| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hunter inbounds the ball | 21-19 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | William Lanier can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by David Hunter - foul #1 on David Hunter, team foul #1 | 21-21 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson snags the defensive board | 21-22 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Kenneth Nicholson steals it from William Lanier out of a doubleteam | 21-22 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward is hacked by Melvin Phillips - foul #3 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #2 | 21-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:42 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Jesse Harshaw | 21-24 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | William Lanier shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Brian Edward pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Johnson - foul #3 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #3 | 21-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | William Lanier is hacked by Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) David Hawkins, Hugh Shinault | |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Brian Edward takes the ball from James Johnson | 21-25 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Steven Dock blows the layup | 21-25 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Dock (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Brian Edward is called for the reach on Billy McNaughton - foul #2 on Brian Edward, team foul #2 | 21-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Melvin Phillips (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) William Lanier, David Hunter, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SF), John Bailey (PF) Jesse Harshaw, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin Phillips and he's fouled by Bruce Bouley - foul #3 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (SF), Hugh Shinault (C) Brian Edward, John Bailey | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | David Hawkins can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Phillips - foul #4 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #4 | 24-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Kesler (SF) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:03 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 15:03 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton connects on the 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | David Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | David Hawkins clanks a floater from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley tips it home | 27-29 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | David Hawkins gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | David Hawkins knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Hugh Shinault out of a doubleteam | 27-31 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | James Johnson clanks a jumper from the right side | 27-31 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | David Hawkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Steven Dock takes the ball from Billy McNaughton | 27-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fairly fresh) SG - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Billy Kesler (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) SG - Matthew Orner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hawkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Billy Kesler takes the ball from Hugh Shinault after a doubleteam | 27-34 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger misses the dunk attempt | 27-34 |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 27-34 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Raymond Johnson is called for the reach on Bruce Bouley - foul #4 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), David Hunter (SF), Andre Burbach (PF) Steven Dollinger, Billy Kesler, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Matthew Orner, David Hawkins, Hugh Shinault | |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Brian Edward can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 27-34 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton travels with the ball | 27-34 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Steven Dock can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Jesse Harshaw steps in front of the James Johnson pass | 27-34 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw double dribbles | 27-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SF) Steven Dock | |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | David Hunter is hacked by Matthew Orner during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Matthew Orner, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | William Lanier comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Bouley | 27-34 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Matthew Orner | 27-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) C - James Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Orner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | James Johnson is called for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Billy McNaughton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (SF), John Bailey (C) Matthew Orner, Bruce Bouley | |
| 06:57 | Pitt | David Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-36 |
| 06:56 | Pitt | Brian Edward tips it back up and in | 27-38 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | David Hunter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Hawkins - foul #1 on David Hawkins, team foul #5 | 27-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (C) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #6 | 28-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy McNaughton (SF) William Lanier, David Hunter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SG) Brian Edward | |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson lays it in | 30-38 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Dollinger | 33-40 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Johnson | 33-40 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), David Hunter (SF) Steven Dollinger, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Matthew Orner (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF) Jesse Harshaw, David Hawkins, John Bailey | |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Steven Dock comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-40 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | William Lanier grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | William Lanier hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Johnson and he's hacked by Steven Dock - foul #2 on Steven Dock, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (C) Hugh Shinault | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Orner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Steven Dock loses the dribble to David Hunter | 37-40 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Brian Edward steals it from David Hunter out of a doubleteam | 37-40 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Matthew Orner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), James Johnson (PF) Melvin Phillips, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG) Steven Dock | |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (SF), Hugh Shinault (C) Matthew Orner, Bruce Bouley | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | David Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by Hugh Shinault | 37-40 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jesse Harshaw | 37-43 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | William Lanier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 01:06 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from close range | 37-43 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Lanier out of a doubleteam | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Pitt | William Lanier is called for the reach on Jesse Harshaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Lanier, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Burbach (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | William Lanier is called for the reach on Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on William Lanier, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | David Hunter pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Brian Edward is called for the reach on David Hunter - foul #3 on Brian Edward, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | William Lanier is called for the reach on Bruce Bouley in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lanier, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Hawkins gets the rebound | 40-43 |