| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Hawley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Turner (fresh) PF - Ken Kennemer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Redden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Martin Morse inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Rutgers | Martin Morse connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Efren Yanosky | 28-32 |
| 19:22 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner loses the dribble to Martin Kim | 28-32 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Martin Morse hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Efren Yanosky | 31-32 |
| 19:02 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence loses the dribble to Martin Kim in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Martin Kim lays it up and in | 33-32 |
| 18:31 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Lloyd Murphy | 33-32 |
| 18:23 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:21 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:17 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lawrence | 33-35 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 18:09 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 17:52 | Pittsburgh | Martin Kim swats the dunk try by Ronald Redden | 33-35 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Joseph Ryant (SF) Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (SG) Henry Turner | |
| 17:18 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 17:17 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:59 | Rutgers | Jeffrey Aaron steps in front of the Andy Roberts pass | 33-35 |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Andy Roberts | 33-35 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Robert Lawrence picks off the pass by Martin Kim in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 16:13 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 16:12 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:53 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden is hacked by Martin Kim - foul #1 on Martin Kim, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG), Martin Morse (SF) Shane Bovee, Joseph Ryant | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine (SF) Jeffrey Aaron | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Hawley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Elbert Blaine (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ken Kennemer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Redden (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Efren Yanosky steals the ball from Ken Kennemer | 33-35 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses long on a jumper from close range | 33-35 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Martin Morse is hacked by Ken Kennemer - foul #2 on Ken Kennemer, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sam McKerley (PF), David Maillet (C) Lloyd Murphy, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG) Robert Lawrence | |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Martin Morse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 15:06 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Aaron | 33-37 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | David Maillet misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 33-40 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Martin Morse tips it in | 35-40 |
| 13:32 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer is called for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Lloyd Murphy (PF), Andy Roberts (C) Martin Kim, Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse, Sam McKerley, David Maillet | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Brice Smith (C) Jeffrey Aaron, Ronald Redden | |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ken Kennemer - foul #3 on Ken Kennemer, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson (PF) Ken Kennemer | |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:55 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Curtis Hawley is called for the reach on Shane Bovee - foul #3 on Curtis Hawley, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Shane Bovee is blocked by Jonathan Richeson | 37-40 |
| 12:31 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | Curtis Hawley steals the ball from Tim Seto | 37-40 |
| 11:53 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine hits the finger roll | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Bovee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Andy Roberts (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Hawley (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Elbert Blaine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Richeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brice Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:51 | Rutgers | Charles Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lawrence - foul #1 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky (SG), Martin Morse (SF), David Maillet (C) Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer (PF), Ronald Redden (C) Jonathan Richeson, Brice Smith | |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Morse | 40-42 |
| 11:07 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden misses the floater from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | David Maillet snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Charles Carter misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Martin Morse tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 10:31 | Pittsburgh | Lloyd Murphy steals it from Ronald Redden | 42-42 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Ronald Redden picks off the pass by Efren Yanosky | 42-42 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Andy Roberts (C) Charles Carter, David Maillet | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith (C) Ronald Redden | |
| 09:48 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sam McKerley (PF) Lloyd Murphy | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Kim | 45-42 |
| 09:16 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sam McKerley | 45-42 |
| 09:12 | Rutgers | Martin Kim is hacked by Robert Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tim Seto (SF) Martin Morse | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (SG), Henry Turner (SF), Jonathan Richeson (PF) Robert Lawrence, Curtis Hawley, Ken Kennemer | |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 08:58 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Andy Roberts | 45-42 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Martin Kim snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | Martin Kim clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-42 |
| 08:24 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:09 | Pittsburgh | Sam McKerley swats the shot by Jonathan Richeson | 45-42 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:51 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Efren Yanosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Sam McKerley (fairly fresh) C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Elbert Blaine (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Aaron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Turner (fresh) PF - Jonathan Richeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brice Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Kim | 48-44 |
| 06:48 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 06:46 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 06:28 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sam McKerley - foul #1 on Sam McKerley, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Lloyd Murphy (PF), David Maillet (C) Efren Yanosky, Tim Seto, Sam McKerley, Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Curtis Hawley (SG), Ken Kennemer (PF), Ronald Redden (C) Jeffrey Aaron, Henry Turner, Jonathan Richeson, Brice Smith | |
| 06:28 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:28 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:28 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Martin Kim can't connect on a floater in the paint | 48-45 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy tips it home | 50-45 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Maillet - foul #2 on David Maillet, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG) Martin Kim | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (SG) Elbert Blaine | |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Kennemer | 50-45 |
| 05:26 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer misses the lay-in | 50-45 |
| 05:25 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Kennemer | 50-45 |
| 05:16 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Morse - foul #2 on Martin Morse, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| 05:16 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:16 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Maillet | 53-47 |
| 04:46 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 04:44 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer tips it home | 53-49 |
| 04:26 | Rutgers | David Maillet can't finish the layup | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:01 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by Curtis Hawley is denied by Lloyd Murphy | 53-49 |
| 03:59 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Bovee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Morse (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - David Maillet (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Aaron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Hawley (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ken Kennemer (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Redden (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Aaron | 56-54 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Efren Yanosky (SG), Andy Roberts (C) Charles Carter, Shane Bovee, David Maillet | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine (SF), Jonathan Richeson (PF), Brice Smith (C) Jeffrey Aaron, Ken Kennemer, Ronald Redden | |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Robert Lawrence picks off the pass by Andy Roberts | 56-54 |
| 02:56 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden (C) Jonathan Richeson | |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley is whistled for traveling | 56-54 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer (PF) Brice Smith | |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Efren Yanosky | 59-54 |
| 01:44 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Martin Kim knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Efren Yanosky | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Andy Roberts | 61-54 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Martin Kim connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Efren Yanosky | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Ken Kennemer | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lawrence - foul #3 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sam McKerley (C) Andy Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Martin Kim is hacked by Robert Lawrence - foul #4 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:55 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Ken Kennemer is called for the reach on Lloyd Murphy - foul #4 on Ken Kennemer, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-56 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Martin Kim gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses the easy layup | 66-56 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley grabs the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Martin Kim runs out the clock | 66-56 |