| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) SF - David Hart (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) SF - Charles Fortunato (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | George Carrigan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from close range set up by Rex Clark | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell slams it home over the doubleteam on a great pass from Rex Clark | 0-4 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Rex Clark tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | David Hart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Fortunato - foul #1 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 1-6 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Charles Fortunato hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 1-6 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | David Hart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 1-6 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it but misses | 1-6 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney misses the easy layup | 1-6 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) SG - Dragan Meleski (fairly fresh) SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Fortunato (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Micheal Taylor takes the ball from Dragan Meleski | 1-6 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Hart - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF) Grady Wotring, Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Blair Mullinix (SF), Robert Mohr (PF), Keith McIver (C) Rex Clark, Charles Fortunato, Alvin Twitchell, Jesse Maloney | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 1-7 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 1-7 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney tips it in | 3-7 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Robert Mohr misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tom Matthews - foul #1 on Tom Matthews, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF) Micheal Taylor | |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Robert Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Robert Mohr misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney pulls down the rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne is hacked by William Baldwin - foul #1 on William Baldwin, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Jesse Back scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Osborne and the foul's on Blair Mullinix - foul #1 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Alex Osborne | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Fortunato (SF), Jesse Maloney (C) Martin Wareham, Keith McIver | |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Robert Mohr connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Baldwin | 6-10 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Fortunato - foul #2 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #5 | 6-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Grady Wotring, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Alvin Twitchell (PF) Charles Fortunato, Robert Mohr | |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Jesse Back steals it from Rex Clark | 10-10 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski lays it up and in on a great pass from Jesse Back | 12-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Back (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rex Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blair Mullinix (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Dragan Meleski blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Rex Clark | 12-10 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix is open and scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jesse Maloney | 12-12 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Back and the foul's on Jesse Maloney - foul #1 on Jesse Maloney, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Jesse Back, David Hart, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Micheal Taylor (SG), Martin Wareham (SF), Robert Mohr (C) Rex Clark, Blair Mullinix, Jesse Maloney | |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:43 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski's floater is knocked away by Robert Mohr | 15-12 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski can't tip it in | 15-12 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Santos Cherry is called for the reach on Robert Mohr - foul #1 on Santos Cherry, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), David Hart (SF) Dragan Meleski, Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Blair Mullinix (PF) Martin Wareham, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Blair Mullinix, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Keith McIver (C) Blair Mullinix | |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 17-12 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | David Hart is called for the reach on William Baldwin - foul #2 on David Hart, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) David Hart, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Maloney (C) Keith McIver | |
| 08:44 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Rex Clark | 17-15 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Rex Clark - foul #1 on Rex Clark, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF) Rex Clark, Robert Mohr | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-15 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor tips it in | 17-17 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-17 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Wareham (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-17 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Micheal Taylor - foul #1 on Micheal Taylor, team foul #9 | 17-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), Santos Cherry (C) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Robert Mohr (PF) Micheal Taylor, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Tom Matthews steps in front of the Jesse Maloney pass | 19-17 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Martin Wareham picks off the pass by Dragan Meleski | 19-17 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | William Baldwin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Martin Wareham snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:27 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 19-17 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Martin Wareham snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), David Hart (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, Jeffrey Peters, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Micheal Taylor (SG), Charles Fortunato (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF) William Baldwin, Martin Wareham, Jesse Maloney | |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | David Hart double dribbles | 19-17 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Robert Mohr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Keith McIver (C) Robert Mohr | |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | David Hart scores on a floater near the basket | 21-17 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor scores on a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by George Carrigan - foul #1 on George Carrigan, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Micheal Taylor makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-20 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski tips it back up and in | 23-20 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Keith McIver is whistled for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG) Dragan Meleski | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG), Jesse Maloney (C) Rex Clark, Keith McIver | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Fortunato (fresh) PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Jesse Maloney steals it from Alex Osborne | 23-20 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney misses long on an open shot in the paint | 23-20 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | David Hart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 02:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 23-20 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Baldwin and he's fouled by George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, David Hart, Stephen Carney, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Blair Mullinix (SG), Robert Mohr (PF) Micheal Taylor, Alvin Twitchell | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Baldwin | 23-22 |
| 01:35 | Pitt | Robert Mohr is denied on a dunk by Jeffrey Peters | 23-22 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the board | 23-22 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Jesse Maloney swats the dunk try by Jesse Back | 23-22 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Mohr | 23-22 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Robert Mohr hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Blair Mullinix | 23-24 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Charles Fortunato is called for the reach on Tom Matthews - foul #3 on Charles Fortunato, team foul #10 | 23-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rex Clark (PG), Martin Wareham (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF) William Baldwin, Charles Fortunato, Jesse Maloney | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | George Carrigan is called for the reach on Alvin Twitchell - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #7 | 25-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), David Hart (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Dragan Meleski, Tom Matthews, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Micheal Taylor (SG) Martin Wareham | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Blair Mullinix pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-25 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Rex Clark is hacked by Grady Wotring - foul #1 on Grady Wotring, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Rex Clark misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 25-25 |