| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jared McLawhorn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charlie Brown (fresh) SF - Brian Gerstner (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Clifford Burns and he's fouled by Efren Fairbanks - foul #1 on Efren Fairbanks, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:10 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 19:09 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:49 | UTEP | Charlie Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 18:26 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:24 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Haywood Carrow | 33-38 |
| 18:02 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn hits a driving attempt in the paint | 33-40 |
| 17:43 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Craig Harvey (PF), Jonathan Thomas (C) Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn is hacked by Marvin Toupin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Toupin, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas scores on a jumper from the right block | 33-42 |
| 17:02 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin hits a floater from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:49 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn is whistled for traveling | 35-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF) Marvin Toupin | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 16:25 | Pittsburgh | Brian Gerstner is called for the reach on Dan Scruggs - foul #2 on Brian Gerstner, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Haywood Carrow (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Brian Gerstner, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 16:17 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle lays it up and in | 37-42 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Wayne Brown - foul #1 on Wayne Brown, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), David Rice (PF) Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (PG), Brian Gerstner (SF) Charlie Brown, Craig Harvey | |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 stl. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared McLawhorn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Gerstner (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Haywood Carrow (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Pittsburgh | Brian Gerstner steals the ball from Brian Mayo | 37-44 |
| 15:35 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn throws it down on a great pass from Brian Gerstner | 37-46 |
| 15:15 | Pittsburgh | Brian Gerstner is called for the reach on Brian Mayo - foul #3 on Brian Gerstner, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle (SF), Jake Yates (C) Brian Mayo, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas (PF) Haywood Carrow | |
| 14:49 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 14:47 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:21 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks is fouled on the floor by Jake Yates - foul #1 on Jake Yates, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG), Brian Mayo (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF) Clifford Burns, Justin Carlisle, David Rice | |
| Subs | UTEP | Craig Harvey (SF), Haywood Carrow (PF) Brian Gerstner, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 14:02 | UTEP | Mark McCurtis is called for the reach on Jonathan Thomas - foul #2 on Mark McCurtis, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown (C) Jake Yates | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 13:43 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn's floater is tipped away by Wayne Brown | 37-46 |
| 13:41 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:12 | Pittsburgh | Jared McLawhorn is called for the reach on Marvin Toupin - foul #3 on Jared McLawhorn, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG) Dan Scruggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Brian Gerstner (SF), Matthew Fortune (C) Jared McLawhorn, Craig Harvey, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 13:01 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Charlie Brown gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:41 | UTEP | Clifford Burns takes the ball from Brian Gerstner | 37-46 |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mark McCurtis | 40-46 |
| 12:09 | UTEP | Charlie Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 12:08 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune tips it home | 40-48 |
| 11:46 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses the wide open shot from the left block | 40-48 |
| 11:44 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Brian Mayo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charlie Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Gerstner (tiring) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Haywood Carrow (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Fortune (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 11:24 | UTEP | Robert Pyle snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 11:07 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 11:05 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 11:01 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 10:59 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Charlie Brown | 40-48 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 10:38 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 10:36 | Pittsburgh | Robert Pyle steals it from Brian Mayo in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 10:20 | UTEP | Robert Pyle knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Charlie Brown | 40-50 |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Clifford Burns | 43-50 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Marvin Toupin picks off the pass by Robert Pyle | 43-50 |
| 09:14 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Clifford Burns | 45-50 |
| 08:59 | UTEP | Robert Pyle splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 08:57 | Pittsburgh | Robert Pyle is called for the reach on Marvin Toupin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Pyle, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SF), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo, Mark McCurtis, Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (PG), Craig Harvey (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF), Efren Fairbanks (C) Robert Pyle, Brian Gerstner, Haywood Carrow, Matthew Fortune | |
| 08:44 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates drills a 3 from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 08:21 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 48-53 |
| 08:19 | UTEP | Jonathan Thomas hits the follow up shot | 48-55 |
| 08:16 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle is hacked by Jared McLawhorn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jared McLawhorn, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SG) Jared McLawhorn | |
| 08:08 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Scruggs | 50-55 |
| 07:43 | UTEP | Jake Yates steals it from Jonathan Thomas | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (tiring) 22 pts. SF - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 stl. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charlie Brown (tired) 2 reb. SG - Brian Gerstner (tired) 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Craig Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Efren Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Brown - foul #2 on Charlie Brown, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Pyle (PG), Jared McLawhorn (SG) Charlie Brown, Brian Gerstner | |
| 07:40 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:40 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:23 | UTEP | Marvin Toupin takes the ball from Jared McLawhorn | 52-55 |
| 07:19 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin banks in the layup | 54-55 |
| 06:58 | UTEP | Craig Harvey buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Pyle | 54-57 |
| 06:45 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Marvin Toupin and he's hacked by Jonathan Thomas - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Andrew Washington (PF) Marvin Toupin, David Rice | |
| Subs | UTEP | Haywood Carrow (PF) Jonathan Thomas | |
| 06:45 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Robert Pyle misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 06:22 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 06:00 | UTEP | Craig Harvey knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 05:49 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-59 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:27 | UTEP | Andrew Washington steps in front of the Efren Fairbanks pass | 57-59 |
| 05:10 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 05:09 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | Craig Harvey's fadeaway is rejected by Jake Yates | 57-59 |
| 05:02 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:48 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | Craig Harvey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 04:22 | UTEP | Robert Pyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the lay-in | 59-59 |
| 03:55 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow tips it home | 59-61 |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF), David Rice (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Clifford Burns, Andrew Washington, Jake Yates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Brian Gerstner (SF), Jonathan Thomas (PF), Matthew Fortune (C) Craig Harvey, Haywood Carrow, Efren Fairbanks | |
| 03:34 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Dan Scruggs and he's hacked by Matthew Fortune - foul #2 on Matthew Fortune, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 03:34 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown misses the free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:34 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Matthew Fortune | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Carlisle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 stl. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Robert Pyle (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jared McLawhorn (tiring) 15 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brian Gerstner (fairly fresh) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Fortune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | UTEP | Matthew Fortune drills a runner from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 03:00 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Brown | 61-63 |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin (SG) Justin Carlisle | |
| Subs | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks (C) Matthew Fortune | |
| 02:46 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn is whistled for traveling | 63-63 |
| 02:13 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG) Dan Scruggs | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG), Haywood Carrow (PF) Jared McLawhorn, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 02:01 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Mayo - foul #2 on Brian Mayo, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates (C) Wayne Brown | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jared McLawhorn (SG) Charlie Brown | |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | David Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Pyle - foul #5 on Robert Pyle, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charlie Brown (SG) Robert Pyle | |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | David Rice misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | David Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:13 | UTEP | Efren Fairbanks misses the floater from the left side | 67-65 |
| 01:12 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:07 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clifford Burns | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns is hacked by Jared McLawhorn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jared McLawhorn, team foul #11 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Craig Harvey (SF) Jared McLawhorn | |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | UTEP | Brian Mayo is called for the reach on Craig Harvey - foul #3 on Brian Mayo, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clifford Burns - foul #1 on Clifford Burns, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Charlie Brown makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | UTEP | Charlie Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates gets the rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates is hacked by Charlie Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Brown, team foul #12 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle (SF), Mark McCurtis (PF) Brian Mayo, David Rice | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Haywood Carrow misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates pulls down the rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Charlie Brown is called for the reach on Justin Carlisle in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Brown, team foul #13 | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:14 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF), David Rice (PF) Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Craig Harvey is hacked by Marvin Toupin - foul #3 on Marvin Toupin, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Craig Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | Craig Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Rice | 74-69 |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | David Rice is hacked by Charlie Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charlie Brown, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle (SF), Mark McCurtis (C) Brian Mayo, Jake Yates | |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Rink (PG) Charlie Brown | |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | David Rice makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | David Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Marvin Toupin is called for the reach on Brian Gerstner - foul #4 on Marvin Toupin, team foul #9 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF), Jake Yates (C) Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 00:05 | UTEP | Brian Gerstner misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns runs out the clock | 76-69 |