| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Fernando Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Zoellick (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Barnes (fresh) SF - Andre Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgardo Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. John's | Charles Smith inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fernando Castillo | 29-30 |
| 19:29 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Carter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Carter, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:29 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:29 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:15 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Charles Smith | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 19:04 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:43 | Pittsburgh | Charles Smith steals the ball from Jeff Denton | 32-32 |
| 18:29 | St. John's | Charles Smith is whistled for a carry | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 18:07 | St. John's | Fernando Castillo gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:48 | St. John's | Charles Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 17:46 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:31 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 17:30 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:08 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo misses the jump hook from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 17:07 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 16:49 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter loses the dribble to Richard Zoellick | 32-32 |
| 16:32 | Pittsburgh | James Kirby swats the short shot by Jeff Denton | 32-32 |
| 16:30 | St. John's | James Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Kirby connects on the shot in the paint set up by Christopher Stewart and he's hacked by Richard Zoellick - foul #1 on Richard Zoellick, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Cedillo (PG), Abraham Allen (SG), Antonio Sweat (SF), Anthony Anstett (PF) Fernando Castillo, Christopher Stewart, Charles Smith, Jeffrey Carter | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG), Stephen Wolf (SG), William Wright (SF), Ryan Grinder (PF), Richard Rounds (C) Richard Zoellick, Edward Barnes, Andre Russo, Edgardo Moretti, Jeff Denton | |
| 16:16 | St. John's | James Kirby misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:16 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 15:54 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent is fouled on the floor by David Cedillo - foul #2 on David Cedillo, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie (PG), Thomas Benoit (C) Abraham Allen, James Kirby | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Laphonso Akawanzie (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Cedillo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antonio Sweat (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Anstett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Benoit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Shawn Dent (fresh) SG - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Grinder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Rounds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Benoit - foul #1 on Thomas Benoit, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:29 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 15:27 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 15:10 | Pittsburgh | Anthony Anstett blocks the short jumper by Ryan Grinder | 36-33 |
| 15:08 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 15:00 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Laphonso Akawanzie - foul #4 on Laphonso Akawanzie, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (PG), Christopher Stewart (SG) Laphonso Akawanzie, Thomas Benoit | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG) Shawn Dent | |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:22 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett clanks a floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 14:20 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett tips it home | 38-35 |
| 14:03 | Pittsburgh | William Wright loses the dribble to Antonio Sweat | 38-35 |
| 13:51 | St. John's | Fernando Castillo misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 13:50 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 13:35 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf is fouled on the floor by Christopher Stewart - foul #2 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Smith (SF), Jeffrey Carter (PF), James Kirby (C) David Cedillo, Antonio Sweat, Anthony Anstett | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes (SG), Andre Russo (SF), Edgardo Moretti (PF), Jeff Denton (C) Stephen Wolf, William Wright, Ryan Grinder, Richard Rounds | |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 13:11 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:07 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 13:05 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 12:44 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo drills a runner near the basket | 38-37 |
| 12:18 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart misses badly on a shot from the right side | 38-37 |
| 12:16 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:05 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. John's | Abraham Allen (PG) Fernando Castillo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG), Stephen Wolf (SF) Richard Zoellick, Andre Russo | |
| 11:43 | St. John's | Jeff Denton steps in front of the James Kirby pass | 38-37 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Abraham Allen (fresh) SG - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Shawn Dent (fresh) SG - Edward Barnes (fresh) SF - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edgardo Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Dent | 38-39 |
| 11:05 | St. John's | Charles Smith drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Abraham Allen | 40-39 |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Carter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Carter, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (PG), David Cedillo (SG), Antonio Sweat (SF), Anthony Anstett (PF), Thomas Benoit (C) Abraham Allen, Christopher Stewart, Charles Smith, Jeffrey Carter, James Kirby | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo (SF), Ryan Grinder (PF), Richard Rounds (C) Shawn Dent, Edgardo Moretti, Jeff Denton | |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:30 | St. John's | Andre Russo is called for the reach on Anthony Anstett - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG), William Wright (SG) Edward Barnes, Stephen Wolf | |
| 10:14 | St. John's | Richard Zoellick steals the ball from Anthony Anstett | 40-40 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Zoellick | 40-42 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 09:48 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 09:28 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 09:26 | Pittsburgh | William Wright snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:07 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fernando Castillo - foul #1 on Fernando Castillo, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Charles Smith (SF), Jeffrey Carter (PF), James Kirby (C) Antonio Sweat, Anthony Anstett, Thomas Benoit | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf (SG), Edgardo Moretti (PF) Andre Russo, Richard Rounds | |
