| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Danny Slade (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 12 pts. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Dewey Smtih (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Owen Schober (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Choate (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen inbounds the ball | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-30 |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Michael Brandt | 46-30 |
| 19:22 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher is fouled on the floor by Albert Choate - foul #3 on Albert Choate, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marco Costa (C) Albert Choate | |
| 19:10 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Fincher | 49-30 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade snags the defensive board | 49-30 |
| 18:33 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-30 |
| 18:32 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese tips it back up and in | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | Charles Reese blocks the jumper by Owen Schober | 51-30 |
| 18:15 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 17:51 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Webb - foul #2 on Thomas Webb, team foul #2 | 51-30 |
| 17:51 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms makes the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 17:51 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-30 |
| 17:35 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt grabs the board | 53-30 |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Steven Helms | 55-30 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Owen Schober buries a runner from the right block | 55-32 |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | Conrad Jensen takes the ball from Richard Fincher | 55-32 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Owen Schober clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-32 |
| 16:26 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade pulls down the rebound | 55-32 |
| 16:19 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher slams it home set up by Steven Helms | 57-32 |
| 16:06 | Rutgers | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by Richard Fincher - foul #3 on Richard Fincher, team foul #1 | 57-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Charles Arneson (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Jim Phillips (C) Steven Helms, Danny Slade, Michael Brandt, Charles Reese, Richard Fincher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Smock (PG), Marijan Slawski (SG), Richard Bergman (SF), Jay Upchurch (PF), Larry Stewart (C) Thomas Webb, Dewey Smtih, Conrad Jensen, Owen Schober, Marco Costa | |
| 15:54 | Rutgers | William Smock connects on the 3 from straight away | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Alvaro Russo (fresh) SG - Darren Rigby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Smock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marijan Slawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bergman (fresh) PF - Jay Upchurch (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Stewart (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Alvaro Russo and he's fouled by Larry Stewart - foul #1 on Larry Stewart, team foul #3 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Choate (C) Larry Stewart | |
| 15:37 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips misses the free throw | 59-35 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jay Upchurch | 59-35 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | William Smock misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-35 |
| 15:18 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-35 |
| 15:12 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch is hacked by Joseph Brown - foul #2 on Joseph Brown, team foul #2 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade (SG), Michael Brandt (SF) Alvaro Russo, Darren Rigby | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Albert Choate's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Brown | 59-35 |
| 15:05 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Michael Brandt | 59-35 |
| 14:48 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade is fouled on the floor by Richard Bergman - foul #2 on Richard Bergman, team foul #4 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Charles Reese (PF) Charles Arneson, Jim Phillips | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (PG), Dewey Smtih (SG), Marco Costa (PF) Marijan Slawski, Richard Bergman, Jay Upchurch | |
| 14:34 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Steven Helms and he's fouled by Dewey Smtih - foul #2 on Dewey Smtih, team foul #5 | 61-35 |
| 14:34 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese makes the free throw | 62-35 |
| 14:24 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-38 |
| 14:10 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Slade | 65-38 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | William Smock misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-38 |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese pulls down the rebound | 65-38 |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms is hacked by Dewey Smtih - foul #3 on Dewey Smtih, team foul #6 | 65-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher (C) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Conrad Jensen (SF), Owen Schober (PF) William Smock, Marco Costa | |
| 13:12 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms hits a shot from just outside the lane | 67-38 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Reese - foul #2 on Charles Reese, team foul #3 | 67-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (PG), Darren Rigby (SG) Steven Helms, Michael Brandt | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski (PG) Thomas Webb | |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 1st free throw | 67-39 |
| 12:52 | Rutgers | Owen Schober makes the 2nd free throw | 67-40 |
| 12:36 | Pittsburgh | Owen Schober takes the ball from Charles Arneson | 67-40 |
| 12:25 | Rutgers | Albert Choate misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-40 |
| 12:24 | Rutgers | Dewey Smtih misses the tip | 67-40 |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese grabs the board | 67-40 |
| 12:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson is fouled on the floor by Dewey Smtih - foul #4 on Dewey Smtih, team foul #7 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown (PF) Charles Reese | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Smock (PG), Marco Costa (C) Dewey Smtih, Albert Choate | |
| 12:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses the 1st free throw | 67-40 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Marco Costa pulls down the rebound | 67-40 |
| 12:09 | Rutgers | Danny Slade steals it from Owen Schober | 67-40 |
| 12:06 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses the easy layup | 67-40 |
| 12:05 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade tips it but misses | 67-40 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | William Smock grabs the defensive rebound | 67-40 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-40 |
| 11:56 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown gets the rebound | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darren Rigby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Slade (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - William Smock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marijan Slawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Owen Schober (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marco Costa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darren Rigby | 70-40 |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | William Smock clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-40 |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade grabs the board | 70-40 |
| 10:48 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown blows the layup | 70-40 |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown gets the offensive rebound | 70-40 |
| 10:31 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-40 |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher tips it in | 72-40 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Darren Rigby - foul #1 on Darren Rigby, team foul #4 | 72-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms (PG), Michael Brandt (SF), Charles Reese (PF) Darren Rigby, Danny Slade, Richard Fincher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Webb (PG), Albert Choate (C) Conrad Jensen, Owen Schober | |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski misses the 1st free throw | 72-40 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-41 |
