| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dennis Anderson (fresh) SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) PF - Owen Schober (fresh) C - Harry Hoisington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Denis Arbogast (fresh) SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) PF - Charles Reese (fresh) C - Justin Matlock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Owen Schober wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Harry Hoisington is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harry Hoisington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Denis Arbogast | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Denis Arbogast | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Charles Arneson takes the ball from Owen Schober | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese dunks the ball on a nice dish by Charles Arneson | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Brandt | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Arneson | 0-6 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | Harry Hoisington knocks in the runner from close range | 2-6 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt makes the shot in the paint set up by Denis Arbogast | 2-8 |
| 16:53 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 16:52 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese grabs the board | 2-8 |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Conrad Jensen - foul #1 on Conrad Jensen, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski (SF), Danny Currie (PF), Marco Costa (C) Conrad Jensen, Owen Schober, Harry Hoisington | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese makes the 1st free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Marco Costa pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:20 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:03 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock is hacked by Dennis Anderson - foul #1 on Dennis Anderson, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley (PG), Thomas Webb (SG) Dennis Anderson, Dewey Smtih | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (SG) Charles Arneson | |
| 15:46 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt is fouled on the floor by Marco Costa - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown (PF) Charles Reese | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Hadley (fresh) SG - Thomas Webb (fresh) SF - Marijan Slawski (fresh) PF - Danny Currie (fresh) C - Marco Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Denis Arbogast (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Helms (fresh) SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) C - Justin Matlock (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Helms | 5-12 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:06 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 5-12 |
| 15:01 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Danny Currie | 5-12 |
| 14:48 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-12 |
| 14:47 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley grabs the offensive board | 5-12 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Marco Costa is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #5 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Anderson (PG), Dewey Smtih (SG), Conrad Jensen (SF), Owen Schober (PF), Harry Hoisington (C) Thomas Hadley, Thomas Webb, Marijan Slawski, Danny Currie, Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Charles Arneson (SG), Danny Slade (SF), Charles Reese (PF) Denis Arbogast, Steven Helms, Michael Brandt, Justin Matlock | |
| 14:23 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Harry Hoisington - foul #2 on Harry Hoisington, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Logan Cull (C) Harry Hoisington | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 14:23 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:23 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Charles Reese is called for the reach on Dewey Smtih - foul #1 on Charles Reese, team foul #1 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Currie (C) Logan Cull | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Dennis Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-14 |
| 13:21 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 5-14 |
| 13:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown tips it back up and in | 5-16 |
| 13:02 | Rutgers | Owen Schober drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dewey Smtih | 7-16 |
| 12:55 | Pittsburgh | Owen Schober blocks the short jumper by Joseph Brown | 7-16 |
| 12:54 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown tips it but misses | 7-16 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Arneson - foul #1 on Charles Arneson, team foul #2 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Logan Cull (C) Danny Currie | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast (PG), Michael Brandt (SF), Justin Matlock (C) Alvaro Russo, Danny Slade, Joseph Brown | |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:35 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt drills a jumper near the basket set up by Charles Arneson | 9-18 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (SG), Marijan Slawski (SF) Dewey Smtih, Conrad Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (SG) Charles Arneson | |
| 11:39 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Anderson steps in front of the Denis Arbogast pass | 9-18 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Dennis Anderson blows the layup | 9-18 |
| 11:34 | Rutgers | Owen Schober tips it back up and in | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dennis Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Webb (fresh) SF - Marijan Slawski (fresh) PF - Owen Schober (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Cull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Denis Arbogast (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Helms (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Matlock (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Steven Helms | 11-20 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-20 |
| 10:55 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Justin Matlock | 11-20 |
| 10:39 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses the lay-in | 11-20 |
| 10:37 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski gets the rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | Owen Schober can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 11-20 |
| 10:17 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 09:57 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Reese | 11-20 |
| 09:34 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese is hacked by Logan Cull - foul #1 on Logan Cull, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih (SG), Conrad Jensen (SF), Danny Currie (C) Dennis Anderson, Marijan Slawski, Logan Cull | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (SG) Steven Helms | |
| 09:34 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Danny Currie pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Reese - foul #2 on Charles Reese, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Joseph Brown (PF) Denis Arbogast, Charles Reese | |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:17 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:17 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:57 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock banks in the layup | 12-22 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 12-22 |
