| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Yelton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield inbounds the ball | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 19:44 | St. John's | Willie Mota gets the rebound | 45-45 |
| 19:24 | St. John's | Andrew Wright misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 19:22 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the jumper from the left block | 45-45 |
| 19:16 | St. John's | Andrew Wright grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 19:12 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Willie Mota | 45-48 |
| 18:58 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Xavier Lopez (C) Donn Cheatham, Willie Mota | |
| 18:36 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 18:34 | Pittsburgh | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 18:23 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 18:22 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 17:55 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton lays it in despite the doubleteam | 45-50 |
| 17:40 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 47-50 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | David Yelton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-50 |
| 17:30 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to George Brown | 47-50 |
| 17:17 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Wright is called for the reach on Brandon Claar - foul #3 on Andrew Wright, team foul #1 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF) Larry Jones, Daniel Westerfield, George Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Willie Mota (PF) Eugene Hampton, Andrew Wright | |
| 17:08 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Edward Thomas | 49-50 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 16:49 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 16:27 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink makes the 3 from the right wing set up by David Ford | 52-50 |
| 15:59 | St. John's | Kelly Shafer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Strauss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Ford (fresh) 3 pf. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Shafer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Yelton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Lopez (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 54-50 |
| 15:25 | St. John's | David Yelton lays it up and in | 54-52 |
| 15:03 | Pittsburgh | Willie Mota is called for the reach on Willie Fink - foul #1 on Willie Mota, team foul #2 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, John Strauss, Willie Fink, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Brian Powell (SF), Andrew Wright (PF), Joshua Bosse (C) Kelly Shafer, David Yelton, Willie Mota, Xavier Lopez | |
| 14:43 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 56-52 |
| 14:28 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 14:27 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Daniel Westerfield | 56-52 |
| 14:10 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 14:08 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 13:54 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 13:53 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 13:44 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| 13:33 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton is hacked by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #1 | 56-52 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | Brian Powell drills a 3 from straight away | 56-55 |
| 12:49 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), David Ford (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 12:30 | St. John's | Daniel Westerfield takes the ball from Donn Cheatham after a doubleteam | 56-55 |
| 12:11 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 12:05 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 12:04 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 11:50 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-55 |
| 11:49 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Bosse | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ford (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Bosse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham loses the dribble to Daniel Westerfield | 58-55 |
| 11:28 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Westerfield | 60-55 |
| 11:08 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse is fouled on the floor by Brandon Claar - foul #1 on Brandon Claar, team foul #2 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (SG), Willie Fink (SF), George Brown (PF) Larry Jones, Daniel Westerfield, David Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), David Yelton (SF) Donn Cheatham, Brian Powell | |
| 10:57 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse clanks a turnaround in the lane | 60-55 |
| 10:55 | St. John's | David Yelton pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton makes the contested jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Wright | 60-57 |
| 10:35 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 60-57 |
| 10:34 | St. John's | David Yelton gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 10:19 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse travels with the ball | 60-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Willie Mota (PF) Kelly Shafer, Andrew Wright | |
| 09:55 | Pittsburgh | Willie Mota picks off the pass by Brandon Claar | 60-57 |
| 09:43 | St. John's | David Yelton misses short on a runner from the baseline | 60-57 |
| 09:41 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton tips it home | 60-59 |
| 09:33 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Fink, team foul #3 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, John Strauss, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SF), Andrew Wright (PF) David Yelton, Willie Mota | |
| 09:07 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Wright | 60-62 |
| 08:58 | Pittsburgh | Eugene Hampton takes the ball from Edward Marlowe | 60-62 |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham dunks the ball set up by Eugene Hampton | 60-64 |
| 08:30 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-64 |
| 08:28 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 08:19 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eugene Hampton | 60-66 |
| 08:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe can't finish the layup | 60-66 |
| 07:59 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Joshua Bosse | 60-66 |
| 07:44 | St. John's | Brian Powell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 07:42 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse grabs the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Bosse (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Bosse | 60-69 |
| 07:14 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 60-69 |
| 07:12 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Marlowe | 60-69 |
| 06:59 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulmateen and he's fouled by Andrew Wright - foul #4 on Andrew Wright, team foul #3 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink, George Brown, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), David Yelton (SF), Willie Mota (PF) Donn Cheatham, Eugene Hampton, Andrew Wright | |
| 06:59 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the free throw | 63-69 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Brian Powell is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Brian Powell, team foul #4 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (SG) Larry Jones | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 06:21 | Pittsburgh | David Ford is hacked by Willie Mota - foul #2 on Willie Mota, team foul #5 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Kelly Shafer | |
| 06:10 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Strauss and he's hacked by David Yelton - foul #2 on David Yelton, team foul #6 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Andrew Wright (PF) Brian Powell, Willie Mota | |
| 06:10 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the free throw | 66-69 |
| 05:50 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton is hacked by John Strauss during a doubleteam - foul #1 on John Strauss, team foul #4 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SG), Willie Mota (PF) Donn Cheatham, Eugene Hampton, Andrew Wright | |
| 05:34 | St. John's | Brian Powell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 66-69 |
| 05:19 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by Brandon Claar is denied by Willie Mota | 66-69 |
| 05:18 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it home | 68-69 |
| 05:08 | St. John's | David Yelton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kelly Shafer and he's fouled by Daniel Westerfield - foul #1 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #5 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Darryl Calder (PF) David Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG), Eugene Hampton (SG), Andrew Wright (PF) Kelly Shafer, Brian Powell, Willie Mota | |
