| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brian Troy (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roger Charles (fresh) C - Daniel Bird (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 32-18 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Richard Holland buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Michael Colucci | 34-18 |
| 19:20 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy banks in the layup | 34-20 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Peter Witt's pass is intercepted by Brian Bischoff | 34-20 |
| 18:48 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-20 |
| 18:46 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird grabs the offensive board | 34-20 |
| 18:36 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 34-20 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the rebound | 34-20 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Richard Townsend - foul #1 on Richard Townsend, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Michael Colucci scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Craig Thomas | 36-20 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Richard Townsend | 36-23 |
| 17:32 | Pitt | Michael Colucci dunks the ball | 38-23 |
| 17:05 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-23 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Richard Holland loses the dribble to Roger Charles | 38-23 |
| 16:28 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brian Troy | 38-25 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 15:53 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff blows the layup | 38-25 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Manuel Barker pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Troy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bischoff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Daniel Bird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Richard Holland comes up short on the floater from the right side | 38-25 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Manuel Barker gets the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Richard Holland scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 40-25 |
| 14:46 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Wright (PG), Robert Esposito (SG), David Smith (SF), David Desimone (PF), Brett Eschberger (C) Richard Townsend, Brian Troy, Brian Bischoff, Roger Charles, Daniel Bird | |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Wright - foul #1 on Matthew Wright, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:31 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Desimone | 41-25 |
| 14:18 | Western Carolina | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Matthew Wright - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| 14:10 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger gets the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 13:49 | Western Carolina | Robert Esposito is whistled for a carry | 41-25 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-25 |
| 13:36 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to David Desimone | 41-25 |
| 13:32 | Western Carolina | David Desimone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-25 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | Robert Esposito scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-28 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | John Matas tips it back up and in | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:14 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-31 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-31 |
| 12:02 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 11:58 | Western Carolina | David Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by David Desimone - foul #1 on David Desimone, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Richard Holland (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Kong Ming, John Matas, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Brian Troy (SG), Brian Bischoff (SF), James Retana (PF), Daniel Bird (C) Matthew Wright, Robert Esposito, David Smith, David Desimone, Brett Eschberger | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Troy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Retana (fresh) C - Daniel Bird (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 45-34 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Ronald Delk tips it back up and in | 47-34 |
| 11:01 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brian Troy | 47-37 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-37 |
| 10:54 | Western Carolina | James Retana grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:38 | Western Carolina | James Retana knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 47-39 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 10:03 | Western Carolina | Michael Colucci takes the ball from Richard Townsend | 50-39 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (PF) Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Wright (SG), Robert Esposito (SF), Roger Charles (PF) Brian Troy, Brian Bischoff, James Retana | |
| 09:31 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-42 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Craig Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 09:08 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 08:39 | Western Carolina | Robert Esposito makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Wright | 50-44 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Richard Townsend steals it from Manuel Barker in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 08:21 | Western Carolina | Robert Esposito misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Michael Colucci steals it from Richard Townsend | 52-44 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wright (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Esposito (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger Charles (fresh) 2 stl. C - Daniel Bird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Bird - foul #3 on Daniel Bird, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Richard Holland (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Craig Thomas, Peter Witt, John Matas | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Smith (PG), Brian Troy (SG), Brian Bischoff (SF), David Desimone (PF), Brett Eschberger (C) Richard Townsend, Matthew Wright, Robert Esposito, Roger Charles, Daniel Bird | |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:38 | Western Carolina | Richard Holland denies the turnaround by Brett Eschberger | 57-44 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the floater from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 06:12 | Western Carolina | David Desimone grabs the defensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 05:52 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Smith | 57-46 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 05:26 | Western Carolina | David Desimone snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Richard Holland scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Manuel Barker and he's hacked by David Desimone - foul #2 on David Desimone, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Michael Colucci, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Roger Charles (PF) Brett Eschberger | |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | David Desimone pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Western Carolina | Roger Charles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Smith | 59-49 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the driving attempt in the paint | 59-49 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Roger Charles picks off the pass by Manuel Barker | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 03:53 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff tips it but misses | 59-49 |
| 03:52 | Western Carolina | David Desimone tips it home | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Roger Charles denies the turnaround by Manuel Barker | 59-51 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Troy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bischoff (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Charles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - David Desimone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Craig Thomas connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-51 |
| 03:04 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Richard Holland, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Robert Esposito (SG), Daniel Bird (C) David Smith, Brian Troy, David Desimone | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Western Carolina | Roger Charles loses the ball out of bounds | 61-51 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Matas | 61-51 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | John Matas drills a shot in the lane | 63-51 |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Richard Townsend - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #2 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Matthew Wright (PG), James Retana (SF), Brett Eschberger (PF), John Hutchinson (C) Richard Townsend, Brian Bischoff, Roger Charles, Daniel Bird | |
| 01:59 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 01:57 | Western Carolina | John Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-53 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Delk - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #3 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Smith (SF), David Desimone (C) James Retana, John Hutchinson | |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 01:13 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Craig Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 00:46 | Western Carolina | Brett Eschberger grabs the board | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Western Carolina | Matthew Wright drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brett Eschberger | 65-57 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Kong Ming, John Matas, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Brian Troy (SG), Brian Bischoff (SF), Roger Charles (PF), Daniel Bird (C) Matthew Wright, Robert Esposito, David Smith, Brett Eschberger, David Desimone | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Troy - foul #2 on Brian Troy, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Roger Charles pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Richard Holland is hacked by Richard Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Townsend, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:22 | Western Carolina | Michael Colucci blocks the short jumper by Roger Charles | 67-57 |
| 00:20 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird hits the follow up shot | 67-59 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Townsend - foul #3 on Richard Townsend, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Roger Charles gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:09 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy makes the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Townsend | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Richard Holland is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Townsend - foul #4 on Richard Townsend, team foul #10 | 68-62 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy is whistled for a carry | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Manuel Barker runs out the clock | 70-62 |