| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Nasser (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro inbounds the ball | 20-37 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses badly on a shot from close range | 20-37 |
| 19:44 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield snags the defensive board | 20-37 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is denied on a layup by Randall Weber | 20-37 |
| 19:20 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 20-37 |
| 18:59 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-37 |
| 18:37 | Pittsburgh | James Nasser steps in front of the Brandon Claar pass | 20-37 |
| 18:28 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the finger roll | 20-39 |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | George Brown knocks in the floater from the left side | 22-39 |
| 17:49 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 17:30 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield is hacked by Randall Weber - foul #3 on Randall Weber, team foul #1 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| 17:23 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 17:01 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:51 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a floater from the left side set up by Willie Fink and he's hacked by Marquis Wilkes - foul #1 on Marquis Wilkes, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) Daniel Westerfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 16:51 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the free throw | 25-42 |
| 16:36 | Syracuse | John Pope lays it up and in on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 25-44 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:20 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-44 |
| 16:19 | Syracuse | Lee Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| 16:01 | Syracuse | James Nasser comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 25-44 |
| 15:59 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-44 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fresh) 3 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Pope (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Ako | 27-44 |
| 15:38 | Syracuse | Lee Walker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 15:36 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:31 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Jones | 29-44 |
| 15:08 | Syracuse | Lee Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-44 |
| 15:07 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 14:47 | Pittsburgh | Lee Walker picks off the pass by Willie Fink | 29-44 |
| 14:42 | Syracuse | Lee Walker slams it home | 29-46 |
| 14:24 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-46 |
| 14:23 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Marquis Wilkes | 29-46 |
| 13:59 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Marquis Wilkes | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:45 | Pittsburgh | David Ford is called for traveling | 29-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), George Brown (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Ako, Larry Jones, Willie Fink, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF), Randall Weber (C) Marquis Wilkes, Frank Fisher, John Pope | |
| 13:42 | Syracuse | Lee Walker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| 13:31 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-48 |
| 13:30 | Pittsburgh | George Brown gets the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 13:23 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe comes up short on the runner from close range | 29-48 |
| 13:21 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 13:16 | Pittsburgh | George Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-48 |
| 13:15 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Edward Lewis | 29-50 |
| 12:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses the easy layup | 29-50 |
| 12:46 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 12:27 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Weber | 29-52 |
| 12:06 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Westerfield | 32-52 |
| 11:43 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis clanks a jumper from close range | 32-52 |
| 11:41 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Lazar (fresh) SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Nasser (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 32-52 |
| 11:20 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 11:06 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe knocks in the runner from the left block and the foul's on James Nasser - foul #1 on James Nasser, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Willie Fink (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG), Marquis Wilkes (SG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) Lee Walker, Edward Lewis, James Nasser, Randall Weber | |
| 11:06 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses the free throw | 34-52 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 10:41 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 34-52 |
| 10:39 | Syracuse | John Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:20 | Syracuse | Edward Marlowe swats the short shot by John Pope | 34-52 |
| 10:18 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits the follow up shot | 34-54 |
| 09:57 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Lazar | 36-54 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | John Pope misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Willie Fink - foul #1 on Willie Fink, team foul #1 | 36-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), David Ford (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Ako, Cecil Lazar, Daniel Westerfield, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 09:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 09:27 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't finish the layup | 36-55 |
| 09:26 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 36-55 |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Marquis Wilkes and the foul's on Willie Fink - foul #2 on Willie Fink, team foul #2 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (SF) Willie Fink | |
| Subs | Syracuse | James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher makes the free throw | 36-58 |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-58 |
| 08:52 | Syracuse | James Nasser grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 08:32 | Syracuse | James Nasser hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 36-58 |
| 08:30 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 08:18 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marquis Wilkes | 36-61 |
| 08:03 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-61 |
| 07:46 | Syracuse | Frank Fisher clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 39-61 |
| 07:44 | Syracuse | Randall Weber grabs the offensive board | 39-61 |
| 07:31 | Syracuse | James Nasser makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Lee Walker | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones scores on a runner from the baseline | 41-63 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Ford - foul #1 on David Ford, team foul #3 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Larry Jones, George Brown, David Ford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF), John Pope (C) Frank Fisher, Randall Weber | |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 06:54 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 06:42 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-65 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 06:17 | Syracuse | Daniel Westerfield is called for the reach on John Pope - foul #2 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #4 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe (C) Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Nasser | |
| 06:06 | Syracuse | Lee Walker is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ako - foul #2 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #5 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (PG) Lee Walker | |
| 05:51 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-68 |
| 05:47 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Ako | 44-68 |
| 05:25 | Syracuse | John Pope clanks a fadeaway from close range | 44-68 |
| 05:24 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski tips it but misses | 44-68 |
| 05:22 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro tips it in | 44-70 |
| 05:00 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 04:59 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits the follow up shot | 46-70 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | Cecil Lazar is called for the reach on Douglass Miyashiro - foul #1 on Cecil Lazar, team foul #6 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (SF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Ako, Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Lee Walker (PG), Marquis Wilkes (SG), James Nasser (PF), Randall Weber (C) Frank Fisher, Edward Lewis, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| 04:31 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro is whistled for traveling | 46-70 |
| 04:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Jones, team foul #7 | 46-70 |
| 04:04 | Syracuse | James Nasser loses the ball out of bounds | 46-70 |
| 03:46 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is called for traveling | 46-70 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) Daniel Westerfield | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Frank Fisher (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #8 | 46-70 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 03:22 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-72 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Lee Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marquis Wilkes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Nasser (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:06 | Pittsburgh | David Ford is fouled on the floor by James Nasser - foul #2 on James Nasser, team foul #4 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Willie Fink (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown | |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| 02:47 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-72 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield (PF) David Ford | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Frank Fisher | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Westerfield - foul #3 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #9 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Lewis (SG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Lee Walker misses the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 02:22 | Syracuse | Lee Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 02:06 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako's layup is rejected by Randall Weber | 46-73 |
| 02:04 | Syracuse | James Nasser snags the defensive board | 46-73 |
| 01:38 | Syracuse | Willie Fink blocks the short jumper by Lee Walker | 46-73 |
| 01:36 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the tip | 46-73 |
| 01:34 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 01:25 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-73 |
| 01:24 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Randall Weber | 46-73 |
| 01:18 | Syracuse | James Nasser misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-73 |
| 01:16 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 46-73 |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | Randall Weber blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Willie Fink | 46-73 |
| 00:48 | Syracuse | Randall Weber gets the rebound | 46-73 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Syracuse | Edward Lewis hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Lee Walker | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Jones | 49-75 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Lee Walker runs out the clock | 49-75 |