| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Zoellick (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Abrams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andre Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edgardo Moretti (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Coy Parks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kang Xang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Henry Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Maloney (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dustin Mancilla (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 19:40 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton tips it but misses | 29-23 |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Kang Xang snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 19:17 | Texas Southern | Oscar Abrams takes the ball from Robert Maloney | 29-23 |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Andre Russo swats the short shot by Henry Primmer | 29-23 |
| 18:38 | Texas Southern | Dustin Mancilla grabs the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:18 | Texas Southern | Kang Xang can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 18:16 | Texas Southern | Dustin Mancilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Edgardo Moretti swats the layup by Henry Primmer | 29-23 |
| 18:02 | Texas Southern | Henry Primmer snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 17:47 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Maloney | 29-25 |
| 17:19 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Maloney - foul #1 on Robert Maloney, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes (SG), Stephen Wolf (SF), Ryan Grinder (PF), Richard Rounds (C) Oscar Abrams, Andre Russo, Edgardo Moretti, Jeff Denton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli (PG), Ben Collins (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Todd Price (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Coy Parks, Kang Xang, Henry Primmer, Robert Maloney, Dustin Mancilla | |
| 17:19 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:19 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:58 | Texas Southern | Todd Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-25 |
| 16:56 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 16:55 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 16:31 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown can't finish the layup | 34-25 |
| 16:12 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 15:57 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Brown is called for the reach on Richard Zoellick - foul #1 on Jerry Brown, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Wright (SF) Richard Zoellick | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Coy Parks (PG) Ben Collins | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Edward Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) PF - Ryan Grinder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Rounds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Coy Parks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Vincent Lomeli (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf misses the tip | 34-25 |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 15:14 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown clanks a turnaround from the right block | 34-25 |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 34-25 |
| 14:58 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 14:53 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 14:52 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 14:33 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Sow is called for the reach on Stephen Wolf - foul #1 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #3 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG), Oscar Abrams (SG), Andre Russo (SF), Edgardo Moretti (PF), Jeff Denton (C) Edward Barnes, Stephen Wolf, William Wright, Ryan Grinder, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kang Xang (SG), Henry Primmer (SF), Robert Maloney (PF), Dustin Mancilla (C) Vincent Lomeli, Jerry Brown, Todd Price, Dikembe Sow | |
| 14:25 | Pittsburgh | Oscar Abrams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-25 |
| 14:11 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Edgardo Moretti - foul #1 on Edgardo Moretti, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 14:11 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 13:53 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Dustin Mancilla - foul #3 on Dustin Mancilla, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Collins (PG) Coy Parks | |
| 13:53 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 13:53 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | Ben Collins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 13:32 | Texas Southern | Robert Maloney snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Jeff Denton denies the turnaround by Dustin Mancilla | 36-28 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Robert Maloney snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 12:56 | Texas Southern | Ben Collins buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-30 |
| 12:39 | Pittsburgh | Ben Collins is called for the reach on Andre Russo - foul #3 on Ben Collins, team foul #5 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG), William Wright (SF) Shawn Dent, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Coy Parks (PG), Vincent Lomeli (SG), Sam Ross (SF) Ben Collins, Kang Xang, Henry Primmer | |
| 12:21 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti makes the wide open jump hook from close range | 38-30 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dustin Mancilla | 38-33 |
| 12:04 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick is hacked by Coy Parks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Coy Parks, team foul #6 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes (SG), Stephen Wolf (SF), Richard Rounds (C) Oscar Abrams, Edgardo Moretti, Jeff Denton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Todd Price (PF) Robert Maloney | |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | William Wright hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick tips it in | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Zoellick (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Edward Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Wright (fresh) C - Richard Rounds (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Coy Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Vincent Lomeli (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Todd Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Mancilla (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Texas Southern | Dustin Mancilla comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 11:26 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:04 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf is fouled on the floor by Coy Parks - foul #4 on Coy Parks, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Oscar Abrams (SG), Ryan Grinder (PF) Richard Zoellick, William Wright | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Collins (PG), Kang Xang (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Dikembe Sow (C) Coy Parks, Vincent Lomeli, Sam Ross, Dustin Mancilla | |
| 11:04 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 11:04 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:43 | Texas Southern | Kang Xang makes the runner in the paint | 42-35 |
| 10:34 | Pittsburgh | Oscar Abrams is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG), Andre Russo (SF), Edgardo Moretti (PF) Edward Barnes, Stephen Wolf, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Primmer (SF) Todd Price | |
