| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew Bonds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ian Call (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 38-31 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Manuel Adams picks off the pass by Carl Johnson | 38-31 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds dunks the ball on a nice dish by Manuel Adams | 40-31 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski double dribbles | 40-31 |
| 18:17 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds lays it up and in set up by Richard Harris | 42-31 |
| 17:55 | Rutgers | Samuel Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 17:54 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:35 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Harris and he's hacked by Kent Truesdale - foul #3 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (SG) Kent Truesdale | |
| 17:35 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call makes the free throw | 45-31 |
| 17:09 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Johnson | 45-33 |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG), Garland Patterson (SF), Wayne Clarke (C) Bruce Big, Manuel Adams, Ian Call | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Hung Wang (C) Federico Mendoza | |
| 16:34 | Rutgers | Hung Wang loses the dribble to Richard Harris | 45-33 |
| 16:18 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-33 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Hung Wang pulls down the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:02 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Garland Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Wayne Clarke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Wayne Clarke, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (SF) Garland Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG), Howard Miller (C) Carl Johnson, Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard | |
| 15:24 | Rutgers | Richard Harris steps in front of the Howard Miller pass | 45-36 |
| 15:07 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Harris | 47-36 |
| 14:52 | Rutgers | Hung Wang hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 47-36 |
| 14:50 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:30 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke buries a floater from close range | 49-36 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Manuel Adams - foul #2 on Manuel Adams, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG), Garland Patterson (SF), Ian Call (C) Michael Briscoe, Manuel Adams, Wayne Clarke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF) Todd Michael, Kent Truesdale, Hung Wang | |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 14:14 | Rutgers | Robert Zar misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 13:58 | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 13:41 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Robert Zar tips it back up and in | 52-38 |
| 13:15 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Howard is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #2 on Samuel Howard, team foul #2 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (SF) Garland Patterson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale (SG) Robert Zar | |
| 13:03 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ian Call | 55-38 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses badly on a shot near the basket | 55-38 |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Richard Harris | 55-38 |
| 12:25 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Drew Bonds | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:05 | Rutgers | Richard Harris is called for the reach on Carl Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson (SF) Drew Bonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza (C) Howard Miller | |
| 11:43 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 11:41 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams grabs the board | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garland Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Call (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Truesdale (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 11:20 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big hits the follow up shot | 59-38 |
| 11:09 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-38 |
| 11:07 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 11:02 | Pittsburgh | Dmitry Oginski steals the ball from Ian Call | 59-38 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Dmitry Oginski | 59-40 |
| 10:36 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call's layup is rejected by Dmitry Oginski | 59-40 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 59-40 |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Johnson and he's fouled by Bruce Big - foul #3 on Bruce Big, team foul #4 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG), Drew Bonds (PF), Wayne Clarke (C) Bruce Big, Manuel Adams, Ian Call | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (SF), Howard Miller (C) Dmitry Oginski, Samuel Howard | |
| 10:30 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Kent Truesdale steals it from Michael Briscoe | 59-43 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson lays it in set up by Kent Truesdale | 59-45 |
| 09:56 | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson misses the lay-in | 59-45 |
| 09:54 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza grabs the board | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:35 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Kent Truesdale | 59-47 |
| 09:09 | Pittsburgh | Federico Mendoza steals it from Wayne Clarke | 59-47 |
| 08:49 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG), Manuel Adams (SF), Ian Call (C) Richard Harris, Garland Patterson, Wayne Clarke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Todd Michael (PG), Dmitry Oginski (SF), Samuel Howard (PF) Carl Johnson, Robert Zar, Federico Mendoza | |
| 08:30 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-47 |
| 08:15 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Michael | 61-49 |
| 08:00 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Howard Miller - foul #4 on Howard Miller, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris (PG), Bruce Big (SG), Wayne Clarke (C) George Curtis, Michael Briscoe, Drew Bonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (SG), Hung Wang (C) Kent Truesdale, Howard Miller | |
| 08:00 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:00 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Hung Wang gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ian Call (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Clarke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Todd Michael (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Zar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hung Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 07:19 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Todd Michael is hacked by Wayne Clarke - foul #4 on Wayne Clarke, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson (SF) Ian Call | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Johnson (PG), Kent Truesdale (SG), Federico Mendoza (C) Todd Michael, Robert Zar, Hung Wang | |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski blows the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Adams - foul #3 on Manuel Adams, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ron Coyne (PF) Manuel Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 06:37 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Howard picks off the pass by Wayne Clarke | 63-53 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Johnson and the foul's on Garland Patterson - foul #1 on Garland Patterson, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds (PF) Ron Coyne | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Miller (C) Federico Mendoza | |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses the free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:06 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:55 | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson is fouled on the floor by Dmitry Oginski - foul #1 on Dmitry Oginski, team foul #4 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (SF) Dmitry Oginski | |
| 05:31 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big drills a shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses the shot from the free throw line | 65-55 |
| 05:07 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 04:55 | Pittsburgh | Kent Truesdale steps in front of the Bruce Big pass | 65-55 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Bruce Big is called for the reach on Howard Miller - foul #4 on Bruce Big, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG), Michael Briscoe (SG), Manuel Adams (SF), Ian Call (C) Richard Harris, Bruce Big, Garland Patterson, Wayne Clarke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski (SF), Federico Mendoza (PF) Robert Zar, Samuel Howard | |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Howard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Howard Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski gets the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Howard Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Dmitry Oginski misses the tip | 65-56 |
| 04:13 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| 04:09 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe slams it home and the foul's on Federico Mendoza - foul #1 on Federico Mendoza, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| 04:09 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe makes the free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Kent Truesdale's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Kent Truesdale - foul #4 on Kent Truesdale, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson (SF) Drew Bonds | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Zar (SG), Hung Wang (C) Kent Truesdale, Howard Miller | |
| 03:39 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call misses the jumper from the left side | 68-56 |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe misses the tip | 68-56 |
| 03:36 | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - George Curtis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. SF - Garland Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ian Call (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Carl Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Zar (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Oginski (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Federico Mendoza (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Hung Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams lays it up and in | 70-56 |
| 03:04 | Rutgers | Manuel Adams steals it from Robert Zar out of a doubleteam | 70-56 |
| 02:43 | Pittsburgh | George Curtis misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-56 |
| 02:41 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams grabs the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 02:21 | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call snags the offensive board | 70-56 |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Robert Zar tips it but misses | 72-56 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Zar | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:00 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams buries a runner from the left block | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Dmitry Oginski | 74-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams clanks a shot from the free throw line | 74-60 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Federico Mendoza gets the rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson is fouled on the floor by George Curtis - foul #1 on George Curtis, team foul #9 | 74-60 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ron Coyne (PF), Wayne Clarke (C) Manuel Adams, Ian Call | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Ruby (SF) Dmitry Oginski | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Carl Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:16 | Pittsburgh | Ron Coyne grabs the board | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | George Curtis runs out the clock | 74-60 |