| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) PF - George Sheard (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Michael King wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Michael King snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart's fadeaway is rejected by Albert Mayeski | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Charlie Cosby picks off the pass by Floyd Wilson | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses the floater from the left block | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Ewart - foul #1 on Kevin Ewart, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 6-3 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Mayeski | 6-5 |
| 16:37 | Pitt | George Sheard clanks a runner from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz is hacked by Charlie Cosby - foul #1 on Charlie Cosby, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Santos Hughes (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF), Ricky Schwartz (C) Kevin Ewart, Matthew Taylor, Charlie Cosby, George Sheard, Michael King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins double dribbles | 6-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SF) Floyd Wilson | |
| 16:03 | Pitt | Randall Johnson loses the dribble to Richard Higgins in the backcourt | 6-5 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | David Matteson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 6-5 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) SG - Joel Craig (fresh) SF - Santos Hughes (fresh) PF - Kevin Torrance (fresh) C - Ricky Schwartz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Hal Schwartz (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) PF - David Matteson (fresh) C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Richard Higgins picks off the pass by Joel Craig | 6-5 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | David Matteson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Higgins | 6-7 |
| 15:01 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins's pass is intercepted by Santos Hughes | 6-7 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Santos Hughes buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ricky Schwartz | 9-7 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Higgins | 9-9 |
| 13:50 | Pitt | Randall Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz tips it home | 11-9 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Hal Schwartz | 11-11 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ricky Schwartz - foul #1 on Ricky Schwartz, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG), Charlie Cosby (SF), George Sheard (PF), Michael King (C) Randall Johnson, Joel Craig, Santos Hughes, Kevin Torrance, Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (SG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Hal Schwartz, Eugene Brady, David Matteson, Orville Ottinger | |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | George Sheard grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG) Richard Higgins | |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | George Sheard takes the ball from Zachery Slomkowski | 11-12 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Charlie Cosby tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 12:24 | Pitt | Michael King tips it but misses | 11-12 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Matthew Taylor picks off the pass by Albert Mayeski | 11-12 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Kevin Ewart hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Taylor | 13-12 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson is hacked by Charlie Cosby - foul #2 on Charlie Cosby, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (SF) Charlie Cosby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Zachery Slomkowski | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kevin Ewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santos Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Sheard (fresh) C - Michael King (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) SG - Mark Dee (fresh) SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Michael King misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #1 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz (SF) Kevin Ewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Michael King misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Mark Dee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Santos Hughes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor and the foul's on Zachery Slomkowski - foul #1 on Zachery Slomkowski, team foul #2 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Torrance (C) Michael King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses the free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance pulls down the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | George Sheard drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Matthew Taylor | 18-17 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Orville Ottinger is blocked by Kevin Torrance | 18-17 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | George Sheard gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | Santos Hughes's pass is intercepted by Grant McInnes | 18-17 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger is fouled on the floor by Kevin Torrance - foul #1 on Kevin Torrance, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Michael King (C) Matthew Taylor, George Sheard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Eugene Brady, Orville Ottinger | |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Ricky Schwartz snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Richard Higgins is called for the reach on Kevin Ewart - foul #1 on Richard Higgins, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Craig (SG) Santos Hughes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF) Hal Schwartz, David Matteson | |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 18-17 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Floyd Wilson | 18-17 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Floyd Wilson | 18-20 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Michael King buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Kevin Ewart | 20-20 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski grabs the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Ricky Schwartz - foul #2 on Ricky Schwartz, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG), Santos Hughes (SF), George Sheard (PF) Kevin Ewart, Joel Craig, Ricky Schwartz, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (C) Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) SG - Matthew Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Santos Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Brady (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Matteson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Pitt | Randall Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-21 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | George Sheard tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is hacked by Randall Johnson - foul #1 on Randall Johnson, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Santos Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Michael King tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski is hacked by Randall Johnson - foul #2 on Randall Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Islam (PG), Joel Craig (C) Randall Johnson, Michael King | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG) Richard Higgins | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | George Sheard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | David Matteson snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor is fouled on the floor by Grant McInnes - foul #1 on Grant McInnes, team foul #4 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Kevin Torrance (C) Brian Islam, Joel Craig | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Eugene Brady, Albert Mayeski | |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Ewart | 25-25 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Kevin Ewart takes the ball from Hal Schwartz | 25-25 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Matthew Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George Sheard | 28-25 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | David Matteson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 28-25 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kevin Ewart | 28-25 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #2 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Islam (PG), Joel Craig (SF), Michael King (C) Kevin Ewart, Santos Hughes, George Sheard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Higgins (PG), Eugene Brady (SF), Orville Ottinger (PF) Hal Schwartz, Floyd Wilson, David Matteson | |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Brian Islam buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Taylor | 31-25 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins is fouled on the floor by Michael King - foul #1 on Michael King, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Johnson (PG), Charlie Cosby (SF), Ricky Schwartz (PF) Brian Islam, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Torrance | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF), Albert Mayeski (PF) Eugene Brady, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Joel Craig grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Joel Craig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Sheard (PF) Ricky Schwartz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Grant McInnes loses the dribble to Michael King | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Johnson (fresh) SG - Joel Craig (fresh) SF - Charlie Cosby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Sheard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant McInnes (fresh) SF - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Orville Ottinger (fresh) | |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Floyd Wilson is called for the reach on Michael King - foul #3 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #6 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Ewart (PG), Matthew Taylor (SG) Randall Johnson, Joel Craig | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), David Matteson (C) Grant McInnes, Floyd Wilson, Orville Ottinger | |
| 02:37 | Pitt | George Sheard hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matthew Taylor | 33-26 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz travels with the ball | 33-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) Albert Mayeski | |
| 02:14 | Pitt | Michael King double dribbles | 33-26 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Matteson | 33-28 |
| 01:34 | Pitt | George Sheard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-28 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | George Sheard hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Richard Higgins buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Brady | 35-31 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | George Sheard makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Ewart | 38-31 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | David Matteson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Michael King snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Zachery Slomkowski is called for the reach on Michael King - foul #2 on Zachery Slomkowski, team foul #7 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Santos Hughes (PG), Joel Craig (SG), Ricky Schwartz (SF), Kevin Torrance (PF) Kevin Ewart, Matthew Taylor, Charlie Cosby, George Sheard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Richard Higgins, Hal Schwartz, David Matteson, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Michael King makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Michael King makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-31 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kevin Torrance misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-31 |