| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) SG - Michael Starr (fresh) SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) C - Jerry Ashley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) C - Paul Haynes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley 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) | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Richard Neal scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Terrence Edwards | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley lays it up and in on a great pass from Oktawian Wadzinski | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Ashley - foul #1 on Jerry Ashley, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Brian Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski can't tip it in | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes's pass is intercepted by Marc Hanson | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses the lay-in | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards scores on a floater in the lane set up by Ricky Marrs | 2-5 |
| 17:43 | Pitt | Michael Starr knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Oktawian Wadzinski | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Richard Neal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Oktawian Wadzinski and the foul's on Ricky Marrs - foul #1 on Ricky Marrs, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF) Michael Starr, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte (C) Paul Haynes | |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SG), Troy Osborne (C) Marc Hanson, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SF), Randy Fralick (C) Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame | |
| 15:56 | Pitt | John Boomer misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Terrence Edwards - foul #1 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SF) Terrence Edwards | |
| 15:56 | Pitt | John Boomer makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | John Boomer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) SG - John Boomer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) PF - Zackary Rowell (fresh) C - Troy Osborne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) SF - Clyde Lane (fresh) PF - Lee Belmonte (fresh) C - Randy Fralick (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | John Lantz picks off the pass by Jonathan Griggs | 9-5 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Troy Osborne is whistled for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG) John Lantz, John Boomer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Richard Neal, Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte, Randy Fralick | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Haynes and he's hacked by Marc Hanson - foul #1 on Marc Hanson, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF) Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the offensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Brian Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is fouled on the floor by Michael Starr - foul #1 on Michael Starr, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) Zackary Rowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Lee Belmonte (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Victor Blasingame | |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Marc Hanson takes the ball from Richard Neal | 9-7 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Michael Starr connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Scott | 12-7 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Haynes, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (SF), Troy Osborne (PF) Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Randy Fralick (C) Terrence Edwards, Ricky Marrs, Paul Haynes | |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Lee Belmonte takes the ball from Michael Starr | 12-7 |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Clyde Lane takes the ball from Troy Osborne | 12-7 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte's floater is tipped away by Matthew Cusick | 12-7 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Troy Osborne pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Michael Starr connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marc Hanson | 15-7 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte is fouled on the floor by Matthew Cusick - foul #1 on Matthew Cusick, team foul #4 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), John Boomer (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Zackary Rowell (C) Marc Hanson, Michael Starr, Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF) Jonathan Griggs, Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte | |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits a floater from the left wing set up by Richard Neal | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) SG - John Boomer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Fralick (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Pitt | John Boomer drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Lantz | 17-9 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Randy Fralick | |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 17-9 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs snags the defensive board | 17-9 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Zackary Rowell takes the ball from Paul Haynes | 17-9 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | Richard Neal steals the ball from John Lantz in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the turnaround in the paint | 17-11 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | John Lantz drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Scott | 20-11 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-11 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes snags the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame double dribbles | 20-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Jerry Ashley (C) John Lantz, John Boomer, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Clyde Lane (SF), Lee Belmonte (C) Richard Neal, Ricky Marrs, Paul Haynes | |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Starr | 22-11 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte lays it up and in | 22-13 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-13 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell tips it back up and in | 24-13 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs scores on a floater from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 24-15 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Griggs | 24-17 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Michael Starr double dribbles | 24-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF) Michael Starr, Matthew Cusick, Zackary Rowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Randy Fralick (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Terrence Edwards, Clyde Lane, Victor Blasingame, Lee Belmonte | |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick is denied on a layup by Jerry Ashley | 24-17 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Scott | 27-19 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Neal | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Lantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Ashley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Fralick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Brian Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-21 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Richard Neal snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is hacked by Marc Hanson - foul #2 on Marc Hanson, team foul #5 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Starr (SG), Matthew Cusick (C) Marc Hanson, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG) Jonathan Griggs | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick travels with the ball | 27-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte (PF) Randy Fralick | |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Oktawian Wadzinski | 27-21 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | John Lantz buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Scott | 30-21 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes grabs the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | John Lantz is called for the reach on Richard Neal - foul #1 on John Lantz, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF) Kenneth Stewart, Ricky Marrs, Paul Haynes | |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Troy Osborne - foul #1 on Troy Osborne, team foul #7 | 30-21 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte makes the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Michael Starr is fouled on the floor by Terrence Edwards - foul #2 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #5 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG) John Lantz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG) Terrence Edwards | |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Neal - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Randy Fralick (C) Richard Neal, Lee Belmonte | |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Zackary Rowell | 32-22 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Randy Fralick - foul #1 on Randy Fralick, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF), Jerry Ashley (C) Matthew Cusick, Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF) Clyde Lane | |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Michael Starr makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:14 | Pitt | Michael Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Starr - foul #2 on Michael Starr, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Brian Scott (SF) Dustin Helfrich, Michael Starr | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Randy Fralick misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | John Boomer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Stewart - foul #1 on Kenneth Stewart, team foul #8 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (PF) Zackary Rowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Lane (SG) Jonathan Griggs | |
| 04:48 | Pitt | John Boomer makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | John Boomer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | John Lantz steals it from Ricky Marrs | 35-22 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Brian Scott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 35-22 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ricky Marrs | 35-22 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane is hacked by John Boomer - foul #1 on John Boomer, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski (PF) Troy Osborne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Victor Blasingame, Randy Fralick | |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:54 | Pitt | John Lantz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 03:52 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski hits the follow up shot | 37-24 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart travels with the ball | 37-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Michael Starr (SG), Matthew Cusick (SF), Zackary Rowell (C) John Lantz, John Boomer, Brian Scott, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Jonathan Griggs (SF) Clyde Lane, Kenneth Stewart, Ricky Marrs | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Starr (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cusick (fresh) PF - Oktawian Wadzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Zackary Rowell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Griggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lee Belmonte (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Michael Starr drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Haynes | 40-27 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-27 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | Michael Starr snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Marc Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jerry Ashley (C) Zackary Rowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame (PF), Randy Fralick (C) Lee Belmonte, Paul Haynes | |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-27 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Starr | 40-27 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-27 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick grabs the offensive board | 40-27 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 42-27 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Richard Neal can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-27 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Jerry Ashley grabs the board | 42-27 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick travels with the ball | 42-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Zackary Rowell (PF), Troy Osborne (C) Michael Starr, Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski, Jerry Ashley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Jonathan Griggs, Randy Fralick | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards blows the layup | 42-27 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Troy Osborne | 42-27 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Scott | 45-27 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Zackary Rowell swats the layup by Terrence Edwards | 45-27 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Zackary Rowell grabs the board | 45-27 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | John Lantz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Zackary Rowell | 47-27 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Brian Scott steals it from Terrence Edwards | 47-27 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-27 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ricky Marrs | 47-27 |