Belt game 1,120 · January 24, 1989
Pittsburgh take the belt
Pittsburgh beat Seton Hall 82–79 on the road to start reign 291 of the College Basketball belt, the 5th for the program.
Seton Hall had held it since January 15, 1989, with 0 defenses over 9 days.
Pittsburgh held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Villanova on January 27, 1989.
291Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held