| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) PF - James Barkley (fresh) C - Randall Weber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) SG - Larry Jones (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Randall Weber buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Edward Simmons and the foul's on Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:26 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Claar | 3-6 |
| 18:44 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 18:19 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 18:04 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 5-8 |
| 17:35 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Brandon Claar is blocked by Randall Weber | 5-8 |
| 17:33 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Steven Lawless | 5-8 |
| 17:15 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 17:14 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 16:45 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Barkley - foul #1 on James Barkley, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Syracuse | John Pope (C) Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| 16:45 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:40 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is whistled for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 16:21 | Pittsburgh | John Pope blocks the short jumper by Brandon Claar | 7-9 |
| 16:20 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | John Pope can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brandon Claar - foul #1 on Brandon Claar, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Steven Lawless, Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF) Larry Jones, Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:09 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:48 | Pittsburgh | Matthew Danoski steals it from Edward Thomas | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) C - John Pope (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Fink (fresh) SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) PF - George Brown (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro tips it home | 10-9 |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Willie Fink and he's hacked by Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #1 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Steven Lawless (SG), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Edward Simmons, Matthew Danoski, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Larry Jones (SG), David Ford (PF) Edward Thomas, Willie Fink, George Brown | |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:15 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to James Barkley | 10-11 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brandon Claar - foul #2 on Brandon Claar, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti (SF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Randall Weber makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:58 | Syracuse | Randall Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:58 | Pittsburgh | David Ford snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:43 | Pittsburgh | Marquis Wilkes steals it from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 11-11 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | James Barkley buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Marquis Wilkes and he's fouled by David Ford - foul #1 on David Ford, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| 14:29 | Syracuse | James Barkley makes the free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 14:12 | Syracuse | James Barkley grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Jones - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG) Marquis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), George Brown (PF) John Strauss, David Ford | |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:02 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:45 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits a runner from the right block | 15-13 |
| 13:30 | Syracuse | Randall Weber is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Randall Weber, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Steven Lawless, Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG) Larry Jones | |
| 13:07 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe's fadeaway is rejected by James Barkley | 15-13 |
| 13:06 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Randall Weber | 15-13 |
| 13:02 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Barkley | 18-13 |
| 12:45 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink is fouled on the floor by Randall Weber - foul #2 on Randall Weber, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF), John Pope (C) James Barkley, Randall Weber | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown | |
| 12:32 | Pittsburgh | Douglass Miyashiro is called for the reach on Edward Thomas - foul #1 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Steven Lawless (SG) Matthew Danoski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG) Willie Fink | |
| 12:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones can't connect on a runner near the basket | 18-13 |
| 12:18 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield tips it in | 18-15 |
| 11:57 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 11:55 | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski hits the follow up shot | 20-15 |
| 11:30 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 11:29 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the offensive board | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglass Miyashiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pope (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Ford (fairly fresh) C - Edward Marlowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:03 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Simmons - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF) Edward Simmons, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF), George Brown (PF) Edward Thomas, Daniel Westerfield, David Ford | |
| 11:03 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:03 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 11:03 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to George Brown | 20-15 |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | George Brown is hacked by James Barkley - foul #2 on James Barkley, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) James Barkley | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Darryl Calder (C) Edward Marlowe | |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | John Pope knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marquis Wilkes and the foul's on John Strauss - foul #1 on John Strauss, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG) Steven Lawless | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG) Larry Jones | |
| 10:40 | Syracuse | John Pope misses the free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:40 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to George Brown | 22-17 |
| 10:19 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 10:17 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | Darryl Calder is called for the reach on John Pope - foul #1 on Darryl Calder, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (PF) Nicholas Rettkowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG) John Strauss | |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:01 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 09:44 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Brown | 24-20 |
| 09:30 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti connects on the shot from the right side | 26-20 |
| 09:27 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Steven Lawless (SG) Marquis Wilkes, Matthew Danoski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), Edward Marlowe (C) Willie Fink, Darryl Calder | |
| 09:06 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 09:04 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 08:39 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless can't finish the layup | 28-22 |
| 08:23 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 08:16 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-22 |
| 08:14 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 08:02 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas's pass is intercepted by Douglass Miyashiro | 28-22 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | John Pope is fouled on the floor by Edward Marlowe - foul #1 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Douglass Miyashiro | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), David Ford (PF) Edward Thomas, Dikembe Abdulmateen, George Brown | |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 07:34 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 07:15 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 07:14 | Pittsburgh | John Strauss tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 07:12 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to John Pope | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Scotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Rettkowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Pope (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - John Strauss (fresh) SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Edward Marlowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless is fouled on the floor by Edward Marlowe - foul #2 on Edward Marlowe, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG), Darryl Calder (C) Larry Jones, Edward Marlowe | |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:51 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:24 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Scotti - foul #1 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Matthew Danoski (SG) Edward Simmons, Steven Lawless | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Brandon Claar (C) John Strauss, Darryl Calder | |
| 06:24 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:24 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 06:02 | Syracuse | John Pope is called for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG) Willie Fink | |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 32-25 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro is fouled on the floor by Daniel Westerfield - foul #1 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Steven Lawless (SG) Marquis Wilkes, Matthew Danoski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF), George Brown (PF) Daniel Westerfield, David Ford | |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:15 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 05:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 33-27 |
| 04:41 | Syracuse | John Pope makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Lawless | 35-27 |
| 04:23 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 35-29 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #11 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SG) Larry Jones | |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 04:07 | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 03:54 | Syracuse | John Pope snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 03:30 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 03:28 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 03:22 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the floater from the right wing set up by George Brown and the foul's on Nicholas Rettkowski - foul #2 on Nicholas Rettkowski, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Matthew Danoski (SG), Gregory Scotti (SF), James Barkley (PF), Randall Weber (C) Steven Lawless, Douglass Miyashiro, Nicholas Rettkowski, John Pope | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Ford (PF) George Brown | |
| 03:22 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:11 | Syracuse | Edward Simmons drills a floater from the left wing | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Danoski (fresh) SF - Gregory Scotti (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Barkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Weber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Fink (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Ford (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Pittsburgh | James Barkley steals the ball from Willie Fink | 39-32 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Gregory Scotti misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 02:25 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar loses the ball out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes (PG), Steven Lawless (SG) Edward Simmons, Matthew Danoski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Strauss (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) Edward Thomas, Willie Fink, Dikembe Abdulmateen, Brandon Claar | |
| 01:34 | Syracuse | David Ford blocks the short jumper by Marquis Wilkes | 39-32 |
| 01:33 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 01:15 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield is fouled on the floor by Gregory Scotti - foul #2 on Gregory Scotti, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Douglass Miyashiro (SF) Gregory Scotti | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (PF) David Ford | |
| 01:15 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:15 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 00:55 | Syracuse | Marquis Wilkes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 00:53 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 00:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe is fouled on the floor by Douglass Miyashiro - foul #2 on Douglass Miyashiro, team foul #11 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Edward Simmons (PG), Nicholas Rettkowski (PF) Marquis Wilkes, James Barkley | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas (PG), Dikembe Abdulmateen (SF) John Strauss, Daniel Westerfield | |
| 00:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 00:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:32 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 00:30 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | Edward Thomas misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Steven Lawless grabs the board | 39-35 |