| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darell Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Mangum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Crow (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jack Vandervort (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Steve Pinard (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Charles Nelson inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Air Force | Charles Nelson buries a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Mangum | 31-29 |
| 19:24 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darell Gift | 33-29 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Charles Nelson clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Darell Gift - foul #3 on Darell Gift, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper (SG) Darell Gift | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Charles Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:10 | Air Force | Charles Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:55 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry blows the layup | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Jack Vandervort | 33-31 |
| 18:47 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 18:28 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Coleman Hall | 36-31 |
| 18:12 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Nelson and the foul's on Joseph Terry - foul #2 on Joseph Terry, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:12 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:51 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:30 | Air Force | Allen Crow is hacked by Lester Sleeper - foul #1 on Lester Sleeper, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard (C) Ralph Paquet | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Welch (SF) Charles Nelson | |
| 17:08 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:06 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | Robert Mangum is fouled on the floor by Lee McWard - foul #1 on Lee McWard, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Joe Craft (SG), Charles Miller (C) Coleman Hall, Dennis Long, Joseph Terry | |
| Subs | Air Force | Monte Criswell (SG), Sanford Reasoner (SF), Vincent Young (C) Allen Crow, Jack Vandervort, Steve Pinard | |
| 16:38 | Air Force | Sanford Reasoner misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Craft - foul #2 on Joe Craft, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet (C) Lester Sleeper | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 16:38 | Air Force | Sanford Reasoner makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:38 | Air Force | Sanford Reasoner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:16 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 16:15 | Pittsburgh | Charles Miller grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Charles Miller hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Paquet | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jerome Sweet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Craft (fresh) SF - Charles Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee McWard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Mangum (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Monte Criswell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Reasoner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Welch (fresh) C - Vincent Young (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Air Force | Monte Criswell makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Mangum | 39-37 |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sanford Reasoner - foul #1 on Sanford Reasoner, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Joseph Terry (PF) Jerome Sweet, Charles Miller, Ralph Paquet | |
| Subs | Air Force | Allen Crow (SG), Charles Nelson (SF), Jack Vandervort (PF) Robert Mangum, Sanford Reasoner, Vincent Young | |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:18 | Air Force | Charles Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Monte Criswell | 41-40 |
| 15:04 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:03 | Air Force | Timothy Welch pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:58 | Air Force | Allen Crow misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 14:57 | Air Force | Timothy Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:36 | Air Force | Charles Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG), Charles Miller (C) Joe Craft, Lee McWard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Mangum (PG), Steve Pinard (C) Monte Criswell, Timothy Welch | |
| 14:07 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darell Gift | 43-40 |
| 13:55 | Air Force | Allen Crow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 13:54 | Air Force | Steve Pinard grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:41 | Air Force | Charles Nelson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:17 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Coleman Hall | 46-40 |
| 12:57 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Crow | 46-42 |
| 12:36 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 12:34 | Air Force | Charles Nelson snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Terry - foul #3 on Joseph Terry, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper (SG), Lee McWard (PF), Ralph Paquet (C) Darell Gift, Dennis Long, Joseph Terry | |
| Subs | Air Force | Monte Criswell (PG), Joseph Sanders (SG), Timothy Welch (SF), Vincent Young (C) Robert Mangum, Allen Crow, Charles Nelson, Steve Pinard | |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 12:00 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Miller | 49-44 |
| 11:41 | Air Force | Joseph Sanders connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Monte Criswell | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Sleeper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee McWard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Monte Criswell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Welch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Vandervort (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. C - Vincent Young (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Darell Gift (SG) Coleman Hall, Charles Miller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Mangum (PG), Sanford Reasoner (SF) Joseph Sanders, Jack Vandervort | |
| 10:56 | Air Force | Robert Mangum misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 10:54 | Air Force | Timothy Welch misses the tip | 49-46 |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 10:48 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 10:47 | Air Force | Monte Criswell gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:33 | Air Force | Timothy Welch misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-46 |
| 10:31 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 10:13 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 10:11 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 09:48 | Air Force | Monte Criswell misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-46 |
| 09:46 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:29 | Pittsburgh | Monte Criswell steals it from Lester Sleeper | 51-46 |
