| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bill Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lester Spencer inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Pitt | Lester Spencer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Artrip | 36-33 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Randall Neal knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lester Spencer and he's hacked by Christopher Artrip - foul #1 on Christopher Artrip, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kurtis Finn - foul #1 on Kurtis Finn, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Randall Neal | 41-35 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 18:04 | Pitt | John Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Kurtis Finn steps in front of the Randy Diehl pass | 41-35 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | John Taylor hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kurtis Finn | 44-35 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the jump hook in the paint | 44-35 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Randy Diehl - foul #1 on Randy Diehl, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Randall Neal, David Long, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jason Fleming (SF) Christopher Artrip, Van Isler | |
| 16:54 | Pitt | John Taylor clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | Lester Spencer tips it but misses | 44-35 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Randy Dean | 44-35 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (SG), David Long (PF) John Taylor, Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dexter Avery | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Fleming (fresh) PF - Randy Diehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Becerra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Randy Dean | 47-39 |
| 15:21 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Randy Dean | 47-39 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Diehl | 47-39 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jefferson Aragon - foul #1 on Jefferson Aragon, team foul #3 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Lester Spencer (SF), Kurtis Finn (C) Jefferson Aragon, Anthony Meyer, Dexter Avery, David Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF) Michael Curtis, Jason Fleming | |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lester Spencer | 49-41 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-41 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Diehl | 49-41 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Artrip | 49-43 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Randy Dean - foul #2 on Randy Dean, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SF) Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill (PF), Leonard Drake (C) Randy Diehl, Bill Becerra | |
| 13:37 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake is called for 3 seconds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dexter Avery (SF) Jefferson Aragon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Lester Spencer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kurtis Finn | 54-43 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leonard Drake - foul #2 on Leonard Drake, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Anthony Meyer (SG), David Long (PF) John Taylor, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Randy Dean, Christopher Artrip, Van Isler | |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | David Long grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Lester Spencer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Leonard Drake gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kurtis Finn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Fleming (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Caudill (fresh) 1 pts. C - Leonard Drake (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis makes the runner from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Lester Spencer knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kurtis Finn | 58-48 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Curtis | 58-50 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Lester Spencer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-50 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Curtis | 58-50 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill is fouled on the floor by Anthony Meyer - foul #2 on Anthony Meyer, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Dexter Avery (SF), Garrett Dematteo (C) Anthony Meyer, Lester Spencer, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF), Randy Diehl (PF), Bill Becerra (C) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton, Mark Caudill, Leonard Drake | |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Van Isler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Artrip | 58-53 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | David Long steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG) Jefferson Aragon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-53 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl grabs the offensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses short on a shot from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the tip | 58-53 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Dexter Avery knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Randall Neal | 60-53 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-53 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Van Isler grabs the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip is hacked by Randall Neal - foul #1 on Randall Neal, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lester Spencer (PF) David Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Van Isler | 60-56 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Lester Spencer clanks a 3 from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo tips it home | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randy Diehl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bill Becerra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra is whistled for traveling | 62-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Anthony Meyer (SG), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) John Taylor, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Curtis (SG), Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Christopher Artrip, Van Isler | |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Lester Spencer lays it in set up by Jefferson Aragon | 64-56 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra misses the lay-in | 64-56 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses badly on a runner from close range | 64-56 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer loses the dribble to Jeffrey Stanton | 64-56 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton misses the easy layup | 64-56 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to David Long | 64-56 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Randy Diehl takes the ball from Lester Spencer | 64-56 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 05:22 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn scores on a floater in the paint set up by David Long | 66-56 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Randall Neal (SG), Garrett Dematteo (PF) Jefferson Aragon, Anthony Meyer, David Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF), Mark Caudill (C) Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton, Bill Becerra | |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-56 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 66-56 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | John Taylor misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-56 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Van Isler pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Lester Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | John Taylor scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Randall Neal | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Van Isler comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Lester Spencer - foul #1 on Lester Spencer, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Long (PF) Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra (C) Randy Diehl | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | David Long snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Bill Becerra is called for the reach on David Long - foul #2 on Bill Becerra, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Long (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Randy Dean (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Artrip (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Van Isler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Caudill (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Becerra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Pitt | David Long can't finish the layup | 68-56 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-59 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo is fouled on the floor by Bill Becerra - foul #3 on Bill Becerra, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Randy Dean | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Van Isler - foul #2 on Van Isler, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Fleming (PG), Michael Curtis (SG) Van Isler, Christopher Artrip | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-59 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Mark Caudill buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Michael Curtis | 69-61 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Kurtis Finn (C) Jefferson Aragon, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randy Dean (PG), Christopher Artrip (SG), Van Isler (SF), Randy Diehl (PF) Jason Fleming, Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Stanton, Mark Caudill | |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Lester Spencer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-61 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the tip | 69-61 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Randy Diehl snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Van Isler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | David Long gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | John Taylor clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Randy Dean - foul #3 on Randy Dean, team foul #8 | 69-61 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | John Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | David Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 69-61 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Randall Neal tips it in | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Randy Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Bill Becerra hits the follow up shot | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | John Taylor is hacked by Randy Dean in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy Dean, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Anthony Meyer (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF) Randall Neal, Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Randy Dean | 73-66 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Randy Dean is called for the reach on John Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randy Dean, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton (SF) Randy Dean | |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Van Isler | 75-69 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | John Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Artrip - foul #2 on Christopher Artrip, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (SF), Lester Spencer (PF) Joseph Nakashima, David Long | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Van Isler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-69 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 77-69 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SF), David Long (PF) Jefferson Aragon, Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Van Isler is called for the reach on Anthony Meyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Van Isler, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Stanton misses long on a floater from the right side | 79-69 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Artrip | 79-69 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Van Isler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-69 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Christopher Artrip misses the tip | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | The clock runs out | 79-69 |