| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 12 pts. C - Greg Catalan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Carson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Knapp (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Irvin Hylinski (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McVicar (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Iyapo Abdi - foul #1 on Iyapo Abdi, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Mark McVicar | |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:14 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses badly on a shot from the left block | 26-25 |
| 19:13 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Clinton Knapp | 26-25 |
| 18:51 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Leroy Horn and the foul's on Greg Catalan - foul #2 on Greg Catalan, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar (C) Leroy Horn | |
| 18:51 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:27 | Pittsburgh | Mark McVicar picks off the pass by Iyapo Abdi | 26-28 |
| 18:13 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp scores on a shot from the left block | 26-30 |
| 17:57 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 26-30 |
| 17:55 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios misses the tip | 26-30 |
| 17:54 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi gets the offensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:36 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi is denied on a layup by Irvin Hylinski | 26-30 |
| 17:34 | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:29 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar loses the dribble to Marcos Rios | 26-30 |
| 17:24 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright hits the finger roll set up by Marcos Rios | 28-30 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Iyapo Abdi steals it from Terry Kendall | 28-30 |
| 16:45 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi blows the layup | 28-30 |
| 16:43 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright tips it in | 30-30 |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Iyapo Abdi - foul #2 on Iyapo Abdi, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Greg Catalan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Mark McVicar | |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:19 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:19 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Iyapo Abdi | 30-31 |
| 16:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Carson - foul #1 on Michael Carson, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar (C) Terry Kendall | |
| 16:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Guadalupe Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Knapp (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irvin Hylinski (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark McVicar (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn's pass is intercepted by Marcos Rios | 31-31 |
| 15:28 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios lays it up and in | 33-31 |
| 15:18 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:51 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi is denied on a layup by Mark McVicar | 33-31 |
| 14:50 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson connects on the runner from the right block | 33-33 |
| 14:19 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Wright | 35-33 |
| 14:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (C) Iyapo Abdi | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall (PG) Michael Carson | |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 13:42 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp blows the layup but the foul's on Greg Catalan - foul #3 on Greg Catalan, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:37 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:14 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper double dribbles | 35-35 |
| 13:03 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 13:01 | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:39 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper misses short on a jumper from the left block | 35-35 |
| 12:38 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 12:15 | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 11:55 | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 11:54 | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Wright (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Guadalupe Gonzales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Catalan (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Leroy Horn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Knapp (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irvin Hylinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark McVicar (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Pittsburgh | Leroy Horn is called for the reach on Marcos Rios - foul #2 on Leroy Horn, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier (PF), Iyapo Abdi (C) Brian Wright, Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson (SG) Leroy Horn | |
| 11:16 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-35 |
| 11:15 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Greg Catalan - foul #4 on Greg Catalan, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF) Greg Catalan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:04 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-37 |
| 10:51 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 10:37 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Carson and he's hacked by Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #6 | 37-39 |
| 10:37 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 10:37 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 10:13 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Dozier is called for the reach on Irvin Hylinski - foul #1 on Daniel Dozier, team foul #7 | 37-39 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:00 | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 09:36 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Darrick Cooper | 39-40 |
| 09:15 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson's fadeaway is rejected by Iyapo Abdi | 39-40 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 09:03 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp's pass is intercepted by Iyapo Abdi | 39-40 |
| 08:39 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Dozier | 41-40 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall misses the jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 08:25 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Marcos Rios | 41-40 |
| 08:01 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Daniel Dozier | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Terry Kendall | |
| 07:47 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp loses the ball out of bounds | 41-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (SF) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Catalan (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Iyapo Abdi (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Guadalupe Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Carson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Knapp (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irvin Hylinski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark McVicar (tiring) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark McVicar - foul #4 on Mark McVicar, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| 07:20 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 07:20 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 06:53 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-40 |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 06:48 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi loses the dribble to Leroy Horn | 43-40 |
| 06:23 | Virginia Tech | Marcos Rios picks off the pass by Michael Carson | 43-40 |
| 05:54 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi drills a jumper near the basket | 45-40 |
| 05:44 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp's pass is intercepted by Guadalupe Gonzales | 45-40 |
| 05:28 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 05:27 | Virginia Tech | Mark McVicar snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 45-40 |
| 04:59 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Gonzales | 45-40 |
| 04:30 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper is fouled on the floor by Michael Carson - foul #2 on Michael Carson, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright (SF), Daniel Dozier (PF) Iyapo Abdi, Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall (PG) Leroy Horn | |
| 04:14 | Pittsburgh | Brian Wright misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 04:12 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Dozier tips it in | 47-40 |
| 03:55 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp's layup is rejected by Daniel Dozier | 47-40 |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | Irvin Hylinski hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper misses the lay-in but the foul's on Terry Kendall - foul #1 on Terry Kendall, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 03:37 | Pittsburgh | Darrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Darrick Cooper (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marcos Rios (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Dozier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Catalan (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Michael Carson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clinton Knapp (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irvin Hylinski (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark McVicar (tiring) 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Michael Carson | |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:21 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:00 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Marcos Rios, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Guadalupe Gonzales (C) Greg Catalan | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Leroy Horn | 48-46 |
| 02:51 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi (PF) Daniel Dozier | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 02:22 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Mark McVicar - foul #5 on Mark McVicar, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Lemley (SF) Mark McVicar | |
| 02:22 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:00 | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn loses the ball out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan (C) Guadalupe Gonzales | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson (SG) Leroy Horn | |
| 01:39 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-46 |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | Greg Catalan hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:26 | Virginia Tech | Michael Carson connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Terry Kendall | 53-48 |
| 01:00 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 00:58 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrick Cooper - foul #2 on Darrick Cooper, team foul #10 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Leroy Horn (SG) Edward Lemley | |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 00:41 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall makes the 3rd free throw | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:19 | Pittsburgh | Iyapo Abdi misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-51 |
| 00:17 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Virginia Tech | Clinton Knapp misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-51 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios is hacked by Leroy Horn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leroy Horn, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Edward Lemley (SF) Leroy Horn | |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Terry Kendall knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Clinton Knapp | 55-54 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Marcos Rios runs out the clock | 55-54 |