| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fresh) SG - William Baldwin (fresh) SF - Rick Carpenter (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) C - Donald Fusco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | George Carrigan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | William Baldwin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | George Carrigan can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Pat Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | George Carrigan is called for the reach on Rick Carpenter - foul #1 on George Carrigan, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is hacked by Jeffrey Peters - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Pat Evans scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is called for traveling | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter travels with the ball | 5-2 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Bissett | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Pat Evans lays it up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Carpenter (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) C - Donald Fusco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | George Carrigan loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the runner from close range | 7-5 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Fusco | 7-5 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | William Baldwin drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pat Evans | 10-5 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (SF), Jesse Maloney (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Rick Carpenter, Alvin Twitchell, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jesse Back (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jack Bissett, Norbert Shackelford, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Back is denied on a layup by Robert Mohr | 12-8 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Pat Evans comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Pat Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Pat Evans drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Baldwin | 14-8 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Pat Evans loses the dribble to Jesse Back | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Powers (fresh) PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) SG - Jesse Back (fresh) SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 14-8 |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Michael Powers snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Pat Evans misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 10:57 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 10:36 | Pitt | William Baldwin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Jesse Back hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dewey Mills | 14-10 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Michael Powers makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Pat Evans | 16-10 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Jesse Back | 16-12 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | George Carrigan takes the ball from William Baldwin | 16-12 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jesse Back | 16-15 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | William Baldwin's pass is intercepted by Tom Matthews | 16-15 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Michael Powers is called for the reach on Dewey Mills - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #1 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Rick Carpenter (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF), Donald Fusco (C) William Baldwin, Michael Powers, Jesse Maloney, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry tips it home | 16-17 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Donald Fusco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Nathan Chico misses the jumper from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) SF - Rick Carpenter (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) C - Donald Fusco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Pat Evans - foul #1 on Pat Evans, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF) Pat Evans | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Donald Fusco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (SF) Martin Wareham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Carney, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Donald Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-19 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | George Carrigan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-19 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Donald Fusco travels with the ball | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG) Michael Powers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters is called for traveling | 16-19 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 3 from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | William Baldwin snags the offensive board | 16-19 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Nathan Chico misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | George Carrigan gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is whistled for traveling | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SG), Michael Powers (SF), Jesse Maloney (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Nathan Chico, Rick Carpenter, Alvin Twitchell, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Stephen Carney (PF) Tom Matthews, Jeffrey Peters | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Martin Wareham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PG) Martin Wareham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Santos Cherry (C) Norbert Shackelford, George Carrigan | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Pat Evans's floater is tipped away by Jack Bissett | 16-22 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Pat Evans - foul #2 on Pat Evans, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Michael Powers, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the floater from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Santos Cherry | 16-24 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry loses the dribble to Pat Evans | 16-24 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Pat Evans lays it up and in | 18-24 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Rick Carpenter - foul #1 on Rick Carpenter, team foul #4 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Alvin Twitchell (PF) Pat Evans, Jesse Maloney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), George Carrigan (C) Jack Bissett, Santos Cherry | |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 20-24 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Donald Fusco scores on a 3 from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews misses long on a fullcourt shot | 23-24 |