| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Flick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fresh) SG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Touchstone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wayt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Bono (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | James Touchstone inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | St. John's | Sean Bono is whistled for a carry | 38-26 |
| 19:11 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Luis Flick | 40-26 |
| 18:48 | St. John's | James Touchstone misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 40-26 |
| 18:47 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 18:28 | Pittsburgh | Charles Wayt blocks the jumper by William Whaley | 40-26 |
| 18:26 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Sean Bono | 40-26 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Joshua Carter knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Tory Chapman - foul #1 on Tory Chapman, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:01 | St. John's | Joshua Carter misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 18:01 | Pittsburgh | William Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:40 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley is fouled on the floor by Charles Wayt - foul #1 on Charles Wayt, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Wayt - foul #2 on Charles Wayt, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | William Klein travels with the ball | 42-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace (PF) Shannon Bissette | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF), Jesse Palmer (PF) James Touchstone, Charles Wayt | |
| 16:52 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley is hacked by William Klein - foul #1 on William Klein, team foul #3 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Charles Wayt (PF) Joshua Carter, William Klein | |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Palmer - foul #1 on Jesse Palmer, team foul #4 | 42-28 |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | William Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Alvin Peace steals it from Mark Smith | 43-28 |
| 16:20 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses short on a floater from the left block | 43-28 |
| 16:18 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer gets the rebound | 43-28 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Charles Wayt loses the dribble to Luis Flick | 43-28 |
| 15:46 | Pittsburgh | William Cox connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Tory Chapman | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Peace (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Palmer (fresh) PF - Charles Wayt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Bono (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | St. John's | Sean Bono misses the layup against the doubleteam | 45-28 |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | William Cox gets the rebound | 45-28 |
| 15:25 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 15:23 | St. John's | Charles Wayt snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 15:19 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 15:18 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by William Cox is blocked by Charles Wayt | 45-28 |
| 14:57 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jesse Palmer | 45-28 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble travels with the ball | 45-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Alvin Peace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Carter (PG), William Klein (SG), James Touchstone (SF), Ralph Lewis (C) Virgil Kimble, Mark Smith, Charles Wayt, Sean Bono | |
| 14:16 | Pittsburgh | William Cox clanks a runner from close range | 45-28 |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | William Cox can't tip it in | 45-28 |
| 14:12 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 13:55 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tory Chapman | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:34 | St. John's | Joshua Carter's fadeaway is rejected by William Cox | 48-28 |
| 13:32 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman grabs the board | 48-28 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Joshua Carter steals it from Shannon Bissette | 48-28 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Joshua Carter blows the layup | 48-28 |
| 13:03 | St. John's | William Klein snags the offensive board | 48-28 |
| 12:48 | St. John's | Ralph Lewis is fouled on the floor by Luis Flick - foul #2 on Luis Flick, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG), Samuel Fox (C) William Whaley, William Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF), Sean Bono (C) Jesse Palmer, Ralph Lewis | |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Joshua Carter knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Touchstone | 48-30 |
| 12:20 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Samuel Fox | 51-30 |
| 12:08 | St. John's | James Touchstone misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 51-30 |
| 12:06 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette gets the rebound | 51-30 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses the floater from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 11:45 | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham tips it back up and in | 53-30 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Luis Flick (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shannon Bissette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Touchstone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Bono (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | St. John's | Sean Bono splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-30 |
| 11:33 | St. John's | Joshua Carter tips it in | 53-32 |
| 11:06 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox can't finish the layup | 53-32 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Sean Bono | 53-32 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | William Klein can't connect on a floater in the paint | 53-32 |
| 10:59 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Shannon Bissette | 53-32 |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Luis Flick | 56-32 |
| 10:32 | St. John's | Joshua Carter misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-32 |
| 10:31 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette gets the rebound | 56-32 |
| 10:25 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Whaley (SF), Randy Near (PF), William Cox (C) Tory Chapman, Shannon Bissette, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Jesse Palmer (SF), Charles Wayt (PF) Joshua Carter, William Klein, James Touchstone | |
