| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond McNett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Shorter (fresh) C - Richard Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 15 pts. PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen inbounds the ball | 29-44 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 29-46 |
| 19:27 | Rutgers | Richard Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-46 |
| 19:26 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 19:12 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar knocks in the floater in the paint | 29-48 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | David Ford steals the ball from Edmond McNett | 29-48 |
| 18:44 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Brian Smith is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Keith Gordon out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Edward Thomas, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Brian Smith misses the free throw | 31-51 |
| 18:39 | Rutgers | Richard Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:24 | Rutgers | Richard Walker lays it in | 33-51 |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Smith - foul #3 on Brian Smith, team foul #1 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (SF) Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Richard Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Edmond McNett and the foul's on David Ford - foul #1 on David Ford, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 17:31 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Thomas | 36-54 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Willy Costanzo | 38-54 |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Jones | 38-57 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Edmond McNett | 40-57 |
| 16:39 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 16:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Daniel Shorter | 40-57 |
| 16:17 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 3 from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 16:05 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Jones | 43-59 |
| 15:50 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (PG), Brian Smith (SF), Charles Collier (PF), Scott Marcos (C) Keith Gordon, Willy Costanzo, Daniel Shorter, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Willie Fink (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Larry Jones, Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Winkfield (fresh) SG - Edmond McNett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Collier (fresh) C - Scott Marcos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - John Strauss (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Willie Fink (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Strauss | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Brian Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 43-62 |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 15:01 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe tips it in | 43-64 |
| 14:41 | Rutgers | Daniel Westerfield swats the layup by Edmond McNett | 43-64 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Brian Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Brian Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett gets the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 14:15 | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Smith | 46-64 |
| 13:54 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by Edward Marlowe is denied by Charles Collier | 46-64 |
| 13:52 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Charles Collier | 46-64 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Marlowe - foul #2 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #3 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (PG), Daniel Shorter (PF) Charles Winkfield, Charles Collier | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF), George Brown (PF), Brandon Claar (C) John Strauss, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 13:33 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 13:15 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Jones | 48-67 |
| 13:09 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-67 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-67 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 12:50 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 12:48 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-67 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Brandon Claar picks off the pass by Scott Marcos | 48-67 |
| 12:16 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-70 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Brian Smith's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomas | 48-70 |
| 11:58 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas lays it up and in | 48-72 |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett's pass is intercepted by Larry Jones | 48-72 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Willy Costanzo (fresh) SG - Edmond McNett (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Shorter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Marcos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 28 pts. PF - George Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar loses the dribble to Edmond McNett | 48-72 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos's pass is intercepted by Edward Thomas | 48-72 |
| 11:03 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones blows the layup | 48-72 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Daniel Shorter | 48-72 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Marcos | 51-72 |
| 10:50 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 51-74 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-74 |
| 10:32 | Pittsburgh | George Brown snags the defensive board | 51-74 |
| 10:26 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 10:24 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 10:10 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Jones | 51-76 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Brian Smith can't connect on a shot from the left side | 51-76 |
| 09:52 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 51-76 |
| 09:39 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses the lay-in | 51-76 |
| 09:38 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen grabs the offensive board | 51-76 |
| 09:24 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-76 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Daniel Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Edmond McNett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-76 |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled on the floor by Scott Marcos - foul #4 on Scott Marcos, team foul #2 | 54-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Keith Gordon (PG), Charles Winkfield (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Charles Collier (PF), Richard Walker (C) Willy Costanzo, Edmond McNett, Brian Smith, Daniel Shorter, Scott Marcos | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Willie Fink (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Larry Jones, Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown, Brandon Claar | |
| 08:42 | Pittsburgh | David Ford is hacked by Charles Collier - foul #2 on Charles Collier, team foul #3 | 54-76 |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-76 |
