| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell knocks in the shot from the left block set up by John Stanley | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Scott Leff loses the dribble to Michael Alexander | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits a shot from the right block set up by John Stanley | 7-2 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Scott Leff comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Scott Leff steals the ball from Lee Walls | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Troy Travis's layup is rejected by Steven Mitchell | 9-4 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Jack Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-4 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 9-4 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - David Piner (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Alexander | 11-4 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | John Stanley steps in front of the Jack Watson pass in the backcourt | 11-4 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Donald Clark swats the short shot by Jim Bell | 11-4 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Stanley | 11-4 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Jim Bell is hacked by Troy Travis - foul #1 on Troy Travis, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (C) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 14:34 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's pass is intercepted by Edwin Johnson | 11-4 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-4 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-4 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Michael Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 11-4 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Michael Brown tips it but misses | 11-4 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams tips it in | 11-6 |
| 12:36 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 11-6 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 11-6 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Steven Mitchell | 11-6 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | John Stanley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Walls | 13-6 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-6 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 13-6 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't finish the layup | 13-6 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-6 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | David Piner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-9 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Troy Travis grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Michael Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the shot in the lane | 13-9 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | David Piner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-9 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | Lee Walls scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Mitchell | 16-9 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Troy Travis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 07:31 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - David Piner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Pitt | John Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Lee Walls, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the fadeaway from the right side | 16-9 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 16-9 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by John Stanley | 18-9 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Jack Watson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rudolf Mason | 18-11 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a jumper from the left block | 18-11 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Washington - foul #1 on Andrew Washington, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Andrew Washington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Leff (C) Edwin Johnson | |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Terence Sullivan | 18-13 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Scott Leff buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 18-15 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | John Stanley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Watson | |
| 05:08 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Rudolf Mason - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson (C) Scott Leff | |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan hits a shot from the left wing set up by Michael Brown | 20-17 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 23-17 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 23-17 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | William Macdonald double dribbles | 23-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | David Piner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Macdonald - foul #1 on William Macdonald, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (SG) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Douglas Williams (PF) Jack Watson, Donald Clark | |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | David Piner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-19 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF), Andrew Washington (C) Steven Mitchell, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Donald Clark is called for the reach on Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (PF) Donald Clark | |
| 01:52 | Pitt | William Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is fouled on the floor by Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Jim Bell (C) Michael Alexander, Andrew Washington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) George Mathews, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Jim Bell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Douglas Williams (PF) Jack Watson, Donald Clark | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is hacked by Jim Bell - foul #3 on Jim Bell, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Clark - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is whistled for a carry | 26-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Andrew Washington tips it in | 28-21 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-21 |