| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bertram Benfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Gerry Parsons steals the ball from Charlie Stone | 34-34 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-34 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale throws it down on a nice dish by Randall Hakala | 34-36 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clinton Thayer, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons is hacked by Charlie Stone - foul #3 on Charlie Stone, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SF) Charlie Stone | |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Roger Arce is hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #3 on Randall Hakala, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maciejewski (PG) Randall Hakala | |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Roger Arce buries a shot from the left wing set up by Clifford Lewis | 38-36 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Harley Doyle snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | James Levin steals it from Clifford Lewis | 38-36 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield loses the ball out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG), Frank Solomon (PF) Clifford Lewis, Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Morrison (SG), Daniel Wildenberg (PF), Roger Tan (C) Bertram Benfield, Clinton Thayer, Byron Stockdale | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil tips it home | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Daniel Wildenberg drills a jump hook in the paint set up by James Maciejewski | 40-38 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons lays it up and in set up by Ronald McNeil | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Frank Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maciejewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Morrison (fresh) SF - James Levin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Wildenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Tan (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Charlie Stone (SF), Clinton Thayer (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) James Maciejewski, James Levin, Daniel Wildenberg, Roger Tan | |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Byron Stockdale - foul #2 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Frank Solomon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield (SG) Leon Morrison | |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone blows the layup but the foul's on Ernest Mildenberger - foul #2 on Ernest Mildenberger, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Roger Arce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Mildenberger | 46-39 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield is fouled on the floor by Harley Doyle - foul #2 on Harley Doyle, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PF) Clinton Thayer | |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Bertram Benfield is blocked by Ronald McNeil | 46-39 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Roger Arce snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis is fouled on the floor by Bertram Benfield - foul #3 on Bertram Benfield, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Morrison (SG) Bertram Benfield | |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harley Doyle | 48-39 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale is hacked by Harley Doyle - foul #3 on Harley Doyle, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG), Frank Solomon (PF) Clifford Lewis, Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maciejewski (PG), Clinton Thayer (PF) Randall Hakala, Byron Stockdale | |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the lay-in | 48-39 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | James Maciejewski's floater is knocked away by Ronald McNeil | 48-39 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | James Maciejewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield (SG), Daniel Wildenberg (SF), Byron Stockdale (C) Leon Morrison, Charlie Stone, James Levin | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Frank Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maciejewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Benfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Wildenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clinton Thayer | 48-39 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-39 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger's pass is intercepted by Clinton Thayer | 48-39 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Maciejewski | 48-42 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Maciejewski - foul #3 on James Maciejewski, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Frank Solomon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Charlie Stone (SF) James Maciejewski, Daniel Wildenberg | |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PF) Clinton Thayer | |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Arce | 53-42 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald McNeil - foul #3 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Ernest Mildenberger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roger Tan (C) Byron Stockdale | |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | James Levin makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses short on a floater from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | James Levin snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-43 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 53-43 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Harley Doyle is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Morrison (SG), Daniel Wildenberg (SF), Clinton Thayer (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) Bertram Benfield, Charlie Stone, James Levin, Roger Tan | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Byron Stockdale | 53-45 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald McNeil | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Daniel Wildenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons's floater is knocked away by Byron Stockdale | 55-47 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Stockdale | 55-49 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons buries a jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Clifford Lewis - foul #1 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Frank Solomon (PF) Gerry Parsons, Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maciejewski (PG), Charlie Stone (SF) Randall Hakala, Daniel Wildenberg | |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Byron Stockdale | 57-51 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | James Maciejewski misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Frank Solomon snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Roger Arce is fouled on the floor by James Maciejewski - foul #4 on James Maciejewski, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Clifford Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield (SG), James Levin (PF), Roger Tan (C) Leon Morrison, Clinton Thayer, Byron Stockdale | |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the lay-in | 59-51 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Frank Solomon snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Frank Solomon is whistled for a carry | 59-51 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | James Maciejewski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil loses the ball out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harley Doyle (PF) Frank Solomon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Clinton Thayer (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) James Maciejewski, James Levin, Roger Tan | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harley Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald McNeil (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bertram Benfield (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Byron Stockdale is called for the reach on Gerry Parsons - foul #3 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Harley Doyle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer grabs the board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer's pass is intercepted by Ronald McNeil | 60-54 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Bertram Benfield clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone tips it but misses | 60-54 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Roger Arce grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is denied on a layup by Clinton Thayer | 60-54 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Charlie Stone misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Roger Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Clifford Lewis | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bertram Benfield | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil is hacked by Randall Hakala in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Hakala, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Willems (PF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Ernest Mildenberger steals it from Charlie Stone | 62-57 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | William Willems slams it home on a nice dish by Ernest Mildenberger | 64-57 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | William Willems gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Bertram Benfield is called for the reach on Clifford Lewis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bertram Benfield, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) William Willems | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clinton Thayer | 66-60 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Bertram Benfield - foul #5 on Bertram Benfield, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Morrison (SG) Bertram Benfield | |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |