| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ashley Pellham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Thomas Scannell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Callison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Drew Bonds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | St. John's | George Holyfield is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Holyfield, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox can't connect on a floater from the right block | 30-35 |
| 19:17 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox tips it home | 30-37 |
| 19:01 | St. John's | Terry Campbell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Laprade | 32-37 |
| 18:59 | Pittsburgh | James Laprade is called for the reach on Richard Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Laprade, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 18:38 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Collins - foul #1 on Lawrence Collins, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 18:38 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:38 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:19 | St. John's | George Holyfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 18:18 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:58 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:32 | Pittsburgh | James Laprade is called for the reach on Harvey Callison - foul #2 on James Laprade, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| 17:24 | Pittsburgh | Terry Campbell steals it from Drew Bonds | 32-38 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | The short jumper by Terry Campbell is denied by Drew Bonds | 32-38 |
| 17:17 | St. John's | Terry Campbell tips it but misses | 32-38 |
| 17:16 | St. John's | George Holyfield can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 17:15 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | Terry Campbell takes the ball from Thomas Scannell | 32-38 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins misses badly on a floater in the paint | 32-38 |
| 16:28 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:07 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:47 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Holyfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ashley Pellham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Collins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Thomas Scannell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Callison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Fox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-38 |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 14:54 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Harris | 32-40 |
| 14:40 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 14:12 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Callison connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Harris | 32-43 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | George Holyfield misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 13:46 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds's pass is intercepted by James Laprade | 32-43 |
| 13:25 | St. John's | James Laprade drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ashley Pellham | 35-43 |
| 13:10 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris tips it but misses | 35-43 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Terry Campbell makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Ashley Pellham | 37-43 |
| 12:28 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Callison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 12:26 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:12 | St. John's | James Laprade comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 12:10 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:54 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Richard Port (SG), John Stafford (SF), Timothy Sachs (PF), Robert Conway (C) James Laprade, George Holyfield, Ashley Pellham, Terry Campbell, Lawrence Collins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (PG), Ian Call (SF), Manuel Adams (PF) Richard Harris, Harvey Callison, Drew Bonds | |
| 11:37 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox drills a fadeaway in the lane | 37-45 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Port (fresh) SF - John Stafford (fresh) PF - Timothy Sachs (fresh) C - Robert Conway (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Bruce Big (fresh) SG - Thomas Scannell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ian Call (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roger Fox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. John's | John Stafford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 37-45 |
| 11:27 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Roger Fox | 37-45 |
| 11:06 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox can't finish the layup | 37-45 |
| 11:04 | St. John's | Richard Port pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:49 | St. John's | Joseph Marra loses the dribble to Manuel Adams | 37-45 |
| 10:26 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call is hacked by Robert Conway - foul #4 on Robert Conway, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) Robert Conway | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart (C) Roger Fox | |
| 10:07 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Manuel Adams | 37-48 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | John Stafford connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Ritenour | 39-48 |
| 09:25 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big can't connect on a shot in the paint | 39-48 |
| 09:24 | St. John's | John Stafford grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:19 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-48 |
| 09:18 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:58 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 08:33 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | James Laprade (PG), George Holyfield (SG), Ashley Pellham (SF), Terry Campbell (PF), John Carr (C) Joseph Marra, Michael Ritenour, John Stafford, Richard Port, Timothy Sachs | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris (PG), Harvey Callison (SF), Roger Fox (C) Bruce Big, Ian Call, Manuel Adams | |
| 08:08 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Scannell | 39-53 |
| 07:53 | St. John's | George Holyfield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 07:30 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Scannell and the foul's on John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Conway (C) John Carr | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 07:30 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox misses the free throw | 39-55 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | George Holyfield pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - James Laprade (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Holyfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ashley Pellham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Conway (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Thomas Scannell (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harvey Callison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Smart (fresh) C - Roger Fox (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:13 | St. John's | Robert Conway misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-55 |
| 07:12 | St. John's | Terry Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Terry Campbell misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Martin Smart - foul #2 on Martin Smart, team foul #1 | 39-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds (SF), Manuel Adams (PF) Thomas Scannell, Martin Smart | |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Terry Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:07 | St. John's | Terry Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 07:07 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:38 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds clanks a floater from the right side | 40-55 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Robert Conway gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 06:19 | St. John's | Drew Bonds steps in front of the Robert Conway pass | 40-55 |
| 06:16 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Drew Bonds | 40-57 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | George Holyfield can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harvey Callison - foul #2 on Harvey Callison, team foul #2 | 40-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Port (SF) Ashley Pellham | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell (SG) Manuel Adams | |
| 06:00 | St. John's | George Holyfield makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:00 | St. John's | George Holyfield makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds clanks a runner from close range | 42-57 |
| 05:32 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox tips it but misses | 42-57 |
| 05:31 | St. John's | Terry Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:23 | St. John's | James Laprade misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-57 |
| 05:22 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox is hacked by Robert Conway - foul #5 on Robert Conway, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | St. John's | Joseph Marra (PG), Ashley Pellham (SF), Lawrence Collins (C) James Laprade, George Holyfield, Robert Conway | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (PF) Drew Bonds | |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 04:54 | St. John's | Terry Campbell grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 04:39 | St. John's | Terry Campbell makes the shot near the basket | 44-58 |
| 04:24 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Callison misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | Roger Fox pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Marra - foul #2 on Joseph Marra, team foul #8 | 44-58 |
| Subs | St. John's | Timothy Sachs (C) Terry Campbell | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (PG), Ian Call (SF) Richard Harris, Harvey Callison | |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Thomas Scannell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:03 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| 03:44 | St. John's | Ashley Pellham misses the fadeaway in the lane | 44-59 |
| 03:43 | St. John's | Richard Port pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 03:34 | St. John's | Richard Port is hacked by Thomas Scannell - foul #2 on Thomas Scannell, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | John Stafford (SF) Ashley Pellham | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart (C) Roger Fox | |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins drills a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Manuel Adams - foul #2 on Manuel Adams, team foul #4 | 46-59 |
| 03:23 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Joseph Marra (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Port (fresh) 3 reb. SF - John Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Sachs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Bruce Big (fresh) SG - Thomas Scannell (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ian Call (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Smart (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart travels with the ball | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris (PG) Thomas Scannell | |
| 02:39 | St. John's | Richard Port is fouled on the floor by Bruce Big - foul #1 on Bruce Big, team foul #5 | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Michael Ritenour (SG) Richard Port | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:22 | St. John's | Michael Ritenour hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-59 |
| 02:20 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:51 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call misses the fadeaway from the left block | 47-59 |
| 01:49 | St. John's | John Stafford pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:39 | St. John's | Joseph Marra clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Martin Smart | 47-59 |
| 01:08 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams's floater is knocked away by John Stafford | 47-59 |
| 01:06 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart grabs the offensive board | 47-59 |
| 00:53 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart is fouled on the floor by Michael Ritenour - foul #1 on Michael Ritenour, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | St. John's | Richard Port (SG) Michael Ritenour | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke (C) Richard Harris | |
| 00:53 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:53 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | St. John's | Lawrence Collins makes the turnaround in the lane | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Big | 49-63 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Martin Smart steps in front of the Joseph Marra pass in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Martin Smart runs out the clock | 49-63 |