| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Rudolph Kimzey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Baier (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 19:31 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the floater from close range | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:54 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier buries a jump hook from the right block | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns is hacked by Rudolph Kimzey - foul #2 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright (SG), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Robin Garner (C) Gary Olshefski, Douglas Balducci, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Rice (C) Jake Yates | |
| 17:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds jams it | 39-34 |
| 17:19 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Burns | 39-37 |
| 17:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Toupin is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #3 on Marvin Toupin, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Jeffrey Reynolds, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF) Clifford Burns, Marvin Toupin, Wayne Brown | |
| 16:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 16:37 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:17 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Baier - foul #3 on Kenneth Baier, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Mark Boe (SF), Ivan Iwanowski (PF), Robin Garner (C) Rudolph Kimzey, Kenneth Baier, Douglas Balducci, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates (C) David Rice | |
| 16:17 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:17 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:09 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Olshefski | 42-39 |
| 15:51 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates tips it in | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Boe (fresh) PF - Ivan Iwanowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robin Garner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Mayo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Kenneth Baier (SF), Douglas Balducci (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Gary Olshefski, Mark Boe, Ivan Iwanowski, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Marvin Toupin (SG), Wayne Brown (PF) Dan Scruggs, Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis | |
| 15:05 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Brown | 42-44 |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Baier and he's hacked by Marvin Toupin - foul #4 on Marvin Toupin, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Robin Garner (C) Douglas Balducci, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle (SG), David Rice (C) Marvin Toupin, Jake Yates | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright misses the free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:49 | Pittsburgh | David Rice gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 14:22 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Carlisle | 44-47 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Jeffrey Reynolds, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 13:33 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Mayo | 44-50 |
| 13:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci connects on the floater from the left side | 46-50 |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Wright - foul #4 on William Wright, team foul #3 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Robin Garner (C) William Wright, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF), Jake Yates (C) Justin Carlisle, Wayne Brown, David Rice | |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 12:36 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:10 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Burns and he's hacked by Gary Olshefski - foul #1 on Gary Olshefski, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Douglas Balducci, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG) Clifford Burns | |
| 12:10 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 11:39 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo comes up short on the runner near the basket | 46-55 |
| 11:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Kimzey (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Baier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brian Mayo (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rudolph Kimzey | 49-55 |
| 10:56 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daron Mireles | 49-55 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rudolph Kimzey | 51-55 |
| 10:24 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Reynolds | 51-55 |
| 10:23 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin tips it back up and in | 51-57 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark McCurtis steals the ball from Rudolph Kimzey | 51-57 |
| 09:31 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 09:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 09:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-57 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 09:14 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by Jeffrey Reynolds - foul #1 on Jeffrey Reynolds, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright (SG), Douglas Balducci (PF), Robin Garner (C) Gary Olshefski, Jeffrey Reynolds, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Justin Carlisle (SG), Wayne Brown (PF), David Rice (C) Marvin Toupin, Brian Mayo, Mark McCurtis, Jake Yates | |
| 08:48 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 08:47 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Douglas Balducci | 53-57 |
| 08:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 53-57 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner hits the follow up shot | 55-57 |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | William Wright picks off the pass by Wayne Brown | 55-57 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier lays it up and in set up by William Wright | 57-57 |
| 07:47 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | David Rice swats the dunk try by Douglas Balducci | 57-60 |
| 07:31 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Rudolph Kimzey (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Baier (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Balducci (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robin Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Scruggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-60 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Kentucky | David Rice takes the ball from Robin Garner | 57-60 |
| 06:11 | Pittsburgh | Kenneth Baier picks off the pass by Justin Carlisle | 57-60 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Carlisle - foul #1 on Justin Carlisle, team foul #3 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (PG), Daron Mireles (C) Rudolph Kimzey, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Brian Mayo (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Dan Scruggs, Wayne Brown, David Rice | |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 05:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:31 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 05:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier banks in the layup | 61-60 |
| 04:52 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mark McCurtis | 61-63 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-63 |
| 04:47 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:29 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 04:27 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-63 |
| 04:19 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:50 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 03:32 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Gary Olshefski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Baier (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Balducci (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Daron Mireles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Justin Carlisle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brian Mayo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Yates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 03:07 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Jake Yates | 61-63 |
| 03:07 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Rudolph Kimzey (PG), Mark Boe (SF), Robin Garner (C) Gary Olshefski, Kenneth Baier, Daron Mireles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Wayne Brown (PF), David Rice (C) Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis, Jake Yates | |
| 02:45 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier (SF), Jeffrey Reynolds (PF) Mark Boe, Douglas Balducci | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifford Burns steals it from William Wright | 61-63 |
| 02:12 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Robin Garner pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Kentucky | William Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:49 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:25 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clifford Burns | 61-66 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeffrey Reynolds is fouled on the floor by Wayne Brown - foul #1 on Wayne Brown, team foul #4 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci (PF), Daron Mireles (C) Jeffrey Reynolds, Robin Garner | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates (C) David Rice | |
| 01:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 61-66 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles tips it in | 63-66 |
| 00:43 | Pittsburgh | Kenneth Baier denies the turnaround by Marvin Toupin | 63-66 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo tips it back up and in | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Baier connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Balducci | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo is hacked by Rudolph Kimzey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | Pittsburgh | Rudolph Kimzey is called for the reach on Clifford Burns - foul #4 on Rudolph Kimzey, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| 00:31 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:31 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 00:22 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin snags the defensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by William Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Wright, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Gary Olshefski (SG) William Wright | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF) Brian Mayo, Wayne Brown | |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Marvin Toupin steps in front of the Kenneth Baier pass | 66-72 |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis misses the lay-in | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs snags the offensive board | 66-72 |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF), David Rice (C) Dan Scruggs, Jake Yates | |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns is fouled on the floor by Gary Olshefski - foul #2 on Gary Olshefski, team foul #9 | 66-72 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Daron Mireles pulls down the rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Douglas Balducci works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-73 |
| 00:03 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns runs out the clock | 66-73 |