| 05:08 | St. John's | David Yelton makes the free throw | 68-72 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donn Cheatham - foul #1 on Donn Cheatham, team foul #7 | 68-72 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 05:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | David Yelton is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brandon Claar - foul #2 on Brandon Claar, team foul #6 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG) John Strauss | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:49 | St. John's | David Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:49 | St. John's | David Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:49 | Pittsburgh | Darryl Calder pulls down the rebound | 70-73 |
| 04:34 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas knocks in the floater from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Brandon Claar is called for the reach on Andrew Wright - foul #3 on Brandon Claar, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) Daniel Westerfield | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 04:15 | St. John's | Andrew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:52 | Pittsburgh | Darryl Calder clanks a jump hook from the left block | 72-75 |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits the follow up shot | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Andrew Wright is hacked by Willie Fink - foul #2 on Willie Fink, team foul #8 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Darryl Calder, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | Andrew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Yelton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Andrew Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Bosse (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Wright steps in front of the Larry Jones pass | 74-77 |
| 03:10 | St. John's | David Yelton misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 74-77 |
| 03:08 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe snags the defensive board | 74-77 |
| 02:52 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 74-77 |
| 02:51 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-77 |
| 02:51 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SF), Willie Mota (C) Andrew Wright, Joshua Bosse | |
| 02:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas knocks in the floater from the right wing | 76-77 |
| 02:04 | St. John's | David Yelton is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donn Cheatham | 76-79 |
| 01:44 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar connects on the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on David Yelton - foul #3 on David Yelton, team foul #8 | 78-79 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Andrew Wright (PF), Joshua Bosse (C) Brian Powell, Willie Mota | |
| 01:44 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the free throw | 79-79 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | St. John's | David Yelton double dribbles | 79-79 |
| 01:08 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar loses the dribble to David Yelton | 79-79 |
| 01:05 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton dunks the ball on a great pass from David Yelton | 79-81 |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is denied on a layup by David Yelton | 79-81 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas snags the offensive board | 79-81 |
| 00:38 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses long on a shot from the left side | 79-81 |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield tips it back up and in | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | St. John's | Edward Thomas steals the ball from Donn Cheatham | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 81-81 |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse snags the defensive board | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 26 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Hampton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Yelton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Bosse (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | St. John's | David Yelton wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:48 | St. John's | David Yelton hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eugene Hampton | 81-83 |
| 04:36 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas's pass is intercepted by Donn Cheatham | 81-83 |
| 04:32 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham misses the easy layup | 81-83 |
| 04:31 | St. John's | David Yelton hits the follow up shot | 81-85 |
| 04:15 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Larry Jones is blocked by Andrew Wright | 81-85 |
| 04:14 | St. John's | David Yelton pulls down the rebound | 81-85 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Joshua Bosse hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donn Cheatham | 81-87 |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | Eugene Hampton takes the ball from Edward Thomas | 81-87 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | St. John's | David Yelton blows the layup | 81-87 |
| 03:35 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton can't tip it in | 81-87 |
| 03:33 | St. John's | David Yelton tips it but misses | 81-87 |
| 03:32 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield gets the rebound | 81-87 |
| 03:20 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones double dribbles | 81-87 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) George Brown | |
| Subs | St. John's | Kelly Shafer (PG), Brian Powell (SF), Willie Mota (PF) Donn Cheatham, David Yelton, Andrew Wright | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Brian Powell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-90 |
| 03:00 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 81-90 |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | David Ford tips it but misses | 81-90 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Willie Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 81-90 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Eugene Hampton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 81-90 |
| 02:32 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 81-90 |
| 02:27 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is called for traveling | 81-90 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (SG), Willie Fink (SF) Larry Jones, Daniel Westerfield | |
| Subs | St. John's | David Yelton (SF), Andrew Wright (PF) Eugene Hampton, Joshua Bosse | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | David Yelton comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Strauss - foul #2 on John Strauss, team foul #9 | 81-90 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| Subs | St. John's | Donn Cheatham (PG) Kelly Shafer | |
| 02:09 | St. John's | David Yelton makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 02:09 | St. John's | David Yelton misses the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 02:09 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 81-91 |
| 02:09 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-91 |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 83-91 |
| 01:30 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side | 83-93 |
| 01:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar comes up short on the floater from close range | 83-93 |
| 01:13 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Willie Mota | 83-93 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brian Powell | 83-96 |
| 00:52 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-96 |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it back up and in | 85-96 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Strauss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 30 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Donn Cheatham (tiring) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Yelton (tiring) 20 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Willie Mota (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 85-96 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the board | 85-96 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Yelton - foul #4 on David Yelton, team foul #9 | 85-96 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF) John Strauss, Willie Fink | |
| Subs | St. John's | Eugene Hampton (SG), Joshua Bosse (C) Brian Powell, Willie Mota | |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 1st free throw | 86-96 |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #10 | 87-96 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | St. John's | Brian Powell (SF) David Yelton | |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:17 | St. John's | Donn Cheatham makes the 2nd free throw | 87-98 |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 87-98 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it home | 89-98 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Brian Powell is hacked by Edward Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Thomas, team foul #11 | 89-98 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Brian Powell misses the 1st free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:08 | St. John's | Brian Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 89-98 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 89-98 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Brian Powell grabs the board | 89-98 |