
(17) Pittsburgh 81
(16-3, 4-2 Big East)

St. John's 57
(7-10, 1-5 Big East)
7:00 PM ET, January 23, 2008
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Top Performers
Pittsburgh: S. Young 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk
St. John's: A. Mason Jr. 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl
Complete Play-By-Play
1 | 2 | All1st Half Summary | |||
| TIME | PITTSBURGH | SCORE | ST. JOHN'S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19:32 | Gilbert Brown missed Three Point Jumper. | 0-0 | |
| 19:32 | 0-0 | Justin Burrell Defensive Rebound. | |
| 18:54 | 0-0 | Dele Coker missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 18:54 | Keith Benjamin Defensive Rebound. | 0-0 | |
| 18:47 | DeJuan Blair made Two Point Layup. | 2-0 | |
| 18:41 | 2-0 | Foul on Justin Burrell | |
| 18:28 | Sam Young missed Two Point Jumper. | 2-0 | |
| 18:28 | Pittsburgh Offensive Rebound. | 2-0 | |
| 18:09 | DeJuan Blair missed Two Point Jumper. | 2-0 | |
| 18:09 | 2-0 | Anthony Mason Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 17:54 | 2-2 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 17:31 | DeJuan Blair made Two Point Jumper. | 4-2 | |
| 17:07 | 4-2 | D.J. Kennedy missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 17:07 | Keith Benjamin Defensive Rebound. | 4-2 | |
| 16:55 | Gilbert Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 6-2 | |
| 16:36 | 6-2 | Foul on Eugene Lawrence | |
| 16:36 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 7-2 | |
| 16:36 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 8-2 | |
| 16:31 | 8-2 | Foul on Sean Evans | |
| 16:05 | Sam Young missed Three Point Jumper. | 8-2 | |
| 16:05 | 8-2 | Justin Burrell Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:56 | 8-4 | Eugene Lawrence made Two Point Layup. | |
| 15:31 | DeJuan Blair made Two Point Jumper. | 10-4 | |
| 15:23 | Foul on DeJuan Blair | 10-4 | |
| 15:23 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:18 | 10-6 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 14:56 | 10-6 | Foul on Malik Boothe | |
| 14:56 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 11-6 | |
| 14:56 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 12-6 | |
| 14:42 | Ronald Ramon made Three Point Jumper. | 15-6 | |
| 14:24 | 15-8 | Justin Burrell made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 14:04 | 15-8 | Foul on Anthony Mason Jr. | |
| 14:04 | Sam Young made Free Throw. | 16-8 | |
| 14:04 | Sam Young missed Free Throw. | 16-8 | |
| 14:04 | 16-8 | Larry Wright Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:59 | Foul on Ronald Ramon | 16-8 | |
| 13:08 | Foul on Bradley Wanamaker | 16-8 | |
| 13:07 | 16-8 | Paris Horne missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 13:07 | Tyrell Biggs Defensive Rebound. | 16-8 | |
| 12:42 | Tyrell Biggs missed Two Point Jumper. | 16-8 | |
| 12:42 | 16-8 | Paris Horne Defensive Rebound. | |
| 12:37 | 16-8 | Larry Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 12:37 | 16-8 | Sean Evans Offensive Rebound. | |
| 12:31 | 16-8 | Sean Evans missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 12:31 | Pittsburgh Defensive Rebound. | 16-8 | |
| 11:52 | 16-8 | Foul on Tomas Jasiulionis | |
| 11:52 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:24 | Tyrell Biggs missed Two Point Jumper. | 16-8 | |
| 11:24 | 16-8 | Paris Horne Defensive Rebound. | |
| 11:13 | Foul on Bradley Wanamaker | 16-8 | |
| 11:13 | 16-9 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Free Throw. | |
| 11:13 | 16-10 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Free Throw. | |
| 11:03 | Sam Young made Two Point Jumper. | 18-10 | |
| 10:43 | 18-10 | Justin Burrell missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 10:43 | DeJuan Blair Defensive Rebound. | 18-10 | |
| 10:28 | Sam Young missed Two Point Jumper. | 18-10 | |
| 10:28 | Pittsburgh Offensive Rebound. | 18-10 | |
| 10:17 | Sam Young made Three Point Jumper. | 21-10 | |
| 9:54 | 21-10 | Anthony Mason Jr. missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 9:54 | Sam Young Defensive Rebound. | 21-10 | |
