| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Toupin (fresh) PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-30 |
| 19:35 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett's floater is knocked away by Jake Yates | 32-32 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 18:53 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | William Allison buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ron Rennick | 37-32 |
| 18:05 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates is hacked by Antonio Baskett - foul #3 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (PF) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Dubois | 37-35 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | William Allison is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal clanks a shot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 17:27 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is called for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), David Hill (C) William Allison, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Clifford Burns (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Marvin Dubois, Marvin Toupin, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 16:32 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hill | 37-35 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Mark McCurtis is called for the reach on Maurice McNeal - foul #3 on Mark McCurtis, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF) James Stewart | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Clifford Burns steps in front of the David Hill pass | 37-35 |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | David Hill denies the turnaround by Mark McCurtis | 37-35 |
| 15:47 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis snags the offensive board | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jared Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Andrew Washington (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifford Burns | 37-37 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Firth | 40-37 |
| 14:54 | Pittsburgh | Maurice McNeal denies the turnaround by Mark McCurtis | 40-37 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Jared Firth grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-37 |
| 14:36 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:18 | Pittsburgh | Ivan Muszynski steals it from Mark McCurtis | 40-37 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski tips it in | 42-37 |
| 13:42 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Washington | 42-39 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Maurice McNeal and the foul's on Clifford Burns - foul #3 on Clifford Burns, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Kenneth Laubach (SG), Antonio Baskett (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Jared Firth, Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal, David Hill | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), James Stewart (SG), Marvin Toupin (SF), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Dan Scruggs, Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo, Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:54 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by David Rice is blocked by Antonio Baskett | 45-39 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Antonio Baskett | 45-39 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski travels with the ball | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Ivan Muszynski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the easy open layup | 45-39 |
| 12:22 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates tips it home | 45-41 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | William Allison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | David Rice gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:58 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Pavelski | 45-41 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by William Allison | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Pavelski (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Toupin (fresh) PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the contested floater from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Laubach and the foul's on Jake Yates - foul #1 on Jake Yates, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG), David Hill (C) Ivan Pavelski, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Marvin Toupin, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | William Allison misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 10:42 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:28 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) William Allison | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG) Marvin Dubois | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | David Hill scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ivan Muszynski and the foul's on Andrew Washington - foul #1 on Andrew Washington, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF) James Stewart | |
| 10:05 | Michigan State | David Hill misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:05 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 09:36 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 51-41 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Antonio Baskett | 51-41 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | David Hill misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Jared Firth grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Jared Firth misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 08:42 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 08:38 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (SF), Maurice McNeal (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Ivan Muszynski, Antonio Baskett, David Hill | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), James Stewart (SG), Marvin Toupin (SF), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Dan Scruggs, Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo, Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-41 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal hits the follow up shot | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:14 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 08:13 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits the follow up shot | 53-43 |
| 07:56 | Michigan State | William Allison makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jared Firth | 56-43 |
| 07:45 | Pittsburgh | David Rice is called for traveling | 56-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Kenneth Laubach | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Toupin (fresh) PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the dunk attempt | 56-43 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick tips it in | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | William Allison steps in front of the Jake Yates pass | 58-43 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | William Allison comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 06:46 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Rice | 58-43 |
| 06:37 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates slams it home set up by Marvin Dubois | 58-45 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick tips it home | 60-45 |
| 06:04 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG), Antonio Baskett (PF), David Hill (C) Jared Firth, Maurice McNeal, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Marvin Toupin, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-45 |
| 05:49 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 60-45 |
| 05:38 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 60-45 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Antonio Baskett is denied by Andrew Washington | 60-45 |
| 05:11 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 60-45 |
| 05:02 | Pittsburgh | Antonio Baskett is called for the reach on Mark McCurtis - foul #4 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #2 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF), Ron Rennick (C) Ivan Pavelski, David Hill | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Brian Mayo (SF) Marvin Dubois, James Stewart | |
| 04:43 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-45 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 04:18 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 04:09 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs is called for traveling | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jared Firth (PG) William Allison | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Stewart (SG), Marvin Toupin (SF), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo, Mark McCurtis, Andrew Washington | |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett is fouled on the floor by David Rice - foul #2 on David Rice, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (PF), David Hill (C) Antonio Baskett, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | David Hill drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jared Firth | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jared Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Laubach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Toupin (fresh) PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dan Scruggs | 62-47 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 02:54 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates grabs the board | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:30 | Pittsburgh | Ivan Muszynski steals it from Dan Scruggs | 62-47 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the easy layup | 62-47 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | David Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal scores on a floater in the paint | 64-47 |
| 01:50 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by James Stewart | 64-49 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by David Rice - foul #3 on David Rice, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Kenneth Laubach | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG) Dan Scruggs | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:14 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 01:13 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the tip | 65-49 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal double dribbles | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jared Firth is hacked by David Rice - foul #4 on David Rice, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jared Firth makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 67-49 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | David Hill gets the rebound | 67-49 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jared Firth runs out the clock | 67-49 |