| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Ammon (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christian Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Alton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Googe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 19:34 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar gets the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is fouled on the floor by Joshua Alton - foul #2 on Joshua Alton, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen is wide open but clanks a floater from the right side | 23-23 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | Brian Googe pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Greg Byrd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-23 |
| 18:49 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:20 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Jones | 23-26 |
| 18:07 | Cornell | Brian Googe is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 18:06 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 23-26 |
| 17:37 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 17:36 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones tips it in | 23-28 |
| 17:16 | Cornell | Joshua Alton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 23-28 |
| 16:51 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones loses the dribble to Joshua Alton | 23-28 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Gary Ammon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeremy Kennedy (PG), Zachary King (SG), Gary Lawerence (PF), Steven Spangler (C) Gary Ammon, Christian Peterson, Brian Googe, Greg Byrd | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Larry Jones, George Brown, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 16:31 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako is hacked by Jeremy Kennedy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Kennedy, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 16:16 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by David Ford is blocked by Gary Lawerence | 23-28 |
| 16:14 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Marlowe | 23-28 |
| 15:51 | Pittsburgh | Steven Spangler is called for the reach on Dikembe Ako - foul #2 on Steven Spangler, team foul #3 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Moore (SG), Daniel Walker (C) Zachary King, Joshua Alton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jeremy Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Moore (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Steven Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Lawerence (fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink makes the 3 from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Daniel Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 14:58 | Pittsburgh | Steve Moore steals it from David Ford | 23-31 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Steve Moore hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Kennedy | 26-31 |
| 14:33 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar is hacked by Steve Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steve Moore, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lester McKinlay (PG), Zachary King (SG), Joshua Alton (SF), Brian Googe (PF) Jeremy Kennedy, Steve Moore, Steven Spangler, Gary Lawerence | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), John Strauss (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 14:13 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Daniel Walker | 26-31 |
| 13:56 | Cornell | Zachary King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Greg Byrd (SF) Joshua Alton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Dikembe Ako | |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Walker - foul #4 on Daniel Walker, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ammon (PG), Joshua Alton (SF) Lester McKinlay, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG) Larry Jones | |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 13:14 | Cornell | Greg Byrd is hacked by Cecil Lazar - foul #2 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Lawerence (PF) Brian Googe | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Brandon Claar | |
| 13:01 | Cornell | John Strauss takes the ball from Zachary King | 26-32 |
| 12:32 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 26-32 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Greg Byrd gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | Joshua Alton hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 12:05 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 11:36 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 11:34 | Cornell | Zachary King grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Ammon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zachary King (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Alton (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Lawerence (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Greg Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - John Strauss (fairly fresh) SG - Cecil Lazar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Fink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Cornell | Gary Ammon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-32 |
| 11:08 | Cornell | Zachary King pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Joshua Alton makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Ammon | 29-32 |
| 10:36 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Marlowe | 29-35 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | Greg Byrd drills a runner in the paint | 31-35 |
| 10:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Alton - foul #3 on Joshua Alton, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christian Peterson (PG), Jeremy Kennedy (SG), Brian Googe (PF), Steven Spangler (C) Gary Ammon, Zachary King, Joshua Alton, Gary Lawerence | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (SF), David Ford (PF) John Strauss, Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield | |
| 10:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Steven Spangler pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Christian Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar (C) Edward Marlowe | |
| 09:36 | Pittsburgh | Christian Peterson picks off the pass by Larry Jones in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Greg Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | Steven Spangler hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 09:03 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 09:01 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 08:59 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Greg Byrd | 33-36 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | Jeremy Kennedy misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 33-36 |
| 08:37 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits a wide open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Jones | 33-39 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | The short jumper by Jeremy Kennedy is denied by Brandon Claar | 33-39 |
| 08:16 | Pittsburgh | David Ford pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 07:57 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 07:56 | Cornell | Brian Googe gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Christian Peterson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lester McKinlay (PG), Steve Moore (SG), Joshua Alton (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Christian Peterson, Jeremy Kennedy, Greg Byrd, Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, David Ford | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Dikembe Ako steps in front of the Joshua Alton pass | 33-39 |
| 07:25 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones throws it down set up by Dikembe Ako | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Lester McKinlay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Alton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Googe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Cornell | Steve Moore's pass is intercepted by Daniel Westerfield | 33-41 |
| 06:59 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Jones | 33-43 |
| 06:41 | Cornell | Joshua Alton is fouled on the floor by Brandon Claar - foul #2 on Brandon Claar, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ammon (PG), Gary Lawerence (PF) Lester McKinlay, Brian Googe | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF) Larry Jones, George Brown | |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Gary Lawerence misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Daniel Walker hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 06:05 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-43 |
| 06:03 | Cornell | Joshua Alton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 05:46 | Cornell | Joshua Alton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Ammon | 38-43 |
| 05:23 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Cecil Lazar | 38-46 |
| 05:16 | Cornell | Daniel Walker scores on a floater from the left side set up by Gary Lawerence | 40-46 |
| 05:14 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christian Peterson (PG), Jeremy Kennedy (SG), Steven Spangler (SF) Gary Ammon, Steve Moore, Joshua Alton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), John Strauss (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Ako, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Daniel Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Kennedy | 43-46 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Ford | 43-49 |
| 04:08 | Cornell | David Ford is called for the reach on Gary Lawerence - foul #1 on David Ford, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lester McKinlay (PG), Zachary King (SG), Greg Byrd (SF), Brian Googe (PF) Christian Peterson, Jeremy Kennedy, Gary Lawerence, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG) Cecil Lazar | |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Zachary King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 03:40 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Jones | 43-52 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Greg Byrd scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Lester McKinlay | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Lester McKinlay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary King (fresh) SF - Greg Byrd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Googe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Spangler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Strauss (fairly fresh) PF - David Ford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 45-54 |
| 02:51 | Cornell | Brian Googe misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 02:49 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:49 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ammon (PG), Steve Moore (SG), Gary Lawerence (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Lester McKinlay, Zachary King, Brian Googe, Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Willie Fink (SF), George Brown (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, John Strauss, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar slams it home on a nice dish by Dikembe Ako | 45-56 |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Daniel Walker scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Gary Lawerence | 47-56 |
| 02:21 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Alton (SF) Greg Byrd | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Steve Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Steve Moore, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Christian Peterson (SG) Steve Moore | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Spangler (C) Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Ako, Willie Fink | |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Brown | 47-58 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Gary Lawerence buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Alton and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Walker (C) Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Gary Lawerence makes the free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:26 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 01:24 | Pittsburgh | George Brown gets the offensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:04 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses long on an open driving attempt from close range | 50-58 |
| 01:02 | Cornell | Christian Peterson snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 01:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Googe (PF) Gary Lawerence | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Brian Googe comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 00:54 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Ammon - foul #2 on Gary Ammon, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), David Ford (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Daniel Westerfield | |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Daniel Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 00:43 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | George Brown is hacked by Gary Ammon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Ammon, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeremy Kennedy (SG), Greg Byrd (SF), Gary Lawerence (PF), Steven Spangler (C) Gary Ammon, Joshua Alton, Brian Googe, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Jeremy Kennedy hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-62 |
| 00:35 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ammon (PG), Joshua Alton (SF), Brian Googe (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Jeremy Kennedy, Greg Byrd, Gary Lawerence, Steven Spangler | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Gary Ammon is called for the reach on Dikembe Ako in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Ammon, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Brian Googe comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-63 |
| 00:25 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako runs out the clock | 53-63 |