| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) SG - Rodney Turner (fresh) SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) PF - William Albin (fresh) C - Eric Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) SG - Orville Farr (fresh) SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Merle Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Robert Fisher clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Rene Romano dunks the ball set up by Harold Gearhart | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Eric Matthews's pass is intercepted by Harold Gearhart | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Orville Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Orville Farr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Eric Matthews clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Mike Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Manuel Koch | 0-5 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Eric Matthews banks in the layup | 2-5 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Robert Fisher is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Robert Fisher blocks the short jumper by Danny Bump | 2-5 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Eric Matthews snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) SG - Rodney Turner (fresh) SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) PF - William Albin (fresh) C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) SF - Danny Bump (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Eric Matthews scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Merle Nixon - foul #1 on Merle Nixon, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor | |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Merle Nixon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Mike Williams | 5-10 |
| 14:14 | Pitt | Eric Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Robert Fisher, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Orville Farr makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Jack Monroe can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Jack Monroe grabs the offensive board | 5-13 |
| 13:14 | Pitt | John Bain misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to William Albin | 5-13 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Joseph Aman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 5-13 |
| 12:59 | Pitt | Jack Monroe pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Joseph Aman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-13 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Orville Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-13 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | William Albin gets the rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | John Bain drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Albin | 8-13 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Orville Farr is hacked by Rodney Turner - foul #1 on Rodney Turner, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Robert Fisher (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, John Bain, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) SG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Albin - foul #1 on William Albin, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Richard Calvert | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Robert Fisher clanks a shot from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | William Albin steals it from Jimoh Ahmadi | 8-15 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Rene Romano - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Danny Bump (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 9-15 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Danny Bump is called for traveling | 9-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Richard Calvert | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | William Albin's layup is rejected by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 9-15 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | William Albin is fouled on the floor by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 09:04 | Pitt | William Albin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Merle Nixon | 12-15 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Orville Farr connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mike Williams | 12-18 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Rodney Turner hits a fadeaway in the paint | 14-18 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fisher (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Albin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Pitt | William Albin lays it up and in | 16-21 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG), John Bain (SF), Joseph Aman (C) Merle Nixon, Robert Fisher, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Joseph Aman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | William Albin can't finish the layup but the foul's on Manuel Koch - foul #1 on Manuel Koch, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Taylor (PF) Manuel Koch | |
| 06:45 | Pitt | William Albin makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | William Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | John Bain hits a floater in the lane | 20-22 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Taylor | 20-24 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Aleksandar Ptaszynski steals it from John Bain | 20-24 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Joseph Aman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Aman, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Eric Matthews (C) Jack Monroe, Joseph Aman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Danny Bump (SF) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | David Taylor can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on William Albin - foul #2 on William Albin, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Coutu (PF) William Albin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG) Mike Williams | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Merle Nixon clanks a jumper from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Walton Bell pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 20-29 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Merle Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Bain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Coutu (fresh) C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Pitt | Kevin Coutu is hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fisher (SF), William Albin (PF) John Bain, Kevin Coutu | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Walton Bell, Danny Bump, David Taylor | |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Merle Nixon misses the 3 from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Rene Romano buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-34 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Merle Nixon scores on a 3 from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the lay-in | 23-34 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Rene Romano can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Rodney Turner pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Merle Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Monroe (PG) Merle Nixon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Jack Monroe steps in front of the Jimoh Ahmadi pass | 23-34 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Rodney Turner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-34 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mike Williams | 23-36 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Jack Monroe misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-36 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Eric Matthews tips it in | 25-36 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert is fouled on the floor by Eric Matthews - foul #1 on Eric Matthews, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Nixon (PG), Joseph Aman (C) Jack Monroe, Eric Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert misses the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the board | 25-37 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Albin comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-37 |