| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Saunders (fresh) PF - Brandon Porcaro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy McElwee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro knocks in the floater near the basket | 31-45 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | George Bradford's pass is intercepted by Ruben Busch | 31-45 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Gary Saunders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Bruce Gates pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Brandon Porcaro takes the ball from Billy McElwee | 31-45 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Bruce Gates blocks the short jumper by Gary Saunders | 31-45 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Billy McElwee is called for 3 seconds | 33-45 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Billy McElwee gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Bruce Gates buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Billy McElwee | 33-48 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro travels with the ball | 33-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SF) Gary Saunders | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Donato (PG), Donald Pasko (PF) Marc Hanson, Bruce Gates | |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Isaac Powell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Isaac Powell, team foul #1 | 33-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Marc Olds (SF), Derrick Penton (PF), John Ainsworth (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Brandon Porcaro, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Marshal (PF), Barry Vester (C) Isaac Powell, Billy McElwee | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan is hacked by Raymond Donato - foul #2 on Raymond Donato, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Pillow (SG) George Bradford | |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton tips it but misses | 33-48 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth grabs the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Barry Vester gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Andrew Marshal banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Donato and the foul's on Derrick Penton - foul #2 on Derrick Penton, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Gary Saunders (SF) Herman McDonald, Ralph Galligan, Marc Olds | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Billy McElwee (C) John Pillow, Barry Vester | |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Andrew Marshal makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | John Ainsworth is called for traveling | 33-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter (PF), Richard Moore (C) Derrick Penton, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Isaac Powell (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) Raymond Donato, Donald Pasko, Andrew Marshal | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Saunders (fresh) PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Powell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy McElwee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Bruce Gates is denied on a layup by Richard Moore | 33-51 |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Isaac Powell misses the tip | 33-51 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Billy McElwee snags the offensive board | 33-51 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Bruce Gates is fouled on the floor by Gary Saunders - foul #3 on Gary Saunders, team foul #2 | 33-51 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | George Bradford lays it in on a nice dish by Bruce Gates | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Billy McElwee grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:39 | Pitt | George Bradford is hacked by Ruben Busch - foul #1 on Ruben Busch, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan (SF), Brandon Porcaro (C) Gary Saunders, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Bruce Gates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (SG) Ruben Busch | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Donato (PG), Donald Pasko (SF), Andrew Marshal (C) Marc Hanson, Isaac Powell, Billy McElwee | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Paul Murdock and he's hacked by Bruce Gates - foul #2 on Bruce Gates, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Pillow (SG) George Bradford | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Andrew Marshal banks in the layup set up by John Pillow | 36-55 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Pasko - foul #1 on Donald Pasko, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ruben Busch (SG), Gary Saunders (SF), Richard Moore (C) Ralph Galligan, Andrew Carpenter, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy McElwee (C) Bruce Gates | |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Donald Pasko hits the finger roll | 37-57 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 37-57 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | John Pillow snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | John Pillow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-57 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Donald Pasko tips it home | 37-59 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman McDonald | 39-59 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Raymond Donato comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-59 |
| 11:44 | Pitt | Andrew Marshal gets the offensive rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Herman McDonald (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Saunders (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brandon Porcaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Raymond Donato (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pillow (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Donald Pasko (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Marshal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy McElwee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Donald Pasko throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Ralph Galligan (SF), Andrew Carpenter (PF), Derrick Penton (C) Ruben Busch, Gary Saunders, Brandon Porcaro, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Isaac Powell (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) Raymond Donato, John Pillow, Donald Pasko, Andrew Marshal, Billy McElwee | |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman McDonald | 41-59 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | Marc Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Marc Olds (SF) Herman McDonald | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Marc Olds buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Galligan | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Barry Vester misses badly on a jumper from close range | 44-59 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Isaac Powell gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | George Bradford misses short on a shot from the left block | 44-59 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses long on a shot from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-59 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton loses the dribble to Barry Vester | 47-59 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Bruce Gates | 47-62 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Derrick Penton | 50-62 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Isaac Powell can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-62 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Isaac Powell tips it but misses | 50-62 |
| 08:29 | Pitt | Barry Vester grabs the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Barry Vester misses long on a shot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Isaac Powell swats the shot by Ralph Galligan | 50-62 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | George Bradford gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Gates | 50-65 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Galligan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Olds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Derrick Penton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Bradford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Vester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 07:25 | Pitt | Barry Vester pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Bruce Gates misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-65 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Marc Olds pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Ruben Busch (SG), Gary Saunders (SF), Brandon Porcaro (PF), Richard Moore (C) Paul Murdock, Ralph Galligan, Marc Olds, Andrew Carpenter, Derrick Penton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Donato (PG), John Pillow (SG), Donald Pasko (SF), Andrew Marshal (PF), Billy McElwee (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Isaac Powell, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Raymond Donato misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Gary Saunders steals it from John Pillow | 50-65 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Herman McDonald hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Donald Pasko drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Marshal and he's fouled by Gary Saunders - foul #4 on Gary Saunders, team foul #4 | 53-67 |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 05:16 | Pitt | Billy McElwee gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Andrew Marshal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Marshal | 53-68 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Billy McElwee knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Pasko and the foul's on Ruben Busch - foul #2 on Ruben Busch, team foul #5 | 53-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Murdock (PG), Andrew Carpenter (PF) Herman McDonald, Gary Saunders | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG), Isaac Powell (SF) John Pillow, Andrew Marshal | |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Billy McElwee makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses long on a runner from the right block | 53-71 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch hits the follow up shot | 55-71 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | George Bradford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Isaac Powell grabs the board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 55-71 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Andrew Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ruben Busch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brandon Porcaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Raymond Donato (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Pasko (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy McElwee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | West Virginia | Paul Murdock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Billy McElwee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Andrew Carpenter denies the turnaround by Billy McElwee | 55-71 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Murdock | 55-71 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro scores on a jump hook from close range | 57-71 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Raymond Donato connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Bradford | 57-73 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Ruben Busch makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-73 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Billy McElwee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman McDonald (PG), Ralph Galligan (SG), Marc Olds (SF), Derrick Penton (C) Paul Murdock, Ruben Busch, Andrew Carpenter, Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Pillow (SG), Andrew Marshal (PF), Barry Vester (C) George Bradford, Isaac Powell, Billy McElwee | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Ralph Galligan double dribbles | 60-73 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | John Pillow connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Donato | 60-76 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Marc Olds can't connect on a floater from the left side | 60-76 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton gets the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Brandon Porcaro misses the dunk attempt | 60-76 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Barry Vester grabs the defensive rebound | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Ralph Galligan steals it from John Pillow | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Barry Vester - foul #1 on Barry Vester, team foul #5 | 60-76 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Derrick Penton misses the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Marc Olds snags the offensive board | 61-76 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Barry Vester steals it from Ralph Galligan | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Raymond Donato runs out the clock | 61-76 |