| 09:06 | Air Force | Robert Mangum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG), Joe Craft (SG), Dennis Long (SF), Joseph Terry (PF), Charles Miller (C) Jerome Sweet, Darell Gift, Lester Sleeper, Lee McWard, Ralph Paquet | |
| Subs | Air Force | Allen Crow (SG), Charles Nelson (SF), Gerald Jackson (PF), Steve Pinard (C) Robert Mangum, Sanford Reasoner, Timothy Welch, Vincent Young | |
| 08:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Miller is fouled on the floor by Steve Pinard - foul #1 on Steve Pinard, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| 08:21 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:20 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:05 | Pittsburgh | Joe Craft can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:03 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry can't tip it in | 51-46 |
| 08:01 | Air Force | Steve Pinard gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:48 | Air Force | Allen Crow connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Nelson | 51-49 |
| 07:40 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 07:39 | Air Force | Monte Criswell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Craft (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Terry (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Monte Criswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Crow (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Jackson (fresh) C - Steve Pinard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Allen Crow buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Monte Criswell | 51-52 |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Miller | 54-52 |
| 06:54 | Air Force | Steve Pinard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Allen Crow hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 06:27 | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Miller | 57-54 |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Coleman Hall takes the ball from Gerald Jackson | 57-54 |
| 06:04 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry is fouled on the floor by Gerald Jackson - foul #2 on Gerald Jackson, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jerome Sweet (PG), Darell Gift (SG), Lester Sleeper (SF), Lee McWard (PF), Ralph Paquet (C) Coleman Hall, Joe Craft, Dennis Long, Joseph Terry, Charles Miller | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Mangum (PG), Timothy Welch (SF), Jack Vandervort (PF), Vincent Young (C) Monte Criswell, Charles Nelson, Gerald Jackson, Steve Pinard | |
| 05:52 | Pittsburgh | Lester Sleeper knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darell Gift | 60-54 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Lester Sleeper is called for the reach on Timothy Welch - foul #2 on Lester Sleeper, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joseph Sanders (SG) Allen Crow | |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Timothy Welch misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:06 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift double dribbles | 60-54 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | Robert Mangum loses the dribble to Jerome Sweet | 60-54 |
| 04:20 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 04:19 | Air Force | Robert Mangum pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:11 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Sanders | 60-56 |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | Robert Mangum picks off the pass by Darell Gift | 60-56 |
| 03:51 | Air Force | Joseph Sanders lays it in set up by Robert Mangum | 60-58 |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Coleman Hall (PG), Dennis Long (SF), Joseph Terry (PF) Jerome Sweet, Lester Sleeper, Lee McWard | |
| Subs | Air Force | Allen Crow (SG), Charles Nelson (SF), Steve Pinard (C) Joseph Sanders, Timothy Welch, Vincent Young | |
| 03:35 | Pittsburgh | Charles Nelson is called for the reach on Joseph Terry - foul #1 on Charles Nelson, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Coleman Hall (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darell Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dennis Long (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Paquet (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Mangum (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Allen Crow (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Vandervort (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. C - Steve Pinard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Pittsburgh | Darell Gift is fouled on the floor by Steve Pinard - foul #2 on Steve Pinard, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Steve Pinard - foul #3 on Steve Pinard, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:48 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Allen Crow | 62-60 |
| 02:37 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry misses the runner from close range | 62-60 |
| 02:35 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Crow and he's hacked by Dennis Long - foul #2 on Dennis Long, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard (C) Ralph Paquet | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 02:11 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:11 | Pittsburgh | Lee McWard gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:06 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long misses the easy layup | 62-62 |
| 02:04 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:46 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort blows the layup | 62-62 |
| 01:44 | Air Force | Charles Nelson snags the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:19 | Air Force | Steve Pinard is whistled for traveling | 62-62 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet (C) Lee McWard | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:10 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Mangum - foul #3 on Robert Mangum, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| 01:10 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:10 | Pittsburgh | Ralph Paquet makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Robert Mangum knocks in the jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Coleman Hall - foul #1 on Coleman Hall, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:50 | Air Force | Robert Mangum makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:24 | Pittsburgh | Steve Pinard denies the turnaround by Darell Gift | 63-65 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| 00:12 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Robert Mangum is fouled in the backcourt by Coleman Hall - foul #2 on Coleman Hall, team foul #10 | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Robert Mangum misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Air Force | Robert Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Long misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 00:03 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Darell Gift is called for the reach on Jack Vandervort in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darell Gift, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Welch (SF) Charles Nelson | |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:01 | Air Force | Jack Vandervort misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry gets the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Terry misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 63-67 |