| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Henry Turner (fresh) SG - Fang Ming (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Richeson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Easterling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frank Rowland (fresh) C - Dino Zenk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Tim Seto inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 19:38 | Rutgers | Tim Seto hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 19:25 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Tim Seto snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Eric Hudson is hacked by Fang Ming in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fang Ming, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Tim Seto buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Jonathan Richeson - foul #2 on Jonathan Richeson, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 19:02 | Rutgers | Tim Seto makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:44 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Adam Easterling | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland's pass is intercepted by Roberto Bruno | 34-27 |
| 18:24 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner lays it up and in set up by Roberto Bruno | 36-27 |
| 18:08 | Rutgers | Eric Hudson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-27 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jon Waller (SF) Roberto Bruno | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (PG), William Horton (SG), Ray Ramsey (SF), David Cook (C) Eric Hudson, Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, Dino Zenk | |
| 17:41 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 17:40 | Rutgers | David Cook gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:32 | Rutgers | William Horton scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Ryant | 36-29 |
| 17:06 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 16:48 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Horton | 39-31 |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson is fouled on the floor by Frank Rowland - foul #3 on Frank Rowland, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Roberto Bruno (SF) Jon Waller | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Hudson (PG), Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Jonathon Woods (PF), Dino Zenk (C) Joseph Ryant, William Horton, Ray Ramsey, Frank Rowland, David Cook | |
| 16:14 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Henry Turner (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Fang Ming (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Richeson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Easterling (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shane Bovee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Seto (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathon Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:31 | Pittsburgh | Roberto Bruno gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:14 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming is fouled on the floor by Shane Bovee - foul #2 on Shane Bovee, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ricardo Figueroa (PG), John Hill (SG), Jon Waller (SF), Greg Rhynes (PF) Henry Turner, Fang Ming, Roberto Bruno, Jonathan Richeson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG), William Horton (SF), David Cook (C) Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, Dino Zenk | |
| 14:47 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | Eric Hudson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | John Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:02 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling double dribbles | 39-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming (SG), Jonathan Richeson (PF) John Hill, Greg Rhynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Tim Seto (SF), Frank Rowland (PF), Ray Ramsey (C) Eric Hudson, William Horton, Jonathon Woods, David Cook | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Tim Seto hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner (PG), Roberto Bruno (SF), Brice Smith (C) Ricardo Figueroa, Jon Waller, Adam Easterling | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (PG) Joseph Ryant | |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:29 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith misses the shot near the basket | 39-37 |
| 12:27 | Pittsburgh | Roberto Bruno tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | William Horton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Rowland | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Henry Turner (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Fang Ming (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roberto Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Richeson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brice Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Bovee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Seto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Rowland (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ray Ramsey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Tim Seto | 44-43 |
| 10:40 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 10:38 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:16 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 10:14 | Rutgers | William Horton snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Tim Seto scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ray Ramsey | 44-45 |
| 09:50 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson loses the dribble to Tim Seto | 44-45 |
| 09:48 | Rutgers | Henry Turner picks off the pass by William Horton in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 09:46 | Pittsburgh | Roberto Bruno lays it in on a great pass from Henry Turner | 46-45 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | William Horton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ricardo Figueroa (PG), John Hill (SG), Jon Waller (SF), Greg Rhynes (PF), Adam Easterling (C) Henry Turner, Fang Ming, Roberto Bruno, Jonathan Richeson, Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Hudson (PG), David Cook (SG), Joseph Ryant (SF), Jonathon Woods (PF), Dino Zenk (C) William Horton, Shane Bovee, Tim Seto, Frank Rowland, Ray Ramsey | |
| 09:21 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Hill | 48-45 |
| 08:55 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is open and buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dino Zenk | 48-47 |
| 08:27 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:11 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 08:09 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk tips it in | 48-49 |