| 08:41 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih can't tip it in | 12-22 |
| 08:40 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 08:25 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alvaro Russo | 12-25 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Danny Currie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 08:07 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen tips it but misses | 12-25 |
| 08:06 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 07:58 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock's floater is tipped away by Owen Schober | 12-25 |
| 07:56 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 07:30 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-25 |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Owen Schober | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fairly fresh) SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) PF - Owen Schober (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Danny Currie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Matlock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Alvaro Russo - foul #1 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #4 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Logan Cull (C) Owen Schober | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast (PG), Danny Slade (SF), Jim Phillips (C) Alvaro Russo, Michael Brandt, Justin Matlock | |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb makes the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dewey Smtih - foul #1 on Dewey Smtih, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Anderson (PG), Marijan Slawski (SF) Thomas Webb, Conrad Jensen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:41 | Rutgers | Charles Arneson is called for the reach on Dennis Anderson - foul #2 on Charles Arneson, team foul #5 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (SG) Charles Arneson | |
| 06:18 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Anderson | 16-27 |
| 05:59 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-27 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Logan Cull pulls down the rebound | 16-27 |
| 05:39 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen (SF), Owen Schober (PF) Dewey Smtih, Logan Cull | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock (PF) Joseph Brown | |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Helms | 16-30 |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Danny Currie knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Marijan Slawski | 18-30 |
| 04:47 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-30 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen grabs the board | 18-30 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 18-30 |
| 04:36 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 04:12 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock is hacked by Conrad Jensen - foul #2 on Conrad Jensen, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih (SG), Logan Cull (C) Conrad Jensen, Danny Currie | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt (SF), Joseph Brown (PF) Danny Slade, Jim Phillips | |
| 04:12 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:12 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Justin Matlock - foul #1 on Justin Matlock, team foul #6 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lawrence Mendes (SF), Harry Hoisington (C) Marijan Slawski, Logan Cull | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (SG), Charles Reese (PF) Steven Helms, Joseph Brown | |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:34 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Denis Arbogast | 20-35 |
| 03:17 | Rutgers | Denis Arbogast steals the ball from Dewey Smtih | 20-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dennis Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Mendes (fresh) PF - Owen Schober (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Hoisington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Denis Arbogast (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Matlock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock misses the driving attempt in the paint | 20-35 |
| 03:02 | Pittsburgh | Justin Matlock tips it back up and in | 20-37 |
| 02:39 | Rutgers | Harry Hoisington comes up short on the shot from the left block | 20-37 |
| 02:37 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 02:33 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-37 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Harry Hoisington grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Lawrence Mendes travels with the ball | 20-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (PG), Conrad Jensen (SF), Marco Costa (PF) Dennis Anderson, Lawrence Mendes, Owen Schober | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Joseph Brown (C) Denis Arbogast, Justin Matlock | |
| 02:15 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Brandt | 20-39 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-39 |
| 01:46 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses the easy layup | 20-39 |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harry Hoisington | 20-39 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb travels with the ball | 20-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski (SG) Dewey Smtih | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:25 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 20-41 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Marco Costa comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-41 |
| 01:06 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson gets the rebound | 20-41 |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Anderson (PG), Danny Currie (PF) Marijan Slawski, Harry Hoisington | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast (PG), Steven Helms (SG), Danny Slade (SF), Justin Matlock (C) Alvaro Russo, Charles Arneson, Michael Brandt, Joseph Brown | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Danny Currie misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Reese - foul #3 on Charles Reese, team foul #7 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih (SG) Thomas Webb | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips (C) Charles Reese | |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Danny Currie makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 00:41 | Rutgers | Danny Currie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-41 |
| 00:26 | Pittsburgh | Denis Arbogast misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-41 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Danny Currie grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih is fouled on the floor by Steven Helms - foul #1 on Steven Helms, team foul #8 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown (PF) Jim Phillips | |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih makes the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih makes the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown buries a floater from the baseline | 24-43 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Dennis Anderson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 24-43 |