| 08:32 | Pittsburgh | David Ford tips it in | 54-78 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on John Strauss - foul #3 on John Strauss, team foul #4 | 54-78 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-78 |
| 08:16 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 3rd free throw | 56-78 |
| 08:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Fink | 56-80 |
| 07:52 | Rutgers | David Ford steals it from Keith Gordon | 56-80 |
| 07:47 | Pittsburgh | John Strauss is fouled on the floor by Cody Gillman - foul #1 on Cody Gillman, team foul #4 | 56-80 |
| 07:38 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Ford | 56-83 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Keith Gordon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Winkfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cody Gillman (fresh) PF - Charles Collier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - John Strauss (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Fink (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Rutgers | Charles Collier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-83 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | Charles Collier grabs the offensive board | 56-83 |
| 07:06 | Rutgers | Edward Marlowe denies the turnaround by Keith Gordon | 56-83 |
| 07:05 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Gillman | 56-83 |
| 06:52 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-83 |
| 06:51 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Ford | 56-83 |
| 06:27 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe connects on the floater from the baseline | 56-85 |
| 06:14 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-85 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Collier | 56-85 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Marlowe - foul #3 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #5 | 56-85 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo (SG), Brian Smith (SF), Daniel Shorter (PF), Scott Marcos (C) Charles Winkfield, Cody Gillman, Charles Collier, Richard Walker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF), George Brown (PF), Brandon Claar (C) John Strauss, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 57-85 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Keith Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-85 |
| 05:47 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Shorter is called for the reach on George Brown - foul #2 on Daniel Shorter, team foul #5 | 58-85 |
| 05:38 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 58-87 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | Scott Marcos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-87 |
| 05:22 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 58-87 |
| 05:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #6 | 58-87 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Collier (SG), Cody Gillman (SF), Richard Walker (PF), Scott McCann (C) Keith Gordon, Brian Smith, Daniel Shorter, Scott Marcos | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-87 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | Scott McCann tips it home | 60-87 |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-87 |
| 04:43 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen grabs the offensive board | 60-87 |
| 04:38 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by George Brown is denied by Scott McCann | 60-87 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Scott McCann grabs the defensive rebound | 60-87 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Scott McCann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-87 |
| 04:23 | Rutgers | Willy Costanzo tips it back up and in | 62-87 |
| 04:15 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-87 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Cody Gillman | 62-87 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Scott McCann travels with the ball | 62-87 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield (PG) Cody Gillman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:59 | Pittsburgh | Richard Walker steals it from Edward Thomas | 62-87 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Charles Winkfield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-87 |
| 03:42 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen pulls down the rebound | 62-87 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Jones | 62-90 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Charles Winkfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Costanzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Collier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Richard Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Scott McCann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 33 pts. PF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Rutgers | Charles Collier misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-90 |
| 03:07 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to George Brown | 62-90 |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Winkfield - foul #2 on Charles Winkfield, team foul #6 | 62-90 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cody Gillman (SF) Scott McCann | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF) Larry Jones, Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown | |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 62-91 |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-92 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | Charles Collier lays it up and in | 64-92 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Collier - foul #3 on Charles Collier, team foul #7 | 64-92 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 1st free throw | 64-92 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 64-93 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Richard Walker is fouled on the floor by Brandon Claar - foul #3 on Brandon Claar, team foul #7 | 64-93 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF) John Strauss, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield | |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 65-93 |
| 01:53 | Rutgers | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-93 |
| 01:24 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 66-95 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Charles Collier is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #8 | 66-95 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Charles Collier makes the 1st free throw | 67-95 |
| 01:17 | Rutgers | Charles Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 68-95 |
| 01:01 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses long on a runner from the right block | 68-95 |
| 00:59 | Pittsburgh | David Ford snags the offensive board | 68-95 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Winkfield - foul #3 on Charles Winkfield, team foul #8 | 68-95 |
| 00:36 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-96 |
| 00:36 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-97 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Rutgers | Richard Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-97 |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones gets the rebound | 68-97 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas runs out the clock | 68-97 |