| 10:08 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Brandt | 75-41 |
| 09:46 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski is whistled for a carry | 75-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade (SG), Jim Phillips (C) Charles Arneson, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley (SG), Richard Bergman (SF) Marijan Slawski, William Smock | |
| 09:35 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-41 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Marco Costa | 75-41 |
| 09:28 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb misses the lay-in | 75-41 |
| 09:27 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 75-41 |
| 09:05 | Pittsburgh | Danny Slade can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 75-41 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb pulls down the rebound | 75-41 |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Albert Choate scores on a floater near the basket and the foul's on Jim Phillips - foul #1 on Jim Phillips, team foul #5 | 75-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson (SG) Danny Slade | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Owen Schober (PF) Marco Costa | |
| 08:56 | Rutgers | Albert Choate makes the free throw | 75-44 |
| 08:42 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Steven Helms and he's hacked by Thomas Webb - foul #3 on Thomas Webb, team foul #8 | 77-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Fincher (C) Jim Phillips | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Smock (SG), Conrad Jensen (SF) Thomas Hadley, Richard Bergman | |
| 08:42 | Pittsburgh | Michael Brandt misses the free throw | 77-44 |
| 08:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Albert Choate | 77-44 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | William Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-44 |
| 08:29 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb snags the offensive board | 77-44 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Webb misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-44 |
| 08:23 | Rutgers | Owen Schober tips it home | 77-46 |
| 08:04 | Pittsburgh | Steven Helms makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Reese | 80-46 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | William Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-46 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese grabs the board | 80-46 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Steven Helms (fresh) 21 pts. 9 ast. SG - Charles Arneson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Brandt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Reese (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Webb (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Smock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Conrad Jensen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Owen Schober (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Choate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Richard Fincher is blocked by Owen Schober | 80-46 |
| 07:44 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Arneson | 80-46 |
| 07:35 | Pittsburgh | Charles Reese makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Brandt | 82-46 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | William Smock makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 82-48 |
| 07:03 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo (PG), Darren Rigby (SG), Joseph Brown (PF), Jim Phillips (C) Steven Helms, Michael Brandt, Charles Reese, Richard Fincher | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski (PG), Thomas Hadley (SG), Richard Bergman (SF), Marco Costa (PF), Jay Upchurch (C) Thomas Webb, William Smock, Conrad Jensen, Owen Schober, Albert Choate | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | The pull-up jumper by Marco Costa is blocked by Joseph Brown | 82-48 |
| 06:44 | Rutgers | Richard Bergman pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-48 |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 82-48 |
| 06:29 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 82-48 |
| 06:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson is hacked by Richard Bergman - foul #3 on Richard Bergman, team foul #9 | 82-48 |
| 06:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson makes the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 06:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-48 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch grabs the defensive rebound | 83-48 |
| 06:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-48 |
| 06:05 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-48 |
| 05:50 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Marijan Slawski - foul #2 on Marijan Slawski, team foul #10 | 83-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Smock (PG) Thomas Hadley | |
| 05:50 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 83-48 |
| 05:50 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-48 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | Marco Costa is whistled for traveling | 84-48 |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 84-48 |
| 05:25 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses the tip | 84-48 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | William Smock snags the defensive board | 84-48 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Marco Costa misses the lay-in | 84-48 |
| 05:11 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 84-48 |
| 04:43 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 84-48 |
| 04:42 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Marco Costa | 84-48 |
| 04:33 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch makes the fadeaway in the lane | 84-50 |
| 04:19 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown misses short on a floater from close range | 84-50 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | William Smock gets the rebound | 84-50 |
| 03:50 | Rutgers | Richard Bergman is called for traveling | 84-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley (PG), Larry Stewart (C) Richard Bergman, Jay Upchurch | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Alvaro Russo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darren Rigby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Arneson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Hadley (fresh) SG - William Smock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marijan Slawski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Larry Stewart (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 84-50 |
| 03:21 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-50 |
| 03:09 | Pittsburgh | Jim Phillips misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 84-50 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley pulls down the rebound | 84-50 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Marco Costa buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Marijan Slawski | 84-53 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Pittsburgh | Marco Costa steps in front of the Alvaro Russo pass | 84-53 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 84-53 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley tips it back up and in | 84-55 |
| 02:10 | Pittsburgh | Charles Arneson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 84-55 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Thomas Hadley pulls down the rebound | 84-55 |
| 01:57 | Rutgers | William Smock is hacked by Darren Rigby - foul #2 on Darren Rigby, team foul #6 | 84-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Bergman (SF), Jay Upchurch (C) Thomas Hadley, Larry Stewart | |
| 01:38 | Rutgers | William Smock misses the 3 from straight away | 84-55 |
| 01:36 | Rutgers | Jay Upchurch grabs the offensive board | 84-55 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Marijan Slawski's pass is intercepted by Charles Arneson | 84-55 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby is hacked by Marco Costa - foul #3 on Marco Costa, team foul #11 | 84-55 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby makes the 1st free throw | 85-55 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Darren Rigby makes the 2nd free throw | 86-55 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | William Smock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-55 |
| 00:53 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 86-55 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Brown and he's hacked by Jay Upchurch - foul #1 on Jay Upchurch, team foul #12 | 88-55 |
| 00:29 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo makes the free throw | 89-55 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | William Smock travels with the ball | 89-55 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Alvaro Russo runs out the clock | 89-55 |