| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) PF - Carl Hermosillo (fresh) C - John Youngquist (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fresh) SG - Luis Flick (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) C - William Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | William Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Fallon is called for the reach on Tory Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Fallon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Rutgers | John Youngquist snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo misses long on a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Whaley | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Whaley | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:14 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Whaley | 1-6 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:30 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Luis Flick | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo connects on the shot from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 6-8 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | John Youngquist hits the follow up shot | 8-8 |
| 16:27 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley blows the wide open dunk | 8-8 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 15:57 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:55 | Rutgers | John Youngquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Luis Flick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fairly fresh) C - William Cox (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Gaines | 10-8 |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Fallon | 12-8 |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 14:31 | Rutgers | John Youngquist gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on William Cox - foul #1 on William Cox, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SG), Dema Zanis (SF), Alexander Boggs (C) Ronald Fallon, Gregory Hamlin, Thomas Gaines, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Randy Near (PF) Shannon Bissette | |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:51 | Pittsburgh | Alexander Boggs steals it from Tory Chapman out of a doubleteam | 14-8 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs is fouled on the floor by Luis Flick - foul #1 on Luis Flick, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alonzo Martinez (SF) Carl Hermosillo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox (C) William Cox | |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:55 | Pittsburgh | Alexander Boggs steals it from William Whaley | 16-8 |
| 12:36 | Rutgers | Roland Brannon is called for traveling | 16-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Thomas Gaines (SF) Roland Brannon, Alonzo Martinez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 12:16 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox grabs the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Samuel Hix - foul #1 on Samuel Hix, team foul #2 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), John Youngquist (C) Ronald Fallon, Dema Zanis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the 3rd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:40 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 11:38 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Brannon (fresh) SG - Samuel Hix (fresh) SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alexander Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Near (fresh) C - Samuel Fox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Pittsburgh | Randy Near's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Dema Zanis (PF) Thomas Gaines, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Randy Near | |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs makes the fadeaway in the paint | 18-10 |
| 10:45 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-10 |
| 10:44 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette gets the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 10:24 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right side set up by Shannon Bissette and he's hacked by Roland Brannon - foul #1 on Roland Brannon, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), Thomas Gaines (SF), Carl Hermosillo (PF) Roland Brannon, Samuel Hix, Dema Zanis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG) William Whaley | |
| 10:24 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses the free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo gets the rebound | 18-12 |
| 10:12 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-12 |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo gets the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 09:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-12 |
| 09:47 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Shannon Bissette | 18-12 |
| 09:30 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tory Chapman out of a doubleteam | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Fox - foul #1 on Samuel Fox, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Youngquist (C) Carl Hermosillo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace (C) Samuel Fox | |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:48 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | John Youngquist connects on the shot in the lane | 22-18 |
| 08:14 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 08:13 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs is fouled on the floor by Luis Flick - foul #2 on Luis Flick, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SG), Carl Hermosillo (PF) Ronald Fallon, Gregory Hamlin, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG), William Whaley (SF), Randy Near (PF) Tory Chapman, Luis Flick, Shannon Bissette | |
| 07:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 07:43 | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 07:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass is hacked by Roland Brannon - foul #2 on Roland Brannon, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SG), Alexander Boggs (PF) Roland Brannon, Thomas Gaines, Carl Hermosillo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (PG), Samuel Fox (C) Joseph Glass, Alvin Peace | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) SF - Samuel Hix (fresh) PF - Alexander Boggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Near (fresh) C - Samuel Fox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Tory Chapman | 22-20 |
| 06:42 | Rutgers | John Youngquist blows the layup | 22-20 |
| 06:40 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Randy Near | 22-20 |
| 06:33 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Hix - foul #2 on Samuel Hix, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines (SF), Carl Hermosillo (PF) Gregory Hamlin, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (SG), Shannon Bissette (PF) Joel Graham, Randy Near | |
| 06:33 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:33 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo's pass is intercepted by Joseph Glass | 22-21 |
| 05:59 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass misses the lay-in | 22-21 |
| 05:58 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman tips it home | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon is hacked by William Whaley - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), John Youngquist (C) Samuel Hix, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Randy Near (PF) William Whaley | |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:29 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:29 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:11 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | John Youngquist grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 04:53 | Rutgers | Tory Chapman picks off the pass by John Youngquist | 23-23 |
| 04:27 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox banks in the layup | 23-25 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Near - foul #1 on Randy Near, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SF), Alexander Boggs (PF) Ronald Fallon, Thomas Gaines, Carl Hermosillo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick (PG), Joel Graham (SG), William Whaley (SF), William Cox (C) Tory Chapman, Joseph Glass, Shannon Bissette, Samuel Fox | |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | John Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 03:45 | Pittsburgh | William Cox connects on the open turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Whaley | 24-27 |
| 03:20 | Rutgers | John Youngquist can't finish the layup | 24-27 |
| 03:19 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Brannon (fresh) SG - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) SF - Samuel Hix (fresh) PF - Alexander Boggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Near (fresh) C - William Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Pittsburgh | John Youngquist swats the short shot by William Cox | 24-27 |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | John Youngquist gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Hix and the foul's on Joel Graham - foul #1 on Joel Graham, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (PG), Thomas Gaines (SF), Carl Hermosillo (PF) Roland Brannon, Samuel Hix, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (PG) Joel Graham | |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Boggs | 26-27 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Boggs | 26-27 |
| 02:36 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Samuel Hix (SG) Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Randy Near | |
| 02:24 | Pittsburgh | Carl Hermosillo picks off the pass by Luis Flick out of a doubleteam | 26-27 |
| 01:59 | Rutgers | William Whaley takes the ball from Alexander Boggs | 26-27 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl Hermosillo | 26-27 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 01:10 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 00:58 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette loses the dribble to Carl Hermosillo | 26-27 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines is whistled for traveling | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SG), Dema Zanis (PF), John Youngquist (C) Samuel Hix, Carl Hermosillo, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG), Randy Near (PF) Tory Chapman, Shannon Bissette | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-30 |