| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roland Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Chad Ollie inbounds the ball | 15-21 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Wayne Allen comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Salisbury - foul #1 on Paul Salisbury, team foul #1 | 15-21 |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Wayne Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Paul Salisbury | 17-22 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Chad Ollie scores on a shot from the free throw line | 17-24 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren's pass is intercepted by Robert Oliveras | 17-24 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | John Haack is fouled on the floor by Ethan Wren - foul #1 on Ethan Wren, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | John Haack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-24 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Oliveras - foul #2 on Robert Oliveras, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | The jump hook by Jeffery Rizo is blocked by Roland Smith | 18-24 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 18-24 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Chad Ollie pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Chad Ollie | 18-26 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon drills a floater from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | John Haack misses the fadeaway from the left block | 20-26 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | John Haack tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane | 22-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Sheldon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Oliveras (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Wayne Allen connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Haack | 22-30 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer tips it in | 24-30 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras loses the dribble to Roland Smith | 24-30 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 24-30 |
| 13:53 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Wayne Allen tips it in | 24-32 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Wayne Allen - foul #1 on Wayne Allen, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Raymond Paulsen (SF), Henry Bryant (C) Ethan Wren, Paul Salisbury, Paul Dyer, Jason Sheldon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Delbert Alger (SG), Joseph Griffin (PF), Edward Parsons (C) John Haack, Wayne Allen, Jeffery Rizo, Robert Oliveras | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant is fouled on the floor by Edward Parsons - foul #3 on Edward Parsons, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Edward Parsons misses short on a floater from the left side | 28-32 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Roland Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen is fouled on the floor by Chad Ollie - foul #2 on Chad Ollie, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury (SG) Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wayne Allen (SG) Chad Ollie | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Baumeister (fresh) PF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) C - Henry Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Thompson (fresh) SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Delbert Alger (fresh) PF - Joseph Griffin (fresh) C - Edward Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle tips it in | 30-32 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Edward Parsons scores on a jump hook from the right block | 30-34 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Griffin - foul #1 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Jason Sheldon (PF) Paul Salisbury, Robert Baumeister | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Joseph Griffin | |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the baseline | 32-34 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Jason Sheldon steps in front of the Robert Oliveras pass | 32-34 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Wayne Allen is called for the reach on Ethan Wren in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Allen, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SG), Paul Dyer (SF) Robert Vanwinkle, Henry Bryant | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo (PF) Edward Parsons | |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Baumeister, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (SF) Wayne Allen | |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Robert Baumeister | 34-36 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-36 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jason Sheldon | 34-36 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Jeffery Rizo swats the short shot by Jason Sheldon | 34-36 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Paulsen (fairly fresh) C - Jason Sheldon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Alger (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Thompson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Rizo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Paulsen | 36-36 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Thompson and he's fouled by Jason Sheldon - foul #1 on Jason Sheldon, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Paul Salisbury (SG), Roland Smith (PF), Henry Bryant (C) Ethan Wren, Robert Baumeister, Raymond Paulsen, Jason Sheldon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Wayne Allen (SG), Chad Ollie (SF), Edward Parsons (PF) Delbert Alger, Michael Thompson, Jeffery Rizo | |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Thompson (PG), Joseph Griffin (PF) John Haack, Robert Oliveras | |
| 05:58 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Wayne Allen is blocked by Roland Smith | 36-38 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Salisbury | 38-38 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen (SF) Paul Dyer | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Haack (PG), Jeffery Rizo (PF), Robert Oliveras (C) Michael Thompson, Joseph Griffin, Edward Parsons | |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Vanwinkle | 41-38 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | John Haack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras tips it in | 41-40 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant clanks a runner in the paint | 41-40 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Wayne Allen gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:36 | Pitt | John Haack hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Chad Ollie tips it but misses | 41-40 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Salisbury | 41-40 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant drills a floater from the right side | 43-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) PF - Roland Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Henry Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Haack (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Allen (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chad Ollie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Rizo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Oliveras (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Robert Vanwinkle steals it from Wayne Allen | 43-40 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Dyer (SF), Jason Sheldon (PF) Robert Vanwinkle, Raymond Paulsen, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Chad Ollie lays it in | 43-42 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon lays it up and in | 45-42 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Jason Sheldon picks off the pass by Chad Ollie | 45-42 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant tips it home | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Wayne Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Oliveras | 47-42 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Wayne Allen is hacked by Paul Salisbury - foul #2 on Paul Salisbury, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Smith (PF) Jason Sheldon | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Roland Smith - foul #2 on Roland Smith, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Jeffery Rizo misses the free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Roland Smith gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Roland Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Haack - foul #1 on John Haack, team foul #8 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen (SF) Paul Dyer | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Robert Oliveras grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Paulsen | 47-44 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen is fouled in the backcourt by John Haack - foul #2 on John Haack, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SF) Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Chad Ollie misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |