| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hawley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Blaine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Kennemer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Redden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Morse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine inbounds the ball | 21-26 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 21-26 |
| 19:38 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden tips it home | 23-26 |
| 19:12 | Rutgers | Martin Morse steps out of bounds on the baseline | 23-26 |
| 18:52 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 18:49 | Rutgers | Martin Kim is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lawrence - foul #2 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Curtis Hawley - foul #3 on Curtis Hawley, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (SG) Curtis Hawley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:09 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lawrence | 27-28 |
| 17:52 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andy Roberts | 27-31 |
| 17:23 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron clanks a 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Martin Kim connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andy Roberts | 30-33 |
| 16:09 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden lays it in on a great pass from Robert Lawrence | 32-33 |
| 15:53 | Rutgers | Martin Morse knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Aaron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elbert Blaine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ken Kennemer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Redden (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Efren Yanosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Martin Morse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley (SG) Jeffrey Aaron | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF) Efren Yanosky, Martin Morse | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts hits the finger roll | 32-38 |
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 14:58 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Tim Seto is called for the reach on Ronald Redden - foul #1 on Tim Seto, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG) Robert Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Maillet (C) Andy Roberts | |
| 14:28 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden clanks a jump hook near the basket | 32-38 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Tim Seto hits a runner in the lane | 32-40 |
| 13:38 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden hits a jumper from the left block | 34-40 |
| 13:29 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Kim | 34-43 |
| 13:00 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Hawley and he's fouled by Martin Kim - foul #1 on Martin Kim, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Brice Smith (C) Jeffrey Aaron, Ronald Redden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Efren Yanosky (SG), Joseph Ryant (SF), Sam McKerley (PF), Andy Roberts (C) Martin Kim, Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, Lloyd Murphy, David Maillet | |
| 13:00 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 12:39 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley clanks a floater from the right side | 37-43 |
| 12:38 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine's layup is rejected by Andy Roberts | 37-43 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:07 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Carter | 37-45 |
| 11:39 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Ryant takes the ball from Elbert Blaine | 37-45 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Sam McKerley | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Curtis Hawley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elbert Blaine (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ken Kennemer (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brice Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Ryant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sam McKerley (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-45 |
| 11:19 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:55 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Andy Roberts - foul #1 on Andy Roberts, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden (C) Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Martin Morse (SF), Lloyd Murphy (PF), David Maillet (C) Charles Carter, Efren Yanosky, Joseph Ryant, Sam McKerley, Andy Roberts | |
| 10:55 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:55 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Ronald Redden swats the shot by Martin Kim | 39-45 |
| 10:39 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 10:27 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 10:25 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:14 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG), Henry Turner (SF), Jonathan Richeson (PF) Robert Lawrence, Elbert Blaine, Ken Kennemer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Henry Turner is called for the reach on Martin Kim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Turner, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Martin Morse is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Bovee | 39-48 |
| 09:27 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 09:26 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden tips it in | 41-48 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Martin Morse can't tip it in | 41-48 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee hits the follow up shot | 41-50 |
| 08:39 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Hawley and he's fouled by Martin Kim - foul #2 on Martin Kim, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Elbert Blaine (PF), Brice Smith (C) Henry Turner, Jonathan Richeson, Ronald Redden | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Efren Yanosky (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Sam McKerley (PF), Andy Roberts (C) Martin Kim, Shane Bovee, Martin Morse, Lloyd Murphy, David Maillet | |
| 08:39 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Andy Roberts | 43-50 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the lay-in | 43-50 |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brice Smith - foul #2 on Brice Smith, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 08:06 | Rutgers | Andy Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:48 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson (PF) Jeffrey Aaron | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:38 | Rutgers | Efren Yanosky misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-52 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Tim Seto grabs the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 07:16 | Rutgers | Charles Carter connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Seto | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Curtis Hawley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elbert Blaine (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Richeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brice Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Efren Yanosky (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam McKerley (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Andy Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:47 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-55 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Tim Seto snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 06:32 | Rutgers | Brice Smith steals the ball from Charles Carter | 43-55 |
| 06:21 | Pittsburgh | Tim Seto steals the ball from Robert Lawrence | 43-55 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Brice Smith steps in front of the Tim Seto pass in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 05:52 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 05:50 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:31 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Tim Seto grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 05:30 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer (PF), Ronald Redden (C) Jonathan Richeson, Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Martin Kim (PG), Martin Morse (SF), Lloyd Murphy (PF) Charles Carter, Tim Seto, Sam McKerley | |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | Martin Morse misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Murphy | 43-55 |
| 04:50 | Rutgers | Martin Kim misses short on a jumper in the paint | 43-55 |
| 04:48 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 04:32 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG), Henry Turner (SF) Robert Lawrence, Elbert Blaine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Maillet (C) Andy Roberts | |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Martin Morse is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Turner - foul #3 on Henry Turner, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Martin Morse dunks the ball on a great pass from Martin Kim and he's hacked by Ken Kennemer - foul #1 on Ken Kennemer, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG) Efren Yanosky | |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Martin Morse makes the free throw | 43-58 |
| 03:58 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Aaron | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Rutgers | Martin Kim comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 03:33 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 03:02 | Rutgers | David Maillet pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jeffrey Aaron (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hawley (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ken Kennemer (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Redden (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Martin Kim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Morse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Murphy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David Maillet (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee travels with the ball | 48-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Elbert Blaine (SF) Jeffrey Aaron, Henry Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Carter (PG), Tim Seto (SF), Sam McKerley (PF) Martin Kim, Martin Morse, Lloyd Murphy | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Sam McKerley swats the shot by Curtis Hawley | 48-58 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Charles Carter misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Lawrence - foul #4 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Charles Carter makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Charles Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Lawrence | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley is hacked by Robert Lawrence in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG) Robert Lawrence | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG) Shane Bovee | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Sam McKerley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:47 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Ronald Redden | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Pittsburgh | Sam McKerley swats the layup by Elbert Blaine | 50-61 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to David Maillet | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Ken Kennemer is called for the reach on Tim Seto - foul #2 on Ken Kennemer, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG) Joseph Ryant | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Shane Bovee - foul #2 on Shane Bovee, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Charles Carter runs out the clock | 52-63 |