William Knight | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG) Donald Lansberry | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Howard Leo makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Howard Leo makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Byron Anderson and he's fouled by Kevin Emerson - foul #2 on Kevin Emerson, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Douglas Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Timothy Wilkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Byron Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Wilkins - foul #3 on Timothy Wilkins, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Douglas Allen drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Lester | 51-48 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Orville Johnson (SF), Lloyd Watson (PF) Timothy Wilkins, Byron Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Howard Leo, William Parker, Kevin Emerson, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Irving Mandell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Robert Baxter tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 02:26 | Rutgers | Lloyd Watson can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-50 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 02:10 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Watson | 51-50 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Lester | 54-50 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 01:22 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Orville Johnson, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Charles Short hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Irving Mandell gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Robert Baxter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-53 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams double dribbles | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lloyd Watson and he's hacked by Irving Mandell - foul #1 on Irving Mandell, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| 00:20 | Rutgers | Orville Johnson makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Robert Baxter is fouled on the floor by Orville Johnson - foul #2 on Orville Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Robert Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | David Blankenship snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | David Blankenship is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Short - foul #4 on Charles Short, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester is hacked by Jeffrey Williams - foul #2 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Lester makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Charles Short can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | David Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Donald Lansberry is called for the reach on David Blankenship in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Knight (SF) Orville Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | David Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Williams | 59-54 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams clanks a fullcourt shot | 59-54 |