| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) SG - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) PF - George Peterson (fresh) C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) SF - Robert John (fresh) PF - Paul Hill (fresh) C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Western Michigan | Raymond Huff takes the ball from Robert John | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | George Peterson banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Huff | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | George Peterson blows the wide open layup | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ako - foul #1 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Raymond Huff, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Delbert Bryant (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Robert John, Paul Hill, Matthew Patrick | |
| 17:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses the jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Craig Gandy drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs | 5-0 |
| 16:59 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant's fadeaway is rejected by Bradley Cribbs | 5-0 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kermit Eames | 5-3 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:22 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 15:56 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 15:54 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Delbert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Beach (fairly fresh) PF - Kermit Eames (fairly fresh) C - Donald Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski knocks in the jumper near the basket | 7-5 |
| 15:18 | Western Michigan | Geoffrey Jackson swats the short shot by Kermit Eames | 7-5 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:49 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the fadeaway from close range and the foul's on George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Bradley Cribbs, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Robert John (SF), Matthew Patrick (C) Robert Davis, Delbert Bryant, Paul Beach, Donald Harris | |
| 14:36 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Huff | 9-8 |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Robert John misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is hacked by Kermit Eames in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kermit Eames, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Comer (PF) Kermit Eames | |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Craig Gandy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SG) Craig Gandy | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 13:24 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer can't finish the layup | 9-8 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Matthew Sprague | 9-8 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs's floater is tipped away by Warren Comer | 9-8 |
| 12:55 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 12:48 | Western Michigan | Robert John is hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #1 on Raymond Huff, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SG), Paul Hill (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Matthew Patrick | |
| 12:30 | Western Michigan | Robert John clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 9-8 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Raymond Huff snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is hacked by Paul Hill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Hill, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), George Peterson (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG) Warren Comer | |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Toni Baczewski | 11-8 |
| 11:53 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Paul Beach (SF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Robert John, Jackie Cox | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) SG - Delbert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Beach (fresh) PF - Paul Hill (fresh) C - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Delbert Bryant - foul #1 on Delbert Bryant, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SG) Paul Beach | |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Raymond Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 11:30 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Delbert Bryant | 13-10 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | George Peterson throws it down set up by Raymond Huff | 15-10 |
| 10:49 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses the 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 10:47 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 10:46 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis tips it back up and in | 15-12 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Craig Gandy, Toni Baczewski, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Paul Beach (SG), Robert John (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Robert Davis, Michael Bakken, Delbert Bryant, Paul Hill, Donald Harris | |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-12 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Bradley Cribbs and the foul's on Matthew Patrick - foul #1 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG), Warren Comer (PF), Jackie Cox (C) Paul Beach, Kermit Eames, Matthew Patrick | |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (PG) Raymond Huff | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SG), Donald Harris (PF) Robert Davis, Warren Comer | |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Robert John misses the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 08:51 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert John - foul #1 on Robert John, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Delbert Bryant (SF) Dikembe Ako, Robert John | |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 08:16 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis's pass is intercepted by Geoffrey Jackson | 20-13 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Michael Bakken in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bakken, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG) Zachary Brown | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 08:05 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant is hacked by Bradley Cribbs - foul #1 on Bradley Cribbs, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 07:48 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox clanks a 3 from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski grabs the board | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) SF - Delbert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Cox (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-13 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski tips it back up and in | 24-13 |
| 07:16 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken misses short on a jumper in the lane | 24-13 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs snags the defensive board | 24-13 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | George Peterson is fouled on the floor by Donald Harris - foul #1 on Donald Harris, team foul #8 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Colin Vineyard (C) Toni Baczewski, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Robert John (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Robert Davis, Michael Bakken, Donald Harris, Jackie Cox | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 25-13 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 06:50 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard snags the defensive board | 26-13 |
| 06:44 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a great pass from George Peterson | 28-13 |
| 06:34 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses the easy layup | 28-13 |
| 06:32 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako snags the offensive board | 28-13 |
| 06:09 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-13 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-13 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses badly on a floater from the left block | 28-13 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Robert John | 28-13 |
| 05:18 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako clanks a floater from the left wing | 28-13 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Colin Vineyard | 28-13 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Kermit Eames - foul #2 on Kermit Eames, team foul #9 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Toni Baczewski (SG), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (PG), Michael Bakken (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Paul Hill (PF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Delbert Bryant, Robert John, Kermit Eames, Matthew Patrick | |
| 04:54 | Pitt | George Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-13 |
| 04:54 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 29-13 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Craig Gandy - foul #1 on Craig Gandy, team foul #5 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF) George Peterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 04:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs grabs the defensive rebound | 29-14 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-14 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach snags the defensive board | 29-14 |
| 03:53 | Western Michigan | Geoffrey Jackson steals the ball from Paul Beach | 29-14 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Paul Beach - foul #1 on Paul Beach, team foul #10 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert John (SF), Jackie Cox (C) Paul Beach, Paul Hill | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 29-14 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 30-14 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) SF - Robert John (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jackie Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-16 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Craig Gandy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-16 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Craig Gandy tips it back up and in | 32-16 |
| 02:44 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Colin Vineyard (C) Craig Gandy, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Delbert Bryant (SG), Warren Comer (PF) Robert Davis, Michael Bakken, Donald Harris | |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits a wide open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Toni Baczewski | 34-16 |
| 01:55 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-16 |
| 01:53 | Western Michigan | Jackie Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 34-16 |
| 01:37 | Western Michigan | Robert John drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Peterson (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Paul Hill (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Delbert Bryant, Robert John, Warren Comer, Jackie Cox | |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Paul Beach can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 34-19 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Huff, team foul #6 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Raymond Huff, Colin Vineyard | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SF) Paul Beach | |
| 01:02 | Western Michigan | Paul Hill's pass is intercepted by George Peterson | 34-19 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Bradley Cribbs | 36-19 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis is hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #1 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #7 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SG), Paul Beach (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Paul Hill, Matthew Patrick | |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 00:12 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski pulls down the rebound | 36-20 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Craig Gandy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #11 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Comer (PG), Robert John (SF) Robert Davis, Paul Beach | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 37-20 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 00:00 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 38-20 |