| 10:10 | St. John's | Charles Wayt slams it home set up by Virgil Kimble | 56-34 |
| 09:51 | Pittsburgh | Charles Wayt is called for the reach on Joel Graham - foul #3 on Charles Wayt, team foul #5 | 56-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG) Joel Graham | |
| Subs | St. John's | Ralph Lewis (C) Sean Bono | |
| 09:31 | Pittsburgh | William Cox lays it in on a nice dish by Luis Flick and he's hacked by Ralph Lewis - foul #2 on Ralph Lewis, team foul #6 | 58-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (PG) Joseph Glass | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark O'Harroll (SG) Mark Smith | |
| 09:31 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses the free throw | 58-34 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | Charles Wayt pulls down the rebound | 58-34 |
| 09:16 | St. John's | Ralph Lewis makes the jumper from the left side | 58-36 |
| 08:54 | Pittsburgh | William Cox clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-36 |
| 08:53 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Ralph Lewis | 58-36 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #3 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Joshua Carter (PG), William Klein (SG), Sean Bono (C) Virgil Kimble, Mark O'Harroll, Ralph Lewis | |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 08:43 | Pittsburgh | Randy Near gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| 08:24 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-37 |
| 08:22 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley grabs the offensive board | 58-37 |
| 08:10 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-37 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Charles Wayt | 58-37 |
| 07:52 | St. John's | Randy Near swats the layup by Sean Bono | 58-37 |
| 07:51 | St. John's | Charles Wayt grabs the offensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 07:36 | St. John's | Charles Wayt is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by William Klein | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Flick (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Near (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joshua Carter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Klein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Wayt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Sean Bono (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick is hacked by William Klein - foul #2 on William Klein, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG), Shannon Bissette (PF), Samuel Fox (C) Tory Chapman, Randy Near, William Cox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SF), James Touchstone (PF) Jesse Palmer, Charles Wayt | |
| 07:10 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Sean Bono pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:59 | St. John's | Mark Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 06:57 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 06:44 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | St. John's | Virgil Kimble (PG), Charles Wayt (PF) Joshua Carter, William Klein | |
| 06:21 | St. John's | James Touchstone hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Smith | 58-42 |
| 06:03 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses short on a 3 from straight away | 58-42 |
| 06:01 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox tips it home | 60-42 |
| 05:48 | St. John's | Charles Wayt misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 60-42 |
| 05:47 | St. John's | Sean Bono misses the tip | 60-42 |
| 05:46 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-42 |
| 05:28 | St. John's | Sean Bono grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Smith | 60-44 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 60-44 |
| 04:53 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox hits the follow up shot | 62-44 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Mark Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 04:37 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 04:21 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 04:19 | St. John's | Charles Wayt grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mark Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Glass - foul #1 on Joseph Glass, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Whaley (SF), Randy Near (PF), Alvin Peace (C) Luis Flick, Shannon Bissette, Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | St. John's | Denny Clarke (SF), Jesse Palmer (PF), Ralph Lewis (C) James Touchstone, Charles Wayt, Sean Bono | |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Mark Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 03:58 | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-45 |
| 03:57 | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace grabs the offensive board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 62-45 |
| 03:47 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | St. John's | Mark Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 62-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark O'Harroll (SG) Mark Smith | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joseph Glass (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Near (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Peace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Virgil Kimble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark O'Harroll (fresh) SF - Denny Clarke (fresh) PF - Jesse Palmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 03:09 | Pittsburgh | Randy Near tips it back up and in | 64-45 |
| 03:02 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer is fouled on the floor by William Whaley - foul #3 on William Whaley, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Virgil Kimble connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-47 |
| 02:29 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 02:15 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Lewis swats the short shot by Randy Near | 64-47 |
| 02:13 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Near | 64-47 |
| 01:53 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joel Graham | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Jesse Palmer comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 01:28 | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Whaley | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Denny Clarke is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Denny Clarke, team foul #8 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox (C) Alvin Peace | |
| Subs | St. John's | Mark Smith (SG) Mark O'Harroll | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass is hacked by Virgil Kimble - foul #2 on Virgil Kimble, team foul #9 | 69-47 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass runs out the clock | 70-47 |