| 9:21 | 21-12 | Justin Burrell made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 8:56 | Sam Young missed Three Point Jumper. | 21-12 | |
| 8:56 | DeJuan Blair Offensive Rebound. | 21-12 | |
| 8:52 | DeJuan Blair missed Two Point Jumper. | 21-12 | |
| 8:52 | 21-12 | Anthony Mason Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 8:43 | 21-14 | D.J. Kennedy made Two Point Layup. | |
| 8:39 | Pittsburgh Full Timeout. | ||
| 8:17 | Ronald Ramon missed Two Point Jumper. | 21-14 | |
| 8:17 | DeJuan Blair Offensive Rebound. | 21-14 | |
| 8:14 | DeJuan Blair made Two Point Layup. | 23-14 | |
| 8:08 | 23-16 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 7:47 | 23-16 | Foul on Justin Burrell | |
| 7:47 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:47 | Sam Young missed Free Throw. | 23-16 | |
| 7:47 | DeJuan Blair Offensive Rebound. | 23-16 | |
| 7:21 | 23-16 | D.J. Kennedy missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 7:21 | 23-16 | Sean Evans Offensive Rebound. | |
| 7:17 | 23-18 | Sean Evans made Two Point Dunk Shot. | |
| 6:59 | Keith Benjamin missed Two Point Jumper. | 23-18 | |
| 6:59 | Keith Benjamin Offensive Rebound. | 23-18 | |
| 6:55 | Keith Benjamin missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 23-18 | |
| 6:55 | Pittsburgh Offensive Rebound. | 23-18 | |
| 6:54 | Tyrell Biggs missed Three Point Jumper. | 23-18 | |
| 6:54 | 23-18 | Paris Horne Defensive Rebound. | |
| 6:46 | Foul on Tyrell Biggs | 23-18 | |
| 6:46 | 23-18 | Sean Evans missed Free Throw. | |
| 6:46 | 23-18 | Sean Evans missed Free Throw. | |
| 6:46 | Pittsburgh Defensive Rebound. | 23-18 | |
| 5:52 | Ronald Ramon made Two Point Jumper. | 25-18 | |
| 5:36 | Ronald Ramon missed Three Point Jumper. | 25-18 | |
| 5:36 | 25-18 | Malik Boothe Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:08 | 25-18 | Malik Boothe missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 5:08 | 25-18 | St. John's Offensive Rebound. | |
| 4:35 | Keith Benjamin missed Two Point Jumper. | 25-18 | |
| 4:35 | Tyrell Biggs Offensive Rebound. | 25-18 | |
| 4:28 | Tyrell Biggs made Two Point Layup. | 27-18 | |
| 4:28 | 27-18 | Foul on Dele Coker | |
| 4:28 | Tyrell Biggs made Free Throw. | 28-18 | |
| 4:08 | 28-20 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 3:50 | Gilbert Brown made Three Point Jumper. | 31-20 | |
| 3:31 | 31-20 | D.J. Kennedy missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 3:31 | Tyrell Biggs Defensive Rebound. | 31-20 | |
| 3:24 | Gilbert Brown made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 33-20 | |
| 3:21 | St. John's Full Timeout. | ||
| 3:10 | 33-22 | Sean Evans made Two Point Layup. | |
| 3:10 | Foul on Sam Young | 33-22 | |
| 3:10 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:10 | 33-22 | Sean Evans missed Free Throw. | |
| 3:10 | Sam Young Defensive Rebound. | 33-22 | |
| 2:49 | 33-22 | Larry Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:49 | Sam Young Defensive Rebound. | 33-22 | |
| 2:40 | 33-22 | Foul on Larry Wright | |
| 2:40 | Ronald Ramon missed Free Throw. | 33-22 | |
| 2:40 | 33-22 | Rob Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 2:24 | 33-24 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 2:01 | Sam Young missed Two Point Layup. | 33-24 | |
| 2:01 | 33-24 | Rob Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:53 | 33-27 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 1:29 | Sam Young made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 35-27 | |
| 0:57 | 35-27 | Larry Wright missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 0:57 | Ronald Ramon Defensive Rebound. | 35-27 | |
| 0:50 | Keith Benjamin made Three Point Jumper. | 38-27 | |
| 0:21 | Foul on Gilbert Brown | 38-27 | |
| 0:21 | 38-27 | Anthony Mason Jr. missed Free Throw. | |
| 0:21 | DeJuan Blair Defensive Rebound. | 38-27 | |
| 0:05 | Ronald Ramon missed Two Point Jumper. | 38-27 | |
| 0:05 | 38-27 | St. John's Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:00 | End of the 1st Half. | ||
