| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orlando Ogren (fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron Berry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - James Reed (fresh) SG - James Rhem (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moronta (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle misses the easy layup | 26-31 |
| 19:34 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson snags the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 19:23 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Reed | 26-33 |
| 18:56 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen can't throw it down | 26-33 |
| 18:55 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:30 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Melton - foul #3 on Christopher Melton, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:30 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:30 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-34 |
| 17:46 | Pittsburgh | Larry Oliveri is called for the reach on James Reed - foul #2 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 17:24 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:12 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:11 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to James Rhem | 29-34 |
| 16:49 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas (C) David Moronta | |
| 16:27 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri banks in the layup set up by Christopher Melton | 31-34 |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle lays it in | 31-36 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orlando Ogren (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Byron Berry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rhem (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen lays it in set up by Byron Berry | 33-36 |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 15:14 | St. John's | Christopher Melton gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:52 | St. John's | Byron Berry's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Johnson | 33-36 |
| 14:51 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Willian Markle | 33-36 |
| 14:46 | Pittsburgh | Larry Oliveri picks off the pass by James Rhem | 33-36 |
| 14:27 | St. John's | James Reed is called for the reach on Donald Nguyen - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson (PG), Steven Grayson (SG), Lincoln Brooks (SF), David Moronta (C) James Reed, James Rhem, Willian Markle, Philip Johnson | |
| 14:07 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Lincoln Brooks | 33-36 |
| 13:36 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson loses the dribble to Byron Berry | 33-36 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Moronta - foul #1 on David Moronta, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson (PF) Dennis Thomas | |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:29 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 13:05 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson clanks a shot from the right side | 33-36 |
| 13:04 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Donald Nguyen | 33-36 |
| 12:45 | St. John's | Christopher Melton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:21 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 12:20 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to David Moronta | 33-36 |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Lincoln Brooks and the foul's on Larry Oliveri - foul #3 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF) Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Donald Nguyen | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Reed (PG), James Rhem (SG), Willian Markle (SF) Benjamin Ferguson, Steven Grayson, Lincoln Brooks | |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:40 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 11:39 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Corey Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Richey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McCarvy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Byron Berry (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - James Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rhem (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Moronta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Pittsburgh | James Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Roberts (C) Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas (PF) Philip Johnson | |
| 11:20 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 11:18 | St. John's | Stephen Richey hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 10:49 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 10:48 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Larry Oliveri | 37-39 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Corey Craig can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Rhem - foul #3 on James Rhem, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Melton (SG), Orlando Ogren (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Byron Berry (C) Larry Oliveri, Stephen Richey, Michael McCarvy, Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson (SF) David Moronta | |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Corey Craig misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:22 | St. John's | Corey Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 09:53 | Pittsburgh | Steven Grayson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 09:51 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 09:38 | St. John's | Steven Grayson swats the shot by Orlando Ogren | 38-39 |
| 09:36 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 09:18 | Pittsburgh | Byron Berry swats the shot by Steven Grayson | 38-39 |
| 09:16 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to James Rhem | 38-39 |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Nguyen - foul #2 on Donald Nguyen, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG) Corey Craig | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson (PG), Philip Johnson (PF) James Reed, Steven Grayson | |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:34 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 08:32 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 08:27 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 08:26 | St. John's | Christopher Melton snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 08:10 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Larry Oliveri | 40-41 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 07:51 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 07:31 | St. John's | Orlando Ogren jams it | 42-43 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Melton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orlando Ogren (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Donald Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Berry (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Benjamin Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rhem (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Willian Markle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Larry Oliveri - foul #4 on Larry Oliveri, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Reed (PG), Steven Grayson (SF), David Moronta (C) James Rhem, Willian Markle, Dennis Thomas | |
| 07:03 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:03 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:03 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson misses the 3rd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:03 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Randy Fuller (SG) Larry Oliveri | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:22 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Randy Fuller - foul #2 on Randy Fuller, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 06:22 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:22 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 06:03 | St. John's | Philip Johnson denies the turnaround by Michael McCarvy | 42-47 |
| 06:02 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson hits a driving attempt from close range | 42-49 |
| 05:14 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy slams it home on a nice dish by Stephen Richey | 44-49 |
| 04:56 | Pittsburgh | Benjamin Ferguson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta tips it home | 44-51 |
| 04:50 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Larry Oliveri (PG), Christopher Melton (SG), Orlando Ogren (SF), Donald Nguyen (PF), Byron Berry (C) Corey Craig, Randy Fuller, Stephen Richey, Michael McCarvy, Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Rhem (SG), Willian Markle (SF) Benjamin Ferguson, Steven Grayson | |
| 04:43 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen's fadeaway is rejected by David Moronta | 44-51 |
| 04:41 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 04:28 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 44-51 |
| 04:27 | St. John's | Donald Nguyen gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 04:20 | St. John's | David Moronta steals the ball from Orlando Ogren | 44-51 |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Byron Berry snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 03:32 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 03:30 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Nguyen | 44-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Larry Oliveri (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Orlando Ogren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Byron Berry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - James Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Rhem (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Willian Markle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - David Moronta (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | St. John's | Philip Johnson steals the ball from Donald Nguyen | 44-51 |
| 02:50 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Byron Berry - foul #2 on Byron Berry, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dennis Thomas (PF) Philip Johnson | |
| 02:50 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 02:50 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Larry Oliveri misses long on a floater from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem is denied on a layup by Donald Nguyen | 44-53 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | James Rhem grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:41 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta's pass is intercepted by Donald Nguyen | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:17 | St. John's | Christopher Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 01:15 | Pittsburgh | David Moronta grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle lays it in on a great pass from David Moronta and the foul's on Orlando Ogren - foul #1 on Orlando Ogren, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Corey Craig (PG), Randy Fuller (SG), Stephen Richey (SF), Michael McCarvy (PF), Anthony Roberts (C) Larry Oliveri, Christopher Melton, Orlando Ogren, Donald Nguyen, Byron Berry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson (PF) Dennis Thomas | |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Willian Markle misses the free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Anthony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:44 | St. John's | Michael McCarvy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Pittsburgh | James Reed is hacked by Corey Craig - foul #3 on Corey Craig, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| 00:21 | Pittsburgh | James Reed makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 00:21 | Pittsburgh | James Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 00:16 | St. John's | Stephen Richey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-57 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Philip Johnson grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | James Reed runs out the clock | 44-57 |