| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the lay-in | 32-30 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Robert Mack snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-30 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the finger roll | 34-32 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), George Mathews (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Douglas Williams, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 18:13 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Heath Doby pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | John Stanley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | William Macdonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Troy Travis pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Troy Travis can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 34-32 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the driving attempt from the right block | 34-32 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Watson | 34-32 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | William Macdonald picks off the pass by Jack Watson | 34-32 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | William Macdonald lays it up and in | 36-32 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is whistled for a carry | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, George Mathews, Scott Leff | |
| 15:56 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Donald Clark pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Donald Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Robert Betts (C) William Macdonald, Heath Doby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| 15:33 | Pitt | John Sarver is fouled on the floor by Kurt Varney - foul #3 on Kurt Varney, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Douglas Williams, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 15:15 | Pitt | John Stanley drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jim Bell | 38-32 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Clark | 38-34 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Kenneth Drozd (C) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell, Robert Betts | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 13:44 | Pitt | William Macdonald comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Robert Mack grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Steven Mitchell - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Robert Mack, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a floater from the left side | 40-37 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell loses the dribble to Douglas Williams | 40-39 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | George Mathews tips it in | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fairly fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Sarver | 42-41 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) John Sarver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Douglas Williams, George Mathews | |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 42-41 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Heath Doby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Malawa Afshari (C) Edwin Johnson, Scott Leff | |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason tips it home | 42-43 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | William Macdonald is called for 3 seconds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Robert Betts (C) William Macdonald, Heath Doby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the floater from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Robert Betts clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Leff | 42-43 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Robert Mack drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | John Sarver hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 45-46 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | John Stanley picks off the pass by Donald Clark | 45-46 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Andrew Washington hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 47-46 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Robert Betts gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Betts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Andrew Washington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Jim Bell tips it in | 49-46 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terence Sullivan | 49-48 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Sarver | 52-48 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason banks in the layup set up by Robert Mack | 52-50 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Robert Betts is whistled for traveling | 52-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Kenneth Drozd (C) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell, Robert Betts | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | John Stanley's floater is knocked away by Malawa Afshari | 52-50 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Heath Doby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell | 54-53 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-53 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari makes the shot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd comes up short on the shot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Malawa Afshari - foul #2 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #3 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (PF), Scott Leff (C) Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Troy Travis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Troy Travis, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| 03:35 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | William Macdonald is called for the reach on Douglas Williams - foul #1 on William Macdonald, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Scott Leff is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 58-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari (C) Scott Leff | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Troy Travis makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terence Sullivan | 58-57 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a shot near the basket | 58-57 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | George Mathews gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Robert Mack buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-59 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Robert Mack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #4 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SF), Kurt Varney (PF) Troy Travis, George Mathews | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 3rd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | John Stanley buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Sarver | 63-61 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Steven Mitchell | 63-61 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Robert Mack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is hacked by Robert Mack in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mack, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Douglas Williams - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Malawa Afshari is called for the reach on John Stanley - foul #3 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Robert Mack can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-64 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Robert Mack is called for the reach on John Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Mack, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd is fouled in the backcourt by Terence Sullivan - foul #1 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (PF) Heath Doby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Sullivan | 67-64 |