2nd Half Summary | |||
| TIME | PITTSBURGH | SCORE | ST. JOHN'S |
| 19:52 | 38-27 | Justin Burrell missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 19:52 | 38-27 | D.J. Kennedy Offensive Rebound. | |
| 19:48 | 38-29 | D.J. Kennedy made Two Point Layup. | |
| 19:32 | Foul on Gilbert Brown | 38-29 | |
| 19:08 | 38-29 | Justin Burrell missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 19:08 | 38-29 | Sean Evans Offensive Rebound. | |
| 19:00 | 38-31 | Malik Boothe made Two Point Layup. | |
| 18:40 | 38-31 | Foul on Justin Burrell | |
| 18:38 | 38-31 | Foul on D.J. Kennedy | |
| 18:38 | Keith Benjamin missed Free Throw. | 38-31 | |
| 18:38 | Keith Benjamin made Free Throw. | 39-31 | |
| 18:19 | 39-31 | Anthony Mason Jr. missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 18:19 | Ronald Ramon Defensive Rebound. | 39-31 | |
| 18:07 | Foul on Gilbert Brown | 39-31 | |
| 18:07 | 39-31 | D.J. Kennedy missed Free Throw. | |
| 18:07 | 39-31 | D.J. Kennedy missed Free Throw. | |
| 18:07 | Tyrell Biggs Defensive Rebound. | 39-31 | |
| 17:56 | Ronald Ramon made Two Point Jumper. | 41-31 | |
| 17:21 | 41-31 | Malik Boothe missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 17:21 | DeJuan Blair Defensive Rebound. | 41-31 | |
| 17:08 | Sam Young made Two Point Jumper. | 43-31 | |
| 16:34 | 43-31 | Sean Evans missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 16:34 | Tyrell Biggs Defensive Rebound. | 43-31 | |
| 16:29 | Keith Benjamin missed Two Point Jumper. | 43-31 | |
| 16:29 | 43-31 | Anthony Mason Jr. Defensive Rebound. | |
| 15:58 | 43-31 | Anthony Mason Jr. missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 15:58 | DeJuan Blair Defensive Rebound. | 43-31 | |
| 15:47 | Tyrell Biggs made Two Point Jumper. | 45-31 | |
| 15:39 | St. John's Full Timeout. | ||
| 15:29 | Foul on Gary McGhee | 45-31 | |
| 15:29 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 15:16 | Foul on Sam Young | 45-31 | |
| 14:33 | Keith Benjamin made Two Point Jumper. | 47-31 | |
| 14:17 | 47-33 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 13:47 | 47-33 | D.J. Kennedy missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 13:47 | Keith Benjamin Defensive Rebound. | 47-33 | |
| 13:38 | Keith Benjamin missed Three Point Jumper. | 47-33 | |
| 13:38 | 47-33 | St. John's Defensive Rebound. | |
| 13:19 | 47-33 | D.J. Kennedy missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 13:19 | 47-33 | Anthony Mason Jr. Offensive Rebound. | |
| 13:16 | 47-35 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Layup. | |
| 13:03 | Pittsburgh Full Timeout. | ||
| 12:50 | 47-35 | Foul on D.J. Kennedy | |
| 12:43 | Sam Young made Two Point Layup. | 49-35 | |
| 12:21 | 49-37 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 12:09 | 49-37 | Foul on Larry Wright | |
| 11:52 | Sam Young made Two Point Layup. | 51-37 | |
| 11:52 | 51-37 | Foul on D.J. Kennedy | |
| 11:52 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 11:52 | Sam Young made Free Throw. | 52-37 | |
| 11:33 | Sam Young made Two Point Jumper. | 54-37 | |
| 11:26 | 54-40 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 10:57 | Sam Young made Three Point Jumper. | 57-40 | |
| 10:51 | Foul on Sam Young | 57-40 | |
| 10:42 | 57-43 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | |
| 10:22 | 57-43 | Foul on Anthony Mason Jr. | |
| 10:07 | Bradley Wanamaker made Two Point Jumper. | 59-43 | |
| 9:52 | Sam Young missed Two Point Jumper. | 59-43 | |
| 9:52 | Sam Young Offensive Rebound. | 59-43 | |
| 9:49 | Sam Young made Two Point Jumper. | 61-43 | |
| 9:47 | 61-43 | Foul on Paris Horne | |
| 9:47 | Sam Young made Free Throw. | 62-43 | |
| 9:47 | St. John's Full Timeout. | ||
| 9:20 | Foul on Bradley Wanamaker | 62-43 | |
| 8:58 | Foul on Keith Benjamin | 62-43 | |
| 8:39 | 62-45 | Justin Burrell made Two Point Jumper. | |
| 8:00 | Keith Benjamin made Three Point Jumper. | 65-45 | |
| 7:39 | Foul on DeJuan Blair | 65-45 | |
| 7:39 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 7:39 | 65-46 | Justin Burrell made Free Throw. | |
| 7:39 | 65-46 | Justin Burrell missed Free Throw. | |
| 7:39 | DeJuan Blair Defensive Rebound. | 65-46 | |
| 7:06 | DeJuan Blair made Two Point Dunk Shot. | 67-46 | |
| 6:47 | 67-46 | Anthony Mason Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 6:47 | Ronald Ramon Defensive Rebound. | 67-46 | |
| 6:34 | Tyrell Biggs missed Two Point Jumper. | 67-46 | |
| 6:34 | 67-46 | Sean Evans Defensive Rebound. | |
| 6:25 | 67-48 | Malik Boothe made Two Point Layup. | |
| 6:01 | Sam Young missed Three Point Jumper. | 67-48 | |
| 6:01 | Ronald Ramon Offensive Rebound. | 67-48 | |
| 5:52 | Sam Young missed Two Point Layup. | 67-48 | |
| 5:52 | 67-48 | Justin Burrell Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:44 | 67-48 | D.J. Kennedy missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 5:44 | Keith Benjamin Defensive Rebound. | 67-48 | |
| 5:33 | 67-48 | Foul on Justin Burrell | |
| 5:33 | DeJuan Blair missed Free Throw. | 67-48 | |
| 5:33 | DeJuan Blair missed Free Throw. | 67-48 | |
| 5:33 | 67-48 | Justin Burrell Defensive Rebound. | |
| 5:23 | 67-50 | Anthony Mason Jr. made Two Point Dunk Shot. | |
| 5:08 | 67-50 | Foul on Malik Boothe | |
| 5:08 | Sam Young missed Free Throw. | 67-50 | |
| 5:08 | Pittsburgh Offensive Rebound. | 67-50 | |
| 5:03 | Sam Young made Three Point Jumper. | 70-50 | |
| 4:47 | 70-50 | Justin Burrell missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 4:47 | 70-50 | Anthony Mason Jr. Offensive Rebound. | |
| 4:40 | 70-50 | Anthony Mason Jr. missed Two Point Jumper. | |
| 4:40 | Ronald Ramon Defensive Rebound. | 70-50 | |
| 4:35 | 70-50 | Foul on D.J. Kennedy | |
| 4:35 | 70-50 | Technical Foul on Malik Boothe | |
| 4:35 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 71-50 | |
| 4:35 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 72-50 | |
| 4:35 | Ronald Ramon made Free Throw. | 73-50 | |
| 4:35 | Ronald Ramon missed Free Throw. | 73-50 | |
| 4:35 | 73-50 | D.J. Kennedy Defensive Rebound. | |
| 4:26 | 73-50 | Justin Burrell missed Two Point Layup. | |
| 4:26 | 73-50 | Malik Boothe Offensive Rebound. | |
| 3:59 | Ronald Ramon made Two Point Jumper. | 75-50 | |
| 3:51 | St. John's Full Timeout. | ||
| 3:31 | Official TV Timeout. | ||
| 3:22 | 75-50 | Malik Boothe missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 3:22 | Bradley Wanamaker Defensive Rebound. | 75-50 | |
| 3:00 | Gary McGhee made Two Point Layup. | 77-50 | |
| 2:45 | 77-50 | Justin Burrell missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 2:45 | Bradley Wanamaker Defensive Rebound. | 77-50 | |
| 2:09 | Tyrell Biggs missed Two Point Jumper. | 77-50 | |
| 2:09 | 77-50 | Justin Burrell Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:59 | Foul on Gary McGhee | 77-50 | |
| 1:59 | 77-51 | D.J. Kennedy made Free Throw. | |
| 1:59 | 77-51 | D.J. Kennedy missed Free Throw. | |
| 1:59 | Gilbert Brown Defensive Rebound. | 77-51 | |
| 1:51 | 77-53 | D.J. Kennedy made Two Point Layup. | |
| 1:37 | Bradley Wanamaker missed Two Point Layup. | 77-53 | |
| 1:37 | 77-53 | Larry Wright Defensive Rebound. | |
| 1:31 | 77-55 | Paris Horne made Two Point Layup. | |
| 1:22 | Tim Frye made Three Point Jumper. | 80-55 | |
| 1:00 | 80-55 | Rob Thomas missed Free Throw. | |
| 1:00 | Foul on Maurice Polen | 80-55 | |
| 1:00 | 80-56 | Rob Thomas made Free Throw. | |
| 0:42 | 80-56 | Foul on Larry Wright | |
| 0:42 | Gary McGhee missed Free Throw. | 80-56 | |
| 0:42 | Gary McGhee made Free Throw. | 81-56 | |
| 0:42 | Gary McGhee missed Free Throw. | 81-56 | |
| 0:42 | 81-56 | Dele Coker Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:33 | 81-56 | Larry Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | |
| 0:33 | Gilbert Brown Defensive Rebound. | 81-56 | |
| 0:23 | Maurice Polen missed Two Point Jumper. | 81-56 | |
| 0:23 | 81-56 | Rob Thomas Defensive Rebound. | |
| 0:14 | Foul on Bradley Wanamaker | 81-56 | |
| 0:14 | 81-56 | Paris Horne missed Free Throw. | |
| 0:14 | 81-57 | Paris Horne made Free Throw. | |
| 0:00 | End Game | ||
