| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David McDonald (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Hubbell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Grant (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Fenn (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | John Grant inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 34-32 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Soriano | 34-32 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy tips it home | 34-34 |
| 18:54 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald loses the dribble to John Fenn | 34-34 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 18:42 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:25 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | John Fenn shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Soriano and the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | John Fenn misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:15 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 34-36 |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell hits the finger roll | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | John Fenn works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot near the basket set up by Michael Soriano and he's hacked by Randy Hubbell - foul #1 on Randy Hubbell, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Spino (PF) Kenneth Murphy | |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | John Fenn makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald is fouled on the floor by Michael Soriano as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Michael Soriano, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Huggard (PG) Marvin Dubois | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Jones (C) John Fenn | |
| 17:12 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | John Grant grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Edward Spino misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Michael Jones tips it in | 36-41 |
| 16:35 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 38-41 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David McDonald - foul #3 on David McDonald, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), William Morrow (PF), Timothy Richey (C) James Stewart, Randy Hubbell, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), Kenneth Murphy (PF), John Fenn (C) John Hughes, John Grant, Michael Jones | |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:54 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David McDonald out of the doubleteam | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David McDonald (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Huggard (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Morrow (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Richey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilbur Helfrich (fresh) SG - Michael Soriano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Edward Spino (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Fenn (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Soriano | 41-45 |
| 15:23 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald is hacked by Wilbur Helfrich - foul #1 on Wilbur Helfrich, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Edward Bielski (SG) David McDonald | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | John Fenn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wilbur Helfrich | 41-47 |
| 14:10 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow hits a runner from the right block | 43-47 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block | 43-47 |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to William Morrow | 43-47 |
| 14:01 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Bielski | 46-47 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Edward Spino makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Fenn | 46-50 |
| 13:23 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 13:22 | Pittsburgh | William Morrow hits the follow up shot | 48-50 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Edward Spino's pass is intercepted by Edward Bielski | 48-50 |
| 12:45 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Edward Bielski | 50-50 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | John Fenn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett (PG), David McDonald (SG), James Stewart (SF), Randy Hubbell (PF), Robert Jones (C) Marvin Dubois, Edward Bielski, David Huggard, William Morrow, Timothy Richey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), John Grant (SF), Michael Jones (C) Wilbur Helfrich, Edward Spino, John Fenn | |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Murphy - foul #1 on Kenneth Murphy, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:03 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Michael Jones tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 11:40 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David McDonald | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Patrick Bennett (fresh) SG - David McDonald (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Hubbell (fresh) 13 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Murphy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Michael Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Patrick Bennett picks off the pass by Kenneth Murphy | 52-50 |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Patrick Bennett hits the finger roll | 54-50 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Patrick Bennett is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #3 on Patrick Bennett, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Huggard (PG) Patrick Bennett | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Spino (SG) Michael Soriano | |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Hughes | 54-52 |
| 10:13 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Edward Spino | 54-52 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy buries a 3 from straight away | 54-55 |
| 09:26 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Murphy | 54-55 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | John Grant is open but can't throw it down | 54-55 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Jones | 54-55 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 08:28 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Huggard | 57-55 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Edward Spino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 07:57 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Jones | 60-55 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Edward Spino hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-55 |
| 07:47 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 07:34 | Pittsburgh | John Grant steps in front of the Robert Jones pass | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - David Huggard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - David McDonald (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Hubbell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Edward Spino (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Murphy (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy is denied on a dunk by Randy Hubbell | 60-55 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Michael Jones hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| 06:48 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Stewart and he's fouled by John Grant - foul #2 on John Grant, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Marvin Dubois (PG), Edward Bielski (SG), Timothy Richey (C) David Huggard, David McDonald, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), Michael Soriano (SG), John Fenn (C) John Hughes, Kenneth Murphy, Michael Jones | |
| 06:48 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | John Fenn is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Edward Bielski | 63-57 |
| 06:17 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Edward Spino hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 05:54 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:35 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell misses the easy layup | 63-57 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Timothy Richey swats the short shot by John Fenn | 63-57 |
| 05:12 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-57 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Edward Spino grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Randy Hubbell picks off the pass by Wilbur Helfrich | 63-57 |
| 04:26 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell loses the dribble to Edward Spino | 63-57 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses the shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 03:53 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Edward Spino hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 03:26 | Pittsburgh | Timothy Richey grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 03:26 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David McDonald (SG), David Huggard (SF), William Morrow (PF), Robert Jones (C) Edward Bielski, James Stewart, Randy Hubbell, Timothy Richey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), Michael Jones (C) Wilbur Helfrich, Edward Spino | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Marvin Dubois (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David McDonald (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Huggard (fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Morrow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - John Grant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Fenn (fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 63-57 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 63-57 |
| 02:20 | Pittsburgh | David Huggard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Dubois | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano double dribbles | 65-57 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Stewart (SF), Randy Hubbell (PF) David Huggard, William Morrow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy (PF) Michael Jones | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Pittsburgh | Randy Hubbell loses the dribble to John Hughes | 65-57 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy misses long on a shot from the left side | 65-57 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | John Fenn pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | John Hughes is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Fenn | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald misses the shot from the left side | 65-60 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-60 |
| 00:20 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:18 | Pittsburgh | James Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Huggard (PG), William Morrow (C) Marvin Dubois, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald is hacked by Michael Soriano - foul #3 on Michael Soriano, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald is fouled on the floor by John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | David McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | John Fenn pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to John Grant | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 67-60 |