| 09:07 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:07 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 09:07 | St. John's | James Kirby gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 08:43 | St. John's | Stephen Wolf takes the ball from David Cedillo | 40-43 |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Carter is called for the reach on William Wright - foul #3 on Jeffrey Carter, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| Subs | St. John's | Abraham Allen (PG), Christopher Stewart (SG) Fernando Castillo, David Cedillo | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes (PG), Jeff Denton (C) Richard Zoellick, Ryan Grinder | |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | William Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 08:18 | Pittsburgh | William Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:08 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Jeffrey Carter, team foul #9 | 40-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | Antonio Sweat (PF) Jeffrey Carter | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG) William Wright | |
| 08:04 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent is hacked by Abraham Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Abraham Allen, team foul #10 | 40-45 |
| 08:04 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:04 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 07:38 | St. John's | Shawn Dent steals it from Antonio Sweat | 40-46 |
| 07:33 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent banks in the layup | 40-48 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Abraham Allen (fresh) SG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Sweat (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Kirby (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Shawn Dent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Wolf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edgardo Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | St. John's | Shawn Dent is called for the reach on Abraham Allen - foul #2 on Shawn Dent, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie (PG), Jeffrey Carter (PF) Abraham Allen, Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG), Andre Russo (SF), Richard Rounds (PF) Shawn Dent, Stephen Wolf, Edgardo Moretti | |
| 06:55 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder (PF) Richard Rounds | |
| 06:44 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 06:43 | St. John's | Christopher Stewart snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 06:36 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Stewart | 43-48 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 06:14 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:52 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 05:51 | St. John's | Antonio Sweat can't tip it in | 43-48 |
| 05:49 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 05:27 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-48 |
| 05:26 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | James Kirby misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Richard Zoellick - foul #2 on Richard Zoellick, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (SG), Charles Smith (SF) Christopher Stewart, Antonio Sweat | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent (PG), Stephen Wolf (SG), William Wright (SF), Edgardo Moretti (PF), Richard Rounds (C) Richard Zoellick, Edward Barnes, Andre Russo, Ryan Grinder, Jeff Denton | |
| 05:15 | St. John's | James Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:15 | St. John's | James Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 05:15 | Pittsburgh | Richard Rounds grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 04:59 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Wolf buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Dent | 44-51 |
| 04:37 | St. John's | James Kirby is hacked by William Wright - foul #1 on William Wright, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Anthony Anstett (PF), Thomas Benoit (C) Jeffrey Carter, James Kirby | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 04:28 | St. John's | Charles Smith double dribbles | 44-51 |
| 04:10 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Dent comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 04:08 | St. John's | Charles Smith grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 03:50 | St. John's | Shawn Dent is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #3 on Shawn Dent, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Christopher Stewart (SG) Laphonso Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick (PG), Andre Russo (SF), Ryan Grinder (C) Shawn Dent, William Wright, Richard Rounds | |
| 03:39 | St. John's | Charles Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 03:38 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Grinder grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 03:32 | Pittsburgh | Anthony Anstett picks off the pass by Richard Zoellick | 44-51 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Fernando Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Anstett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Benoit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Zoellick (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Stephen Wolf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andre Russo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgardo Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Grinder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett makes the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Edgardo Moretti - foul #2 on Edgardo Moretti, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter (PF) Thomas Benoit | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Barnes (SG), Jeff Denton (C) Stephen Wolf, Ryan Grinder | |
| 03:12 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:58 | Pittsburgh | Andre Russo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 47-51 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | Anthony Anstett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:56 | St. John's | St. John's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie (PG), James Kirby (C) Fernando Castillo, Anthony Anstett | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:34 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie misses the jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 02:33 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 02:26 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Denton | 47-53 |
| 02:16 | St. John's | Charles Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Laphonso Akawanzie | 50-53 |
| 01:55 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton loses the dribble to James Kirby | 50-53 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Zoellick - foul #3 on Richard Zoellick, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:34 | St. John's | Laphonso Akawanzie makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:15 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick knocks in the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Laphonso Akawanzie - foul #5 on Laphonso Akawanzie, team foul #11 | 51-55 |
| Subs | St. John's | Fernando Castillo (PG) Laphonso Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:15 | Pittsburgh | Richard Zoellick misses the free throw | 51-55 |
| 01:15 | St. John's | James Kirby grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Charles Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Charles Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:51 | St. John's | Charles Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Barnes | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | St. John's | Fernando Castillo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Stewart - foul #3 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | Edgardo Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | St. John's | Jeffrey Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Denton pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |