| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Leo Lail (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Green (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Kells (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Hamblin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Greg Catalan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 19:34 | Georgia Southern | William Kells tips it home | 27-25 |
| 19:12 | Pittsburgh | Ray Hamblin picks off the pass by Iyapo Abdi | 27-25 |
| 18:57 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz is fouled on the floor by Greg Catalan - foul #2 on Greg Catalan, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:43 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 18:16 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi hits a shot near the basket set up by Greg Catalan | 29-27 |
| 17:56 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 17:55 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 17:33 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi connects on the turnaround from close range | 29-29 |
| 17:29 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:28 | Georgia Southern | Ray Hamblin grabs the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:19 | Georgia Southern | Ray Hamblin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian (PF), Brian Mungia (C) William Kells, Ray Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Greg Catalan | |
| 16:58 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| 16:43 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 16:22 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Adrian - foul #1 on Joe Adrian, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Davis (PG), Kent Leavens (SF) Leo Lail, John Bortz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 16:22 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:22 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:22 | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:01 | Georgia Southern | Brian Mungia lays it in on a great pass from Robert Davis | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Green (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kent Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Adrian (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Mungia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. C - Guadalupe Gonzales (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Darrick Cooper and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Kells (PF), Ray Hamblin (C) Gerald Green, Brian Mungia | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (SF) Brian Wright | |
| 15:37 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:37 | Georgia Southern | Ray Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:14 | Georgia Southern | Robert Davis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:09 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi clanks a jump hook from the left block | 33-32 |
| 15:08 | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales tips it in | 33-34 |
| 14:47 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Darrick Cooper - foul #3 on Darrick Cooper, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail (PG), Gerald Green (SG), John Bortz (SF) Robert Davis, Kent Leavens, William Kells | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF) Iyapo Abdi | |
| 14:47 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:47 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:47 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 14:30 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper can't connect on a runner in the lane | 33-34 |
| 14:28 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:20 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Guadalupe Gonzales - foul #1 on Guadalupe Gonzales, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier (PF) Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| 14:20 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:20 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:20 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:56 | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan lays it in | 34-36 |
| 13:30 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:03 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper is hacked by Leo Lail - foul #1 on Leo Lail, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Kells (PF), Brian Mungia (C) Joe Adrian, Ray Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi (PF), Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Daniel Dozier, Greg Catalan | |
| 12:41 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper tips it home | 34-38 |
| 12:23 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Brian Mungia | 36-38 |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the driving attempt from close range | 36-38 |
| 12:00 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Leo Lail (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Green (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Bortz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Kells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mungia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Rios (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. C - Guadalupe Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from William Kells | 38-38 |
| 11:32 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Marcos Rios | 38-40 |
| 11:25 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Davis (PG), Kent Leavens (SG), Joe Adrian (SF) Leo Lail, Gerald Green, John Bortz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (SF), Daniel Dozier (PF) Brian Wright, Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| 11:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Ray Hamblin (C) Brian Mungia | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 11:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:00 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Dozier | 38-41 |
| 10:43 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the floater from close range set up by Daniel Dozier | 38-43 |
| 10:27 | Georgia Southern | Daniel Dozier is called for the reach on William Kells - foul #2 on Daniel Dozier, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green (SG) William Kells | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF) Iyapo Abdi | |
| 10:11 | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | John Bortz (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Greg Catalan | |
| 10:11 | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:11 | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:11 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 09:44 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Adrian - foul #2 on Joe Adrian, team foul #5 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail (PG) Kent Leavens | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 09:44 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:44 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:21 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz buries a turnaround from the right block | 40-45 |
| 08:57 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 08:55 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 08:51 | Georgia Southern | Guadalupe Gonzales is called for the reach on Gerald Green - foul #2 on Guadalupe Gonzales, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | William Kells (PF), Brian Mungia (C) Joe Adrian, Ray Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (SF), Iyapo Abdi (PF) Brian Wright, Daniel Dozier | |
| 08:41 | Georgia Southern | Greg Catalan picks off the pass by Leo Lail | 40-45 |
| 08:23 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 40-45 |
| 08:21 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 08:15 | Georgia Southern | William Kells lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Bortz and he's fouled by Iyapo Abdi - foul #2 on Iyapo Abdi, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF) Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| 08:15 | Georgia Southern | William Kells makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:46 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 07:44 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright hits the follow up shot | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Leo Lail (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Green (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Bortz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Kells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mungia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcos Rios (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 28 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Catalan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Greg Catalan - foul #3 on Greg Catalan, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens (SG), Joe Adrian (SF) Gerald Green, John Bortz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier (PF) Brian Wright | |
| 07:18 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:18 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 06:54 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the jumper from the left block | 44-47 |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi can't tip it in | 44-47 |
| 06:51 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 06:49 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:34 | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens misses the dunk attempt | 44-47 |
| 06:33 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 06:12 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi connects on the shot from the right side | 44-49 |
| 06:05 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail is fouled on the floor by Marcos Rios - foul #2 on Marcos Rios, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green (SG), John Bortz (SF), Ray Hamblin (C) Kent Leavens, William Kells, Brian Mungia | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF), Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Greg Catalan, Daniel Dozier | |
| 06:05 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:05 | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:46 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi can't throw it down | 46-49 |
| 05:45 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:30 | Georgia Southern | Marcos Rios is called for the reach on Gerald Green - foul #3 on Marcos Rios, team foul #10 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens (PG) Leo Lail | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier (PF) Iyapo Abdi | |
| 05:30 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:30 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:14 | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 05:12 | Georgia Southern | Kent Leavens pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 04:58 | Georgia Southern | Joe Adrian misses the 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 04:57 | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 04:43 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper's pass is intercepted by John Bortz | 47-49 |
| 04:40 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 04:16 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios is fouled on the floor by Kent Leavens - foul #3 on Kent Leavens, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Robert Davis (PG), William Kells (PF) John Bortz, Joe Adrian | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (SF), Iyapo Abdi (PF) Brian Wright, Daniel Dozier | |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi blows the layup but the foul's on William Kells - foul #3 on William Kells, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier (PF) Marcos Rios | |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:40 | Georgia Southern | Greg Catalan denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 49-50 |
| 03:38 | Georgia Southern | Ray Hamblin grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Georgia Southern | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Green (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kent Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Kells (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Hamblin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 31 pts. 7 reb. SF - Greg Catalan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Dozier (fresh) 6 reb. C - Guadalupe Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Dozier - foul #3 on Daniel Dozier, team foul #11 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Leo Lail (PG), John Bortz (SF), Brian Mungia (C) Robert Davis, Kent Leavens, Ray Hamblin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios (SG) Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| 03:24 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:24 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:05 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi buries a floater in the lane | 51-52 |
| 03:01 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 51-52 |
| 03:00 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 02:33 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 51-54 |
| 02:15 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-54 |
| 02:14 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:59 | Georgia Southern | John Bortz buries a turnaround in the lane | 53-54 |
| 01:40 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the floater from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 01:16 | Georgia Southern | William Kells comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 01:15 | Georgia Southern | William Kells grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:58 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-56 |
| 00:57 | Georgia Southern | William Kells pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:40 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 55-58 |
| 00:09 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-58 |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper is hacked by Leo Lail in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Lail, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Georgia Southern | Ray Hamblin (C) Brian Mungia | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF) Daniel Dozier | |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:05 | Georgia Southern | The rebound goes to Ray Hamblin | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Georgia Southern | Gerald Green misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |