| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) C - David Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sturges (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy misses the easy layup | 38-33 |
| 19:38 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:20 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard tips it in | 40-33 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 18:40 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:39 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 18:33 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer is fouled on the floor by James Sturges - foul #1 on James Sturges, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 18:12 | Rutgers | James Sturges snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Lechoslaw Ziebert | 40-37 |
| 17:30 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard loses the dribble to Donald Armstrong | 40-37 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-37 |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 16:50 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:36 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Donald Armstrong is denied by David Hubbard | 42-37 |
| 16:35 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:13 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy makes the runner near the basket | 44-37 |
| 15:59 | Rutgers | James Sturges can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Hubbard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sturges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 46-37 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Greer - foul #1 on Robert Greer, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Robert Messenger (PF), Dale Rico (C) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, James Johnson, Joseph Creasy, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (SG), Christopher Clow (SF), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 15:34 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:26 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 15:24 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 15:07 | Pittsburgh | Arthur Lang takes the ball from Dale Rico | 46-39 |
| 14:46 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Steven Seifert | 48-39 |
| 14:12 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Clow | 48-41 |
| 13:42 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen (PG), Robert Greer (SG), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Steven Seifert, Robert Messenger | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (SG), Donald Armstrong (PF) Thomas Pearl, Christopher Clow | |
| 13:15 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner is fouled on the floor by Shawn Green - foul #2 on Shawn Green, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Johnson (SF) Shawn Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Sturges (C) Arthur Lang | |
| 13:00 | Rutgers | James Sturges is hacked by Hugh Citizen - foul #2 on Hugh Citizen, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy (PF) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Carey (SF) Robert Wagner | |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Joseph Creasy takes the ball from Brian Cadle | 48-41 |
| 12:35 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy is fouled on the floor by James Sturges - foul #2 on James Sturges, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Christopher Clow (PG), Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG) Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity | |
| 12:21 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | James Sturges pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Steven Carey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico (C) David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Steven Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Rico (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Christopher Clow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Sturges (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Clow steals it from Dale Rico | 48-43 |
| 11:05 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | James Sturges snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 51-46 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Shawn Green (SF), David Hubbard (C) Robert Greer, James Johnson, Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Brian Cadle (SG), Robert Wagner (PF), Arthur Lang (C) Lechoslaw Ziebert, Steven Carey, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| 10:15 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Hugh Citizen and he's fouled by Christopher Clow - foul #1 on Christopher Clow, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert (SG) Hugh Citizen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 10:15 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:06 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Cadle | 54-49 |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard banks in the layup set up by Dale Rico | 56-49 |
| 09:53 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Cadle | 56-52 |
| 09:37 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green hits the finger roll on a great pass from Steven Seifert | 58-52 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Dale Rico - foul #1 on Dale Rico, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen (PG) Steven Seifert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frankie Charity (PF) Christopher Clow | |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:14 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:14 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:02 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi is fouled on the floor by Robert Wagner - foul #3 on Robert Wagner, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Johnson (SF) Shawn Green | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Donald Armstrong (PF), James Sturges (C) Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity, Arthur Lang | |
| 08:46 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 58-53 |
| 08:45 | Rutgers | James Sturges pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Robert Wagner knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lechoslaw Ziebert | 58-55 |
| 08:26 | Pittsburgh | Donald Armstrong picks off the pass by Dale Rico | 58-55 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Dale Rico swats the layup by Robert Wagner | 58-55 |
| 08:01 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong hits the follow up shot | 58-57 |
| 07:46 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Johnson | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dale Rico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wagner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Sturges (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 07:22 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 07:05 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico tips it home | 62-57 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is fouled on the floor by Joel Lucchesi - foul #2 on Joel Lucchesi, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert (PG), Robert Greer (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Joseph Creasy (PF), Shawn Green (C) Hugh Citizen, Joel Lucchesi, James Johnson, Dale Rico, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Cadle (PG), Frankie Charity (SG), Steven Carey (SF), Arthur Lang (PF), Christopher Clow (C) Thomas Pearl, Lechoslaw Ziebert, Robert Wagner, Donald Armstrong, James Sturges | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Brian Cadle hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Frankie Charity | 62-60 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brian Cadle - foul #1 on Brian Cadle, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen (PG) Johnny Pfeiffer | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Christopher Clow makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:45 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Arthur Lang gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| 05:25 | Rutgers | Steven Carey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 05:24 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 04:55 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Arthur Lang | 64-61 |
| 04:54 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Johnson (SF), David Hubbard (C) Shawn Green, Steven Seifert | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl (PG), Lechoslaw Ziebert (SG), Donald Armstrong (PF), James Sturges (C) Christopher Clow, Brian Cadle, Frankie Charity, Arthur Lang | |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | James Sturges blows the layup | 64-61 |
| 04:35 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 04:29 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Johnson | 66-61 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | James Sturges connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Thomas Pearl and he's hacked by Hugh Citizen - foul #3 on Hugh Citizen, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | James Sturges makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Sturges - foul #3 on James Sturges, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | Hugh Citizen steals it from Lechoslaw Ziebert | 68-64 |
| 03:32 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Thomas Pearl (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lechoslaw Ziebert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steven Carey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - James Sturges (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-64 |
| 03:08 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong tips it back up and in | 70-66 |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | Steven Carey takes the ball from Robert Greer | 70-66 |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Thomas Pearl banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Carey | 70-68 |
| 02:36 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Hugh Citizen | 72-68 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is hacked by Robert Greer - foul #3 on Robert Greer, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico (PF) Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Wagner (SF) Steven Carey | |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-70 |
| 01:56 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico grabs the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:47 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen is fouled on the floor by James Sturges - foul #4 on James Sturges, team foul #7 | 72-70 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy (PF) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Steven Carey (SF) Robert Wagner | |
| 01:47 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:47 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong grabs the board | 73-70 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert is hacked by Robert Greer - foul #4 on Robert Greer, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:16 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the jumper from the right wing | 75-72 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | James Sturges misses the easy layup | 75-72 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong snags the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-72 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Lechoslaw Ziebert | 75-72 |
| 00:34 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 75-72 |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Donald Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 75-72 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Pearl | 75-75 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard is fouled on the floor by Thomas Pearl - foul #1 on Thomas Pearl, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| 00:03 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:03 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:03 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Lechoslaw Ziebert misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 77-75 |