| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edmond McNett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Shorter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 19:48 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 19:29 | Rutgers | Brian Smith connects on the runner in the paint | 41-38 |
| 19:08 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Brian Smith - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 19:08 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:08 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | George Brown picks off the pass by Keith Gordon out of a doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 18:40 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar loses the ball out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Brian Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:19 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 18:04 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is hacked by Edmond McNett - foul #2 on Edmond McNett, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by George Brown | 44-40 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (PG), Charles Collier (SF) Keith Gordon, Brian Smith | |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:23 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 17:22 | Rutgers | Charles Collier grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Charles Collier misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 16:50 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones travels with the ball | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (C) Edmond McNett, Daniel Shorter, Scott Marcos | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Richard Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-42 |
| 16:31 | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Richard Walker blows the layup but the foul's on Larry Jones - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG), Brian Smith (SF) Charles Winkfield, Cody Gillman | |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:56 | Pittsburgh | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Scott Marcos (C) Richard Walker | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Collier (fresh) C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Pittsburgh | Keith Gordon takes the ball from Edward Thomas | 44-44 |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo lays it in on a nice dish by Keith Gordon | 44-46 |
| 15:21 | Pittsburgh | Willy Costanzo is called for the reach on Larry Jones - foul #1 on Willy Costanzo, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Daniel Shorter (PF) Willy Costanzo, Charles Collier | |
| 15:12 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the floater from the left side | 46-46 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | Brandon Claar is called for the reach on Keith Gordon - foul #2 on Brandon Claar, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (PG) Keith Gordon | |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| 14:30 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:25 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones's floater is knocked away by Scott Marcos | 46-46 |
| 14:24 | Pittsburgh | George Brown misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 14:22 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 14:06 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses the tip | 46-46 |
| 14:04 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter tips it in | 46-48 |
| 14:00 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 13:58 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 13:39 | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 13:38 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 13:11 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett banks in the layup set up by Brian Smith | 48-50 |
| 12:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar lays it in on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 50-50 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Edward Thomas steals it from Charles Winkfield | 50-50 |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 52-50 |
| 12:08 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter lays it in set up by Charles Winkfield | 52-52 |
| 11:45 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled on the floor by Scott Marcos - foul #2 on Scott Marcos, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), John Strauss (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Larry Jones, Daniel Westerfield, George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG), Willy Costanzo (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Charles Collier (PF), Richard Walker (C) Charles Winkfield, Edmond McNett, Brian Smith, Daniel Shorter, Scott Marcos | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Strauss (fresh) SF - Willie Fink (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Costanzo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cody Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fresh) C - Richard Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-52 |
| 11:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Richard Walker | 52-52 |
| 11:20 | Rutgers | Richard Walker hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Gordon | 52-55 |
| 11:11 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Strauss and he's hacked by Richard Walker - foul #3 on Richard Walker, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| 11:11 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | David Ford is called for the reach on Charles Collier - foul #1 on David Ford, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Richard Walker buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Collier | 55-57 |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Brandon Claar (C) John Strauss, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:11 | Rutgers | Charles Collier makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Keith Gordon | 55-60 |
| 10:07 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Cody Gillman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 10:01 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willy Costanzo | 55-62 |
| 09:43 | Pittsburgh | Willy Costanzo steals the ball from Willie Fink | 55-62 |
| 09:29 | Rutgers | Willie Fink takes the ball from Charles Collier | 55-62 |
| 09:21 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Fink | 58-62 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Brandon Claar steals it from Richard Walker | 58-62 |
| 09:02 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-62 |
| 08:45 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 08:26 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 63-62 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo comes up short on the shot from the right side | 63-62 |
| 08:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 07:50 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 66-62 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Willy Costanzo | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 9 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Willie Fink (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Ford (fairly fresh) C - Brandon Claar (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Costanzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cody Gillman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Collier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 07:11 | Pittsburgh | David Ford snags the offensive board | 66-64 |
| 07:03 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 69-64 |
| 06:46 | Rutgers | Edward Thomas is called for the reach on Keith Gordon - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #6 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), George Brown (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink, David Ford, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (PG), Edmond McNett (SG), Brian Smith (SF), Daniel Shorter (PF), Scott Marcos (C) Keith Gordon, Willy Costanzo, Cody Gillman, Charles Collier, Richard Walker | |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Jones - foul #2 on Larry Jones, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:35 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos grabs the offensive board | 69-65 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Brian Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Marlowe - foul #4 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:22 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 06:22 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the board | 69-66 |
| 06:14 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 69-66 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Winkfield | 69-66 |
| 06:01 | Rutgers | Daniel Westerfield steals it from Scott Marcos | 69-66 |
| 05:48 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Shorter takes the ball from John Strauss | 69-66 |
| 05:41 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-66 |
| 05:32 | Rutgers | Brian Smith gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Westerfield - foul #2 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Brandon Claar (C) John Strauss, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 05:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 05:04 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Winkfield - foul #3 on Charles Winkfield, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 05:04 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:04 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:04 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | George Brown picks off the pass by Charles Winkfield | 70-67 |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 72-67 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Daniel Westerfield picks off the pass by Edmond McNett | 72-67 |
| 04:27 | Pittsburgh | George Brown lays it up and in set up by Daniel Westerfield | 74-67 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-67 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG) Charles Winkfield | |
| 03:54 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Jones | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Daniel Shorter | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:17 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Shorter | 76-69 |
| 03:15 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar tips it but misses | 76-69 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Scott Marcos | 76-69 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 11 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edmond McNett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Shorter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Marcos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brandon Claar - foul #3 on Brandon Claar, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Darryl Calder (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (PG), Charles Collier (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (PF) Keith Gordon, Edmond McNett, Brian Smith, Daniel Shorter | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 02:57 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), George Brown (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Darryl Calder, Edward Marlowe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:30 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-71 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to George Brown | 76-71 |
| 02:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Charles Collier - foul #3 on Charles Collier, team foul #8 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Edmond McNett (SG), Brian Smith (SF), Daniel Shorter (PF) Charles Collier, Cody Gillman, Richard Walker | |
| 02:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 02:16 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos pulls down the rebound | 77-71 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | George Brown is called for the reach on Edmond McNett - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG) Willy Costanzo | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:29 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas connects on the shot from the right side set up by Larry Jones | 79-72 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Thomas - foul #2 on Edward Thomas, team foul #12 | 79-72 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon misses the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 01:14 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter grabs the board | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter misses the shot from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Edmond McNett | 79-73 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Brian Smith connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Edmond McNett | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Gordon - foul #2 on Keith Gordon, team foul #9 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SG), Willie Fink (SF) Larry Jones, George Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 81-75 |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Marcos | 81-75 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett connects on the 3 from the left wing | 81-78 |
| 00:24 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-78 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG) Edward Thomas | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:22 | Pittsburgh | Keith Gordon is called for the reach on Larry Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Gordon, team foul #10 | 81-78 |
| 00:22 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:22 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edmond McNett | 83-81 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is hacked by Keith Gordon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Gordon, team foul #11 | 83-81 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), George Brown (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Willie Fink | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 1st free throw | 84-81 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 85-81 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-81 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos grabs the offensive rebound | 85-81 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett double dribbles | 85-81 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Willie Fink (SF) Edward Thomas, George Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen runs out the clock | 85-81 |