| 07:46 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Ricardo Figueroa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Waller (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Rhynes (fairly fresh) C - Adam Easterling (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Joseph Ryant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jonathon Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dino Zenk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Rutgers | Ricardo Figueroa is called for the reach on David Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ricardo Figueroa, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Jonathan Richeson (PF) John Hill, Jon Waller, Greg Rhynes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Tim Seto (SF), David Demaio (PF) David Cook, Jonathon Woods | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Eric Hudson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Ryant | 50-52 |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | Ricardo Figueroa is hacked by Eric Hudson - foul #1 on Eric Hudson, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Shane Bovee (SG), Frank Rowland (PF) Joseph Ryant, David Demaio | |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming is whistled for traveling | 50-52 |
| 06:50 | Rutgers | Eric Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Ricardo Figueroa - foul #2 on Ricardo Figueroa, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jon Waller (SF) Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Adam Easterling - foul #2 on Adam Easterling, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (SF) Tim Seto | |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:39 | Rutgers | Dino Zenk makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner (PG) Fang Ming | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods (C) Dino Zenk | |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | William Horton scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eric Hudson | 50-57 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson blows the layup | 50-57 |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:12 | Rutgers | Adam Easterling swats the short shot by Jonathon Woods | 50-57 |
| 05:11 | Pittsburgh | Jon Waller snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 04:51 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Jonathan Richeson is blocked by Jonathon Woods | 50-57 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jonathon Woods | 50-57 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 50-57 |
| 04:32 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 04:25 | Pittsburgh | Frank Rowland blocks the short jumper by Adam Easterling | 50-57 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Eric Hudson | 50-57 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathon Woods | 50-60 |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Shane Bovee swats the short shot by Jonathan Richeson | 50-60 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Eric Hudson grabs the board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Shane Bovee makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eric Hudson | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Pittsburgh | Frank Rowland denies the turnaround by Adam Easterling | 50-62 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Frank Rowland grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Henry Turner (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricardo Figueroa (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jon Waller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Richeson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Easterling (very tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Eric Hudson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Bovee (tiring) 14 pts. SF - William Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Rowland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Woods (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods blows the layup but he's hacked by Adam Easterling - foul #3 on Adam Easterling, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Hill (PG), Fang Ming (SG), Roberto Bruno (SF), Greg Rhynes (PF), Brice Smith (C) Henry Turner, Ricardo Figueroa, Jon Waller, Jonathan Richeson, Adam Easterling | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant (SG), Ray Ramsey (SF), David Cook (C) Shane Bovee, William Horton, Frank Rowland | |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | John Hill can't tip it in | 50-63 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is hacked by Greg Rhynes - foul #1 on Greg Rhynes, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Demaio (PF) Eric Hudson | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 01:56 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roberto Bruno | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods is hacked by John Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hill, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner (PG), Jonathan Richeson (PF), Adam Easterling (C) John Hill, Greg Rhynes, Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Horton (SG) David Demaio | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:35 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathon Woods - foul #2 on Jonathon Woods, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| 01:35 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:35 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Henry Turner is called for the reach on Joseph Ryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Turner, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant misses the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:33 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:21 | Pittsburgh | Jonathon Woods denies the turnaround by Adam Easterling | 54-66 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Henry Turner is called for the reach on Ray Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Turner, team foul #10 | 54-66 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 00:59 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling hits a driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| 00:59 | Pittsburgh | Adam Easterling makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Henry Turner is called for the reach on Joseph Ryant in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Turner, team foul #11 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ricardo Figueroa (PG) Henry Turner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Pittsburgh | Ricardo Figueroa connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Fang Ming | 60-70 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Ricardo Figueroa is called for the reach on Joseph Ryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricardo Figueroa, team foul #12 | 60-70 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant misses the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:46 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson's floater is tipped away by Jonathon Woods | 60-71 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Ray Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Jonathon Woods jams it | 60-73 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Fang Ming scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Joseph Ryant runs out the clock | 62-73 |