| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) PF - William Robison (fresh) C - Charles Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Fleming wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Harold Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael O'Neal | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Waldron | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Arthur Banks tips it in | 3-4 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Robert Fleming scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael O'Neal | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | Pitt | Thomas Waldron is called for the reach on Harold Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Waldron, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Charles Whitmer (C) Arthur Banks, Michael O'Neal, Robert Fleming | |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | William Robison pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Eddie Bates is called for the reach on Thomas Waldron - foul #1 on Eddie Bates, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Robison (fresh) C - Charles Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) SF - David Sauceda (fresh) PF - Charles Whitmer (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield hits a wide open shot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | David Sauceda is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Smith, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SF), Bruce Lansberry (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Thomas Waldron, William Robison, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG) Harold Smith | |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Harry Gilyard steals it from Robert Fleming | 11-10 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Moorefield | 14-10 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is hacked by Brandon Koepp - foul #1 on Brandon Koepp, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), Charles Evans (C) Paul Moorefield, Bruce Lansberry, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF), Joseph Phillips (PF) Eddie Bates, Robert Fleming | |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer can't finish the layup | 14-10 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Charles Evans gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron loses the ball out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Robison (PF) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) David Sauceda | |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer double dribbles | 14-10 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Joseph Phillips blocks the jumper by Harry Gilyard | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Charles Evans hits the follow up shot | 16-10 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Arthur Banks scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Joseph Phillips steals it from William Robison | 16-12 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fresh) SG - Harry Gilyard (fresh) SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Robison (fresh) C - Charles Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) C - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips is fouled on the floor by William Robison - foul #1 on William Robison, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (SG), Robert Fleming (C) Arthur Banks, Charles Whitmer | |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal comes up short on the shot from the left side | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Charles Evans misses short on a runner near the basket | 16-12 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | David Sauceda connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Harold Smith | 16-15 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard (SF), Bruce Lansberry (PF), Brandon Koepp (C) Thomas Waldron, William Robison, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG), Eddie Bates (SF), Charles Whitmer (PF) Harold Smith, Michael O'Neal, Joseph Phillips | |
| 09:18 | Pitt | David Sauceda is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-15 |
| 09:17 | Pitt | Robert Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Eddie Bates is fouled on the floor by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| 08:39 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses short on a 3 from straight away | 16-15 |
| 08:38 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Eddie Bates double dribbles | 16-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Eddie Bates | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #3 | 16-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Evans (C) Bruce Lansberry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Robert Fleming | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Phillips | 17-17 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Charles Evans can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Whitmer - foul #1 on Charles Whitmer, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), William Robison (PF) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael O'Neal (SF) Arthur Banks | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Charles Evans makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Charles Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Robison (fresh) C - Charles Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) C - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Harold Smith and the foul's on Charles Evans - foul #1 on Charles Evans, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Charles Evans snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Michael O'Neal is hacked by William Robison - foul #2 on William Robison, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Harry Gilyard (SG), Bruce Lansberry (PF) Richard Preston, Lawrence McClatcher, William Robison | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Fleming (C) Joseph Phillips | |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Robert Fleming is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Charles Evans gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Harry Gilyard is blocked by Charles Whitmer | 19-19 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Fleming | 19-19 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Harold Smith is fouled on the floor by Thomas Waldron - foul #2 on Thomas Waldron, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Brandon Koepp (C) Thomas Waldron, Charles Evans | |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SG) David Sauceda | |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Sauceda (PG), Eddie Bates (SF) Harold Smith, Michael O'Neal | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | David Sauceda scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Eddie Bates | 19-21 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-21 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Bruce Lansberry gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp travels with the ball | 21-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Preston (PG), Thomas Waldron (SF), William Robison (PF), Charles Evans (C) Paul Moorefield, Harry Gilyard, Bruce Lansberry, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), Michael O'Neal (SF), Joseph Phillips (PF) Eddie Bates, Charles Whitmer, Robert Fleming | |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is fouled on the floor by William Robison - foul #3 on William Robison, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp (PF) William Robison | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Preston (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Koepp (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Banks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael O'Neal (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Brandon Koepp's pass is intercepted by David Sauceda | 21-23 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Thomas Waldron can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Harold Smith grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Lawrence McClatcher steals it from Harold Smith | 21-23 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Phillips | 21-23 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Arthur Banks's pass is intercepted by Richard Preston | 21-23 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Richard Preston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (PG), Harry Gilyard (SG), Bruce Lansberry (PF) Richard Preston, Lawrence McClatcher, Brandon Koepp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Robert Fleming (C) Arthur Banks, David Sauceda | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Robert Fleming splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-26 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield clanks a halfcourt shot | 21-26 |