| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss inbounds the ball | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Scott Leff tips it home | 45-47 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the lay-in | 45-47 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is fouled on the floor by Terry O'Harra - foul #3 on Terry O'Harra, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David McKennzie (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Donnie Moss, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Michael Alexander pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Jim Bell is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Young Wang (PF), Scott Leff (C) Terence Sullivan, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | David McKennzie is hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Jack Watson, David Piner, David McKennzie, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Brown | 47-47 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Jim Bell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David McKennzie (SF), Scott Leff (C) Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 18:11 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Scott Leff buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Jim Bell splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Lee Walls | 49-51 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Young Wang's pass is intercepted by William Macdonald | 49-51 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 16:57 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a fadeaway from the right block | 49-53 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | David McKennzie lays it in set up by Terence Sullivan | 51-53 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Young Wang pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David McKennzie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Young Wang (fairly fresh) C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | David McKennzie's floater is tipped away by Jim Bell | 51-53 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Young Wang | 51-53 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Michael Brown scores on a shot in the paint set up by Terence Sullivan | 53-53 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-53 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Young Wang, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Pegues | 53-53 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Lee Walls connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 53-56 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Michael Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF) David McKennzie | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Michael Alexander takes the ball from Donnie Moss | 55-56 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Jack Watson steps in front of the Michael Alexander pass in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | David Piner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jack Watson | 57-56 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is called for traveling | 57-56 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from David Piner | 59-56 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled on the floor by Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG) David Piner | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Jim Bell (PF) Lee Walls, William Pegues | |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Jim Bell's dunk attempt is rejected by Edwin Johnson | 59-56 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Leff (C) Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Hinton | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | William Macdonald is hacked by Jack Watson - foul #2 on Jack Watson, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (PF) Terry O'Harra | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Pitt | William Pegues hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 59-56 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Michael Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terence Sullivan | 61-56 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Michael Brown buries a shot from the left wing set up by Donnie Moss | 63-58 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Jim Bell lays it up and in set up by William Macdonald | 63-60 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terence Sullivan | 66-60 |
| 09:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 66-60 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Jim Bell steals it from Terence Sullivan | 66-60 |
| 09:21 | Pitt | William Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Jim Bell - foul #3 on Jim Bell, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (SF), John Hinton (C) William Macdonald, William Pegues, Jim Bell | |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hinton - foul #4 on John Hinton, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) John Hinton | |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Scott Leff picks off the pass by Michael Alexander | 67-60 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses long on a jumper from the right side | 67-60 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | David Piner buries a jumper from close range set up by Jack Watson | 69-60 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is whistled for traveling | 69-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF) David Piner, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Hinton (C) Jim Bell | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terence Sullivan | 69-63 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Jack Watson buries a shot in the paint set up by Donald Clark | 71-63 |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Michael Alexander shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-63 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | David McKennzie grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Michael Alexander takes the ball from Jack Watson | 71-63 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd blows the layup | 71-63 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Leff | 71-63 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Scott Leff clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hinton - foul #5 on John Hinton, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) Jack Watson, David McKennzie, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), Jim Bell (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, John Hinton | |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander buries a jumper from the left side set up by William Macdonald | 72-65 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan clanks a shot from the right block | 72-65 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | William Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | William Macdonald buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 72-68 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan blows the layup | 72-68 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 72-68 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Lee Walls is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Alexander | 72-71 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss's layup is rejected by Jim Bell | 72-71 |
| 04:53 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | William Macdonald connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Alexander | 72-74 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Michael Brown misses the floater from the free throw line | 72-74 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | William Pegues grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Jim Bell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 72-74 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #4 | 72-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Michael Alexander, William Macdonald, William Pegues | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Donald Clark clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-75 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 72-75 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 72-75 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Jim Bell tips it but misses | 72-75 |
| 02:52 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Lee Walls loses the dribble to Jack Watson | 72-75 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | David McKennzie lays it in on a great pass from Jack Watson | 74-75 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 74-78 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Jack Watson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-78 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the offensive board | 77-78 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Jim Bell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Jack Watson gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Donald Clark tips it back up and in | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is hacked by Jack Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Watson, team foul #5 | 79-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-78 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the board | 79-78 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't throw it down against a doubleteam but the foul's on Scott Leff - foul #1 on Scott Leff, team foul #6 | 79-78 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-78 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan hits the follow up shot | 81-78 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-78 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #8 | 81-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG) Terence Sullivan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 83-78 |