| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau buries a floater from the left wing set up by Alex Smith | 30-31 |
| 19:16 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits the finger roll set up by Clifford Burns | 32-31 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 32-31 |
| 18:50 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Marvin Toupin | 32-31 |
| 18:48 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 18:27 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-31 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Wayne Brown takes the ball from Alex Smith | 32-31 |
| 18:02 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Christopher Schwerdt - foul #1 on Christopher Schwerdt, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Brian Mayo (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF) Clifford Burns, Justin Carlisle, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 18:02 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Mandell | 34-33 |
| 17:24 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marvin Toupin and he's hacked by John Mandell - foul #2 on John Mandell, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Rice (C) Jake Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:24 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | William Ross snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | William Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF) William Ross | |
| 16:50 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo is denied on a layup by Brad Fillion | 36-33 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder hits a jumper near the basket | 36-35 |
| 16:10 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Clyde Borkholder - foul #3 on Clyde Borkholder, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Justin Carlisle (SF) Marvin Toupin, Brian Mayo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), William Ross (SG), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| 16:10 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:10 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | William Ross buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Buckland | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dan Scruggs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark McCurtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Pittsburgh | Alex Smith picks off the pass by Justin Carlisle in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | William Ross is denied on a dunk by David Rice | 38-37 |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 38-37 |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:57 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle is hacked by Daniel Buckland - foul #1 on Daniel Buckland, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SG), Wayne Brown (PF) Clifford Burns, Mark McCurtis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), Nicholas Fogel (SF), Igor Kopinski (C) William Ross, Daniel Buckland, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 14:28 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs connects on the floater from the baseline | 40-37 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:11 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs is hacked by Nicholas Fogel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicholas Fogel, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Jake Yates (C) Justin Carlisle, David Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Arden Buteau, Igor Kopinski | |
| 13:59 | Pittsburgh | Brad Fillion picks off the pass by Marvin Toupin | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed buries a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Dan Scruggs - foul #2 on Dan Scruggs, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG) Marvin Toupin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:27 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 13:25 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 13:07 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:49 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the easy open layup | 40-43 |
| 12:47 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs tips it in | 42-43 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed's pass is intercepted by Clifford Burns | 42-43 |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns hits the finger roll | 44-43 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), David Rice (C) Dan Scruggs, Wayne Brown, Jake Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), William Ross (SG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Nicholas Fogel, Dikembe Abdelwahed, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| 11:50 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis misses the driving attempt from close range | 44-43 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Alex Smith grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Brian Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark McCurtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alex Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ross (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Buckland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | David Rice steps in front of the Alex Smith pass | 44-43 |
| 11:26 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-43 |
| 11:25 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | Brian Mayo steps in front of the Daniel Buckland pass | 44-43 |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG) Brian Mayo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | William Ross knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Alex Smith | 44-46 |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns's pass is intercepted by Alex Smith | 44-46 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | William Ross buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Alex Smith | 44-48 |
| 10:19 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:18 | Pittsburgh | David Rice tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 10:11 | Pittsburgh | David Rice snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:55 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Clifford Burns | 47-48 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Alex Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-48 |
| 09:47 | Pittsburgh | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:23 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Marvin Toupin picks off the pass by Alex Smith | 49-48 |
| 09:04 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin hits the finger roll | 51-48 |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | William Ross hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 51-48 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland tips it home | 51-50 |
| 08:32 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by William Ross - foul #1 on William Ross, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Brian Mayo (SF), Wayne Brown (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis, David Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, William Ross, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 08:32 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:32 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Jake Yates is called for the reach on Brad Fillion - foul #2 on Jake Yates, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder can't throw it down | 53-50 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | John Mandell hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 07:34 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Mandell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Borkholder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brad Fillion (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | John Mandell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Troy Izquierdo (SF), Andrew Washington (C) Marvin Toupin, Jake Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Igor Kopinski (C) Brad Fillion | |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo dunks the ball on a great pass from Dan Scruggs and the foul's on Igor Kopinski - foul #1 on Igor Kopinski, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG), Daniel Buckland (SF), Arden Buteau (PF) Nicholas Fogel, John Mandell, Clyde Borkholder | |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:38 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:37 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 06:19 | Pittsburgh | A charge is called on Brian Mayo - foul #3 on Brian Mayo, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates (C) Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Alex Smith scores on a runner from the left block | 56-54 |
| 05:40 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Igor Kopinski - foul #2 on Igor Kopinski, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), William Ross (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Igor Kopinski | |
| 05:40 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:40 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Andrew Washington takes the ball from William Ross | 58-54 |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion misses badly on a shot in the paint | 58-54 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel tips it in | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates is hacked by Brad Fillion in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Fillion, team foul #10 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF) Troy Izquierdo, Andrew Washington | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Mandell (SF) William Ross | |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Brad Fillion grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Rice (C) Jake Yates | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:40 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelwahed | 58-56 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder connects on the floater in the lane | 58-58 |
| 04:04 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis misses long on a shot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 03:50 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dan Scruggs | 61-58 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Clyde Borkholder clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 61-58 |
| 03:31 | Pittsburgh | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:31 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle (SF), Wayne Brown (PF), Jake Yates (C) Marvin Toupin, Mark McCurtis, David Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Ross (SG), Arden Buteau (PF), Christopher Schwerdt (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Clyde Borkholder, Brad Fillion | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Mayo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Fogel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ross (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mandell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arden Buteau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Schwerdt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-58 |
| 03:04 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel is hacked by Dan Scruggs - foul #3 on Dan Scruggs, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG) Brian Mayo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alex Smith (PG) John Mandell | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | William Ross's fadeaway is rejected by Jake Yates | 63-58 |
| 02:45 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 02:22 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Burns and he's fouled by Arden Buteau - foul #2 on Arden Buteau, team foul #11 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SG) Dan Scruggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Daniel Buckland (SF) Nicholas Fogel | |
| 02:22 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | Arden Buteau grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Alex Smith's pass is intercepted by Brian Mayo in the backcourt | 65-58 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo lays it in | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | William Ross misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-58 |
| 02:00 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | William Ross is called for the reach on Justin Carlisle - foul #2 on William Ross, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG) Brian Mayo | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed (SG) William Ross | |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Alex Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-61 |
| 01:01 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 72-61 |
| 00:54 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Jake Yates | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Clifford Burns | 74-61 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Christopher Schwerdt is whistled for traveling | 74-61 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Fogel (PG), William Ross (SG), John Mandell (SF), Clyde Borkholder (PF), Brad Fillion (C) Alex Smith, Dikembe Abdelwahed, Daniel Buckland, Arden Buteau, Christopher Schwerdt | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns runs out the clock | 74-61 |