| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Cameron (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Livengood inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Garrow | 33-30 |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the turnaround in the paint | 33-32 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| 18:35 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Taylor - foul #3 on Roland Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (SG) Roland Taylor | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 18:35 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:35 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron grabs the offensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 17:34 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Roy McKanic | 33-34 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | James Livengood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | James Livengood is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Stephen Garrow out of the doubleteam | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Pittsburgh | Brian Cameron blocks the short jumper by Brandon Claar | 35-34 |
| 16:35 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield tips it in | 35-36 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the lane set up by Stephen Garrow | 37-36 |
| 15:41 | Pittsburgh | George Brown knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 37-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Corley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Livengood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cameron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | James Livengood misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Taylor (SG), Mark Rittenberry (PF) Andrew Corley, Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Larry Jones, George Brown, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | James Livengood makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | James Livengood misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | Mark Rittenberry is called for the reach on Willie Fink - foul #1 on Mark Rittenberry, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SF) James Livengood | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 14:48 | Pittsburgh | David Collins takes the ball from Willie Fink | 38-38 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Marlowe | 38-38 |
| 14:28 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:02 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 13:34 | Pittsburgh | David Ford grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 13:12 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), James Livengood (SF) Stephen Garrow, David Collins | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Cecil Lazar, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar clanks a jump hook from the left block | 41-38 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | James Livengood grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Livengood | 43-38 |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Andrew Corley is called for the reach on Brandon Claar - foul #2 on Andrew Corley, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Philip Wehr (SG), Roy McKanic (PF) Roland Taylor, Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), George Brown (SF) Dikembe Ako, Willie Fink | |
| 11:26 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-38 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | James Livengood grabs the board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Corley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Philip Wehr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Corley out of a doubleteam | 45-38 |
| 10:27 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley's layup is rejected by George Brown | 45-41 |
| 10:03 | Pittsburgh | George Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:44 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 09:43 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic is hacked by Daniel Westerfield - foul #1 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), Mark Rittenberry (PF) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Larry Jones, George Brown, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Willie Fink is called for the reach on Roland Taylor - foul #3 on Willie Fink, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SF) James Livengood | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Fink - foul #4 on Willie Fink, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:24 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry tips it home | 48-46 |
| 07:52 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:32 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow travels with the ball | 48-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Livengood (SF), Roy McKanic (PF) David Collins, Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Ako, Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink, David Ford, Edward Marlowe | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:23 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron connects on the jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 05:34 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen is hacked by Brian Cameron - foul #2 on Brian Cameron, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (PG), Philip Wehr (SG), Mark Rittenberry (C) Stephen Garrow, Roland Taylor, Brian Cameron | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 05:21 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Rittenberry - foul #2 on Mark Rittenberry, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) George Brown | |
| 05:21 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:21 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Andrew Corley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 04:51 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:25 | Pittsburgh | James Livengood steals the ball from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 50-48 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Philip Wehr lays it in on a nice dish by Andrew Corley | 52-48 |
| 03:55 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | James Livengood gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | James Livengood drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roy McKanic | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones clanks a shot from the right side | 54-48 |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones tips it home | 54-50 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow (PG), Roland Taylor (SG), Brian Cameron (C) Andrew Corley, Philip Wehr, Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Brown (SF) Willie Fink | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 03:18 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:14 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the fadeaway from the right side | 54-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Stephen Garrow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roland Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Livengood (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roy McKanic (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Cameron (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 14 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Brian Cameron misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-52 |
| 03:05 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 02:49 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-52 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Livengood | 56-52 |
| 02:17 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Roland Taylor - foul #4 on Roland Taylor, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 02:17 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 02:17 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | James Livengood makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Garrow | 58-54 |
| 01:52 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Garrow steps in front of the Brandon Claar pass | 58-54 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor lays it in set up by Stephen Garrow | 60-54 |
| 01:22 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 01:03 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Brandon Claar | 60-54 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-54 |
| 00:54 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ako - foul #1 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy McKanic (PF) Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG) Dikembe Ako | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor is fouled on the floor by Larry Jones - foul #2 on Larry Jones, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor is hacked by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the fadeaway near the basket | 62-58 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow is hacked by Dikembe Abdulmateen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:35 | Pittsburgh | Roland Taylor picks off the pass by Daniel Westerfield | 62-58 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Roland Taylor banks in the layup | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Brown | 64-61 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic is hacked by Dikembe Ako in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Corley (SG) Roland Taylor | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Roy McKanic misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:24 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:17 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Garrow steals the ball from Dikembe Ako | 64-61 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow is hacked by Dikembe Ako in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Rittenberry (PF) Roy McKanic | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Garrow makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | James Livengood snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Collins (SF), Roy McKanic (PF) James Livengood, Mark Rittenberry | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | David Collins is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ako - foul #4 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #11 | 66-61 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | David Collins makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | David Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:03 | Pittsburgh | George Brown gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown misses the halfcourt shot | 67-61 |