| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Rice (fresh) C - Jake Yates (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:45 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:45 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal tips it in | 28-38 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Gary Redmond drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-38 |
| 18:12 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates tips it home | 31-40 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Geoffrey Prue | 34-40 |
| 17:38 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo is called for 3 seconds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Davis (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown (C) Jake Yates | |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Marvin Toupin steals it from Geoffrey Prue | 34-40 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin lays it in | 34-42 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | David Rice gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:20 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Maurice McNeal (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo, David Rice, Wayne Brown | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 15:54 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) PF - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Flanders - foul #1 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 15:33 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:33 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Dan Scruggs steps in front of the Phillip Hicks pass in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 15:10 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #2 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG) Phillip Hicks | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF) Marvin Toupin | |
| 14:56 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dan Scruggs | 34-46 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal buries a driving attempt in the lane | 36-46 |
| 14:24 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 13:53 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:44 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis is hacked by George Davis - foul #1 on George Davis, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Thomas Flanders, Claude Myles, George Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), David Rice (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis, Jake Yates | |
| 13:31 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 36-46 |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown tips it in | 36-48 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Redmond | 38-48 |
| 12:38 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns knocks in the shot from close range set up by David Rice | 38-50 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ivan Pavelski and the foul's on Clifford Burns - foul #3 on Clifford Burns, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Justin Carlisle (SF) Dan Scruggs, Brian Mayo | |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 11:56 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 11:54 | Pittsburgh | David Rice hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-52 |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 11:24 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Prue | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is fouled on the floor by Justin Carlisle - foul #2 on Justin Carlisle, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG), Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), George Davis (C) John Dudzinski, Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Brian Mayo (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Justin Carlisle, David Rice, Wayne Brown | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks is fouled on the floor by Brian Mayo - foul #2 on Brian Mayo, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo (PF) Geoffrey Prue | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Claude Myles | 44-52 |
| 09:45 | Pittsburgh | Phillip Hicks steals it from Mark McCurtis | 44-52 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders is whistled for a carry | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Claude Myles | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG) Marvin Toupin | |
| 09:12 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-52 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 09:02 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Flanders - foul #3 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gary Redmond (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Thomas Flanders, Vincente Rizzo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Rice (PF) Mark McCurtis | |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Jake Yates steals the ball from Ivan Pavelski | 44-53 |
| 08:00 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo is fouled on the floor by Phillip Hicks - foul #2 on Phillip Hicks, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (PG), Maurice McNeal (C) Phillip Hicks, George Davis | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Justin Carlisle (SF), Wayne Brown (C) Dan Scruggs, Brian Mayo, Jake Yates | |
| 07:42 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-53 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gary Redmond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice McNeal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Wayne Brown blocks the jumper by Gary Redmond | 44-53 |
| 07:32 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 07:13 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 06:28 | Pittsburgh | Maurice McNeal steps in front of the Marvin Toupin pass | 47-53 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 06:07 | Pittsburgh | David Rice snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 05:51 | Pittsburgh | Geoffrey Prue blocks the short jumper by Marvin Toupin | 47-53 |
| 05:49 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by Clifford Burns - foul #4 on Clifford Burns, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders (SG), Claude Myles (SF), Vincente Rizzo (PF), George Davis (C) Gary Redmond, Ivan Pavelski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Brian Mayo (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Marvin Toupin, David Rice, Wayne Brown | |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Claude Myles grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Mark McCurtis denies the turnaround by George Davis | 47-55 |
| 04:56 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:34 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dan Scruggs | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks (PG) John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG) Justin Carlisle | |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jake Yates | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 03:31 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Phillip Hicks (fresh) SG - Thomas Flanders (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Claude Myles (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincente Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jake Yates (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo is hacked by Claude Myles - foul #1 on Claude Myles, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), David Rice (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Dan Scruggs, Mark McCurtis, Jake Yates | |
| 03:16 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 03:16 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Marvin Toupin steps in front of the Vincente Rizzo pass | 47-62 |
| 02:50 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin lays it up and in | 47-64 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Clifford Burns steals it from Phillip Hicks | 47-64 |
| 02:31 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Burns | 47-66 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Wayne Brown denies the turnaround by Vincente Rizzo | 47-66 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | George Davis gets the offensive rebound | 47-66 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Toupin | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 49-68 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Claude Myles gets the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Phillip Hicks clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 01:10 | Pittsburgh | David Rice grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by Thomas Flanders - foul #4 on Thomas Flanders, team foul #8 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates (C) Wayne Brown | |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:50 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Thomas Flanders is denied on a layup by David Rice | 49-70 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | David Rice snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Toupin | 49-72 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Rice - foul #2 on David Rice, team foul #5 | 49-72 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Vincente Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates snags the defensive board | 50-72 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns runs out the clock | 50-72 |