| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jenkins (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Brian Saddler (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Vern Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Neace (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Oscar Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Trevor Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:23 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Luis Flick | 44-28 |
| 19:04 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 19:03 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Carter | 44-28 |
| 18:55 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter misses the 3 from straight away | 44-28 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace snags the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond loses the ball out of bounds | 44-28 |
| 18:25 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick makes the 3 from straight away set up by William Cox | 47-28 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 18:07 | Pittsburgh | William Cox snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 17:44 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman is hacked by Jerry Campbell - foul #3 on Jerry Campbell, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Luther Banks (SG) Jerry Campbell | |
| 17:29 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 17:28 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 17:07 | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-28 |
| 17:05 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Brian Saddler - foul #3 on Brian Saddler, team foul #1 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Brian Saddler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cory Barton (PG), Mo Turner (SF), Danny Derby (C) Vern Hammond, Justin Neace, Trevor Carter | |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 16:49 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette snags the defensive board | 47-29 |
| 16:33 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the 3 from the right corner | 50-29 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Danny Derby makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Mo Turner | 50-32 |
| 16:12 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 16:10 | Rhode Island | Danny Derby pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | Danny Derby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 50-32 |
| 15:45 | Rhode Island | Mo Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Cory Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Luther Banks (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mo Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Danny Derby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks loses the dribble to Tory Chapman | 50-32 |
| 15:24 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses long on a turnaround from close range | 50-32 |
| 15:22 | Pittsburgh | William Cox tips it back up and in | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez makes the 3 from straight away | 52-35 |
| 14:46 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick's pass is intercepted by Luther Banks | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | Cory Barton makes the jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | Mo Turner takes the ball from Arthur Jenkins | 52-37 |
| 14:03 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:43 | Rhode Island | Cory Barton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Luther Banks | 52-39 |
| 13:38 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler (PF) Shannon Bissette | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond (PG), Jerry Campbell (SG), Justin Neace (SF), Raymond Lott (PF), Trevor Carter (C) Cory Barton, Luther Banks, Mo Turner, Oscar Rodriguez, Danny Derby | |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raymond Lott | 52-42 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Raymond Lott denies the turnaround by William Cox | 52-42 |
| 13:07 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins tips it home | 54-42 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Jenkins - foul #2 on Arthur Jenkins, team foul #2 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox (C) William Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Luther Banks (PF) Raymond Lott | |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:44 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:34 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Trevor Carter - foul #3 on Trevor Carter, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| 12:34 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:34 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:24 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:07 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-43 |
| 12:06 | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks misses badly on a runner in the lane | 56-43 |
| 11:39 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Saddler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Vern Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jerry Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Neace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Banks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Trevor Carter (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 11:21 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Jenkins - foul #3 on Arthur Jenkins, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Cox (C) Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 11:14 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 11:01 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Campbell steals it from Tory Chapman | 56-47 |
| 10:57 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell lays it in | 56-49 |
| 10:36 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 10:14 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell misses the tip | 58-49 |
| 10:11 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Banks | 58-49 |
| 09:59 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-49 |
| 09:57 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Arthur Jenkins | 58-49 |
| 09:50 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-49 |
| 09:49 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 09:30 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace jams it on a great pass from Jerry Campbell | 58-51 |
| 09:14 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 09:12 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 09:08 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Vern Hammond | 58-54 |
| 08:47 | Pittsburgh | William Cox can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 58-54 |
| 08:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Luther Banks | 58-54 |
| 08:24 | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 08:23 | Pittsburgh | Brian Saddler gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:13 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:06 | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 08:05 | Pittsburgh | William Cox grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 07:42 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Campbell is called for the reach on William Cox - foul #4 on Jerry Campbell, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG), William Whaley (SF), Samuel Fox (C) Tory Chapman, Arthur Jenkins, William Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cory Barton (PG), Frank Shuster (SG), Mo Turner (SF), Oscar Rodriguez (PF), Danny Derby (C) Vern Hammond, Jerry Campbell, Justin Neace, Luther Banks, Trevor Carter | |
| 07:37 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley is whistled for a carry | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Luis Flick (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Saddler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Fox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Cory Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Frank Shuster (fresh) SF - Mo Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Danny Derby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Danny Derby misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 07:11 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:56 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:32 | Rhode Island | Cory Barton is hacked by Brian Saddler - foul #4 on Brian Saddler, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Frank Shuster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 58-54 |
| 06:02 | Rhode Island | Mo Turner misses the easy layup | 58-54 |
| 06:00 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 05:42 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (SG) Joel Graham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Luther Banks (SG) Frank Shuster | |
| 05:27 | Rhode Island | Mo Turner is fouled on the floor by William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Cox (C) Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:10 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks is hacked by Brian Saddler - foul #5 on Brian Saddler, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Brian Saddler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond (PG), Frank Shuster (SG), Raymond Lott (C) Cory Barton, Oscar Rodriguez, Danny Derby | |
| 05:04 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks clanks a fadeaway from close range | 58-54 |
| 05:03 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 04:37 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Shannon Bissette | 60-54 |
| 04:18 | Rhode Island | Raymond Lott is called for a backcourt violation | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG), Arthur Jenkins (SF) Luis Flick, William Whaley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jerry Campbell (SG), Justin Neace (SF), Trevor Carter (C) Frank Shuster, Mo Turner, Raymond Lott | |
| 04:07 | Pittsburgh | William Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 04:05 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Tory Chapman | 60-54 |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Luther Banks - foul #2 on Luther Banks, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez (PF) Luther Banks | |
| 03:46 | Pittsburgh | William Cox hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Tory Chapman and he's hacked by Justin Neace - foul #2 on Justin Neace, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| 03:46 | Pittsburgh | William Cox makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez loses the dribble to Shannon Bissette | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Jenkins (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cox (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Vern Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Justin Neace (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Trevor Carter (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Campbell - foul #5 on Jerry Campbell, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick (PG), Samuel Fox (C) Joseph Glass, William Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cory Barton (PG), Luther Banks (SG) Vern Hammond, Jerry Campbell | |
| 03:17 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:17 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:17 | Rhode Island | Oscar Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:07 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter loses the dribble to Tory Chapman | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Flick | 66-54 |
| 02:25 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 02:25 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Cox (C) Samuel Fox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Vern Hammond (PG) Cory Barton | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Justin Neace - foul #3 on Justin Neace, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Trevor Carter gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | William Cox blocks the short jumper by Oscar Rodriguez | 66-57 |
| 01:51 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Cox | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Luis Flick | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Luis Flick - foul #1 on Luis Flick, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG), Joel Graham (SG), William Whaley (SF), Samuel Fox (C) Luis Flick, Tory Chapman, Arthur Jenkins, William Cox | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Cory Barton (PG), Danny Derby (PF), Raymond Lott (C) Vern Hammond, Oscar Rodriguez, Trevor Carter | |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:06 | Rhode Island | Justin Neace misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:06 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Samuel Fox | 69-58 |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Danny Derby blocks the short jumper by Samuel Fox | 69-58 |
| 00:48 | Rhode Island | Luther Banks pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Rhode Island | Cory Barton loses the dribble to Samuel Fox | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Glass | 71-58 |
| 00:11 | Rhode Island | Raymond Lott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-58 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Shannon Bissette | 71-58 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass runs out the clock | 71-58 |