| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Sheldon Kinney (fresh) SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Ray Teneyck (fresh) SG - Mike Phillips (fresh) SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) PF - Carlos Nicastro (fresh) C - Spencer Scott (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Mike Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Hofstra | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Scott | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck is fouled on the floor by Sheldon Kinney - foul #1 on Sheldon Kinney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Hofstra | Mike Phillips splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar buries a floater in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro clanks a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled on the floor by Spencer Scott - foul #1 on Spencer Scott, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sheldon Kinney - foul #2 on Sheldon Kinney, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG) Sheldon Kinney | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 17:46 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Spencer Scott - foul #2 on Spencer Scott, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes (C) Spencer Scott | |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:21 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-1 |
| 17:20 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas travels with the ball | 4-1 |
| 16:57 | Hofstra | Donald Bethune misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-1 |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is denied on a dunk by Herbert Holmes | 4-1 |
| 16:45 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Mike Phillips | 4-1 |
| 16:40 | Hofstra | Mike Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Bethune | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mike Phillips - foul #1 on Mike Phillips, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:23 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:10 | Hofstra | Mike Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:09 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is fouled on the floor by Mike Phillips - foul #2 on Mike Phillips, team foul #4 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Painter (SG), Brent Phillips (C) Mike Phillips, Carlos Nicastro | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) PF - George Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Ray Teneyck (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Painter (fresh) SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) PF - Herbert Holmes (fresh) C - Brent Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 15:49 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:35 | Hofstra | Donald Bethune throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Christian Gross (PG), Luis King (SF) Ray Teneyck, Donald Bethune | |
| 15:28 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar drills a jumper in the paint set up by Edward Thomas | 8-3 |
| 15:01 | Hofstra | Christian Gross misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-3 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:44 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF) Edward Thomas, Daniel Westerfield, George Brown | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck (PG), Carlos Nicastro (PF) Christian Gross, Herbert Holmes | |
| 14:25 | Hofstra | George Painter hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 14:18 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (SG), Edward Marlowe (C) Larry Jones, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Donald Bethune (SF) Luis King | |
| 13:59 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 13:59 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:59 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:44 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 11-8 |
| 13:40 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield (SF) Willie Fink | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Luis King (C) Brent Phillips | |
| 13:25 | Hofstra | Donald Bethune clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 13:24 | Hofstra | George Painter pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:14 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck loses the dribble to David Ford | 11-8 |
| 13:02 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe is fouled on the floor by Luis King - foul #1 on Luis King, team foul #5 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (PF), Brandon Claar (C) John Strauss, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Christian Gross (PG), Russell Bowman (SG) Ray Teneyck, George Painter | |
| 12:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the driving attempt from the right block | 11-8 |
| 12:49 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:44 | Hofstra | Donald Bethune's 3 pointer is rejected by Edward Thomas | 11-8 |
| 12:43 | Hofstra | Russell Bowman tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 12:41 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | George Brown misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Christian Gross - foul #1 on Christian Gross, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes (PF) Carlos Nicastro | |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:35 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Luis King | 12-8 |
| 12:24 | Hofstra | Christian Gross connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:10 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas's pass is intercepted by Donald Bethune | 12-10 |
| 11:57 | Hofstra | Brandon Claar picks off the pass by Herbert Holmes | 12-10 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) PF - George Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Christian Gross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Bowman (fresh) SF - Donald Bethune (fairly fresh) PF - Herbert Holmes (fresh) C - Luis King (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar banks in the layup set up by Larry Jones and he's hacked by Herbert Holmes - foul #1 on Herbert Holmes, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Willie Fink (SF) Edward Thomas, Daniel Westerfield | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck (PG), George Painter (SF), Brent Phillips (C) Russell Bowman, Donald Bethune, Luis King | |
| 11:46 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:46 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:35 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar drills a shot from the right wing set up by Larry Jones | 16-10 |
| 11:19 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christian Gross and he's fouled by Brandon Claar - foul #1 on Brandon Claar, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro (PF) Herbert Holmes | |
| 11:19 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:19 | Pittsburgh | David Ford snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-12 |
| 11:08 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:53 | Hofstra | George Painter's fadeaway is rejected by David Ford | 16-12 |
| 10:52 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Larry Jones | 16-12 |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Jones | 19-12 |
| 10:25 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro buries a 3 from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Carlos Nicastro blocks the short jumper by Brandon Claar | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones tips it home | 21-15 |
| 09:52 | Hofstra | Willie Fink steals it from Carlos Nicastro | 21-15 |
| 09:42 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-15 |