| 10:14 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown connects on the 3 from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 09:59 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Brown steals it from Ryan Grinder | 42-38 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Sow misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 09:40 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:17 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 09:15 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder tips it in | 44-38 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Henry Primmer scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Kang Xang and the foul's on Oscar Abrams - foul #2 on Oscar Abrams, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG), Edward Barnes (SG), William Wright (SF), Richard Rounds (PF), Jeff Denton (C) Shawn Dent, Oscar Abrams, Andre Russo, Edgardo Moretti, Ryan Grinder | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli (PG), Sam Ross (SG), Robert Maloney (PF), Todd Price (C) Ben Collins, Kang Xang, Jerry Brown, Dikembe Sow | |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Henry Primmer misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:56 | Pittsburgh | William Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes's pass is intercepted by Sam Ross in the backcourt | 44-40 |
| 08:41 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli is fouled on the floor by Richard Zoellick - foul #3 on Richard Zoellick, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf (SF) Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kang Xang (SG) Henry Primmer | |
| 08:20 | Texas Southern | Kang Xang is denied on a layup by Jeff Denton | 44-40 |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Jeff Denton | 44-40 |
| 08:12 | Pittsburgh | Vincent Lomeli is called for the reach on Richard Zoellick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Lomeli, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| 08:12 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:12 | Texas Southern | Robert Maloney snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Zoellick (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Denton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Vincent Lomeli (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kang Xang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Maloney (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Todd Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 07:28 | Texas Southern | Todd Price grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:04 | Texas Southern | Todd Price comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Wolf - foul #1 on Stephen Wolf, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Oscar Abrams (SG), Andre Russo (SF), Edgardo Moretti (PF), Richard Rounds (C) Edward Barnes, Stephen Wolf, William Wright, Jeff Denton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Coy Parks (PG), Ben Collins (SG), Henry Primmer (SF), Dustin Mancilla (C) Vincent Lomeli, Kang Xang, Sam Ross, Robert Maloney | |
| 07:04 | Texas Southern | Todd Price makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 07:04 | Texas Southern | Todd Price makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:41 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-45 |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | Ben Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:35 | Texas Southern | Dustin Mancilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG), Ryan Grinder (C) Richard Zoellick, Richard Rounds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown (PF) Todd Price | |
| 06:32 | Pittsburgh | Oscar Abrams is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Collins - foul #4 on Ben Collins, team foul #9 | 44-45 |
| 06:32 | Pittsburgh | Oscar Abrams misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Dustin Mancilla grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Oscar Abrams is called for the reach on Jerry Brown - foul #3 on Oscar Abrams, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds (C) Edgardo Moretti | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Maloney (PF) Henry Primmer | |
| 05:49 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 05:48 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds's pass is intercepted by Ben Collins | 44-45 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown throws it down on a nice dish by Dustin Mancilla and he's hacked by Oscar Abrams - foul #4 on Oscar Abrams, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG), Edgardo Moretti (PF), Jeff Denton (C) Shawn Dent, Andre Russo, Ryan Grinder | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli (SG), Sam Ross (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Ben Collins, Robert Maloney, Dustin Mancilla | |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:14 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:12 | Pittsburgh | Vincent Lomeli picks off the pass by Richard Rounds in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 04:55 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:53 | Pittsburgh | Vincent Lomeli steals it from Richard Zoellick in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 04:44 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Brown | 44-50 |
| 04:30 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 46-50 |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Coy Parks | 46-52 |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes (SG), Stephen Wolf (SF), William Wright (PF) Oscar Abrams, Richard Rounds, Edgardo Moretti | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Primmer (SF), Todd Price (PF) Coy Parks, Jerry Brown | |
| 03:49 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 03:29 | Texas Southern | Todd Price knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Sow | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Zoellick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Denton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Vincent Lomeli (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SG - Sam Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Henry Primmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Pittsburgh | Todd Price takes the ball from William Wright | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-54 |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross hits the follow up shot | 46-56 |
| 02:56 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo (SF), Edgardo Moretti (PF), Ryan Grinder (C) Richard Zoellick, William Wright, Jeff Denton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Coy Parks (PG), Kang Xang (SG), Robert Maloney (PF), Dustin Mancilla (C) Vincent Lomeli, Sam Ross, Todd Price, Dikembe Sow | |
| 02:41 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo misses long on a floater from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | Dustin Mancilla grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks is fouled on the floor by Edward Barnes - foul #2 on Edward Barnes, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Wright (SF), Richard Rounds (C) Andre Russo, Edgardo Moretti | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli (SG), Jerry Brown (SF), Sam Ross (PF), Todd Price (C) Kang Xang, Henry Primmer, Robert Maloney, Dustin Mancilla | |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 02:17 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 02:14 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Brown picks off the pass by Stephen Wolf in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 01:59 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross misses short on a runner from the left block | 46-56 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:53 | Pittsburgh | William Wright loses the dribble to Jerry Brown in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 01:32 | Texas Southern | Jerry Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-56 |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Sam Ross scores on a floater from the right block set up by Jerry Brown | 46-58 |
| 01:04 | Pittsburgh | Jerry Brown picks off the pass by Edward Barnes in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Vincent Lomeli and he's hacked by Edward Barnes - foul #3 on Edward Barnes, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dikembe Sow (C) Sam Ross | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Coy Parks makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-61 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Sow grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Todd Price connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Coy Parks | 46-63 |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | William Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Price - foul #2 on Todd Price, team foul #10 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Collins (SG) Coy Parks | |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | William Wright misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Vincent Lomeli runs out the clock | 47-63 |