| 09:41 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 21-15 |
| 09:19 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Jones | 23-15 |
| 09:07 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-15 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), John Strauss (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Larry Jones, Willie Fink, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ernest Thompson (PG), Russell Bowman (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Herbert Holmes (PF), Luis King (C) Ray Teneyck, Christian Gross, George Painter, Carlos Nicastro, Brent Phillips | |
| 08:59 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Bethune - foul #1 on Donald Bethune, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| 08:59 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:59 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:39 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes misses the lay-in | 24-15 |
| 08:38 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes misses the tip | 24-15 |
| 08:37 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe snags the defensive board | 24-15 |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses badly on a floater from the left side | 24-15 |
| 08:16 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits the follow up shot | 26-15 |
| 08:04 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe can't throw it down | 26-18 |
| 07:50 | Hofstra | Luis King gets the rebound | 26-18 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Strauss (fresh) SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) PF - George Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Ernest Thompson (fresh) SG - Russell Bowman (fresh) SF - Donald Bethune (fresh) PF - Herbert Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Luis King (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Hofstra | Donald Bethune is whistled for a carry | 26-18 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar (C) Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck (PG), Carlos Nicastro (PF) Ernest Thompson, Herbert Holmes | |
| 07:23 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Brown | 28-18 |
| 07:06 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck is hacked by Daniel Westerfield - foul #1 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG), Darryl Calder (PF) John Strauss, George Brown | |
| Subs | Hofstra | George Painter (SG) Russell Bowman | |
| 06:57 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Painter | 28-21 |
| 06:48 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 06:46 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Donald Bethune | 28-21 |
| 06:28 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 06:26 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 28-21 |
| 06:21 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 06:19 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:55 | Hofstra | George Painter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-21 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Sheldon Kinney (SG), David Ford (PF) Edward Thomas, Daniel Westerfield, Darryl Calder | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Christian Gross (SG), Herbert Holmes (C) Donald Bethune, Luis King | |
| 05:43 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't throw it down | 28-21 |
| 05:42 | Hofstra | Carlos Nicastro grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:24 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-21 |
| 05:23 | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 05:13 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 05:11 | Hofstra | Christian Gross snags the offensive board | 28-21 |
| 04:55 | Hofstra | Christian Gross misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmateen | 28-21 |
| 04:42 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar connects on the shot from the right block | 30-21 |
| 04:28 | Hofstra | George Painter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 04:27 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | Ray Teneyck steals it from Dikembe Abdulmateen in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 04:07 | Hofstra | David Ford denies the turnaround by Herbert Holmes | 30-21 |
| 04:05 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulmateen | 30-21 |
| 03:49 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Fink | 32-21 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sheldon Kinney (fresh) SF - Willie Fink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Ford (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Ray Teneyck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christian Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Painter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carlos Nicastro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes buries a turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Brandon Claar - foul #2 on Brandon Claar, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Sheldon Kinney, Willie Fink, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ernest Thompson (PG), Mike Phillips (SG), Donald Bethune (SF), Spencer Scott (C) Ray Teneyck, Christian Gross, George Painter, Carlos Nicastro | |
| 03:26 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Larry Jones is blocked by Spencer Scott | 32-24 |
| 03:10 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Thomas | 32-24 |
| 03:05 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 02:49 | Hofstra | Herbert Holmes is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Herbert Holmes, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brent Phillips (PF) Herbert Holmes | |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Mike Phillips is called for the reach on Larry Jones - foul #3 on Mike Phillips, team foul #10 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Russell Bowman (SG) Mike Phillips | |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:38 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Spencer Scott | 35-24 |
| 02:16 | Hofstra | Russell Bowman double dribbles | 35-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Christian Gross (PG) Ernest Thompson | |
| 01:58 | Pittsburgh | Donald Bethune picks off the pass by Larry Jones | 35-24 |
| 01:44 | Hofstra | Christian Gross is fouled on the floor by Edward Thomas - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #8 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Sheldon Kinney (SG), Brandon Claar (C) Larry Jones, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| 01:44 | Hofstra | Christian Gross makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 01:44 | Hofstra | Christian Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:31 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-26 |
| 01:30 | Hofstra | Spencer Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 01:08 | Hofstra | Brent Phillips misses the runner in the paint | 35-26 |
| 01:06 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 00:57 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Westerfield | 37-26 |
| 00:43 | Hofstra | Spencer Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-26 |
| 00:42 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sheldon Kinney | 39-26 |
| 00:15 | Hofstra | Donald Bethune's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF) Edward Thomas, Sheldon Kinney, Daniel Westerfield, George Brown | |
| Subs | Hofstra | Ray Teneyck (PG), George Painter (SG), Luis King (SF), Carlos Nicastro (PF) Christian Gross, Russell Bowman, Donald Bethune, Brent Phillips | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Carlos Nicastro swats the short shot by Brandon Claar | 39-26 |