| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Skipper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Paul Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Winstead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Jerry King knocks in the floater near the basket | 31-36 |
| 19:28 | Pitt | James Skipper makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Russell Dodson | 31-39 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson is fouled on the floor by Bruce Winstead - foul #1 on Bruce Winstead, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Russell Dodson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | Russell Dodson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | James Puls comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Russell Dodson grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Bruce Winstead misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Bruce Winstead grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | James Skipper clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-39 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Jerry King grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-39 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | Russell Dodson snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Russell Dodson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Russell Dodson tips it home | 34-41 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Donald Glover | 36-41 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | James Skipper is hacked by Harvey Manson - foul #3 on Harvey Manson, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (PG), Kerry Willits (PF), James Bolger (C) James Skipper, Charles Sullivan, Bruce Winstead | |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Joseph Parker is called for the reach on Gregory Hay - foul #2 on Joseph Parker, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Gregory Hay buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Paul Gray | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gregory Hay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Willits (fresh) C - James Bolger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Bolger - foul #2 on James Bolger, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG) Russell Dodson | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Kerry Willits hits a shot from the right block | 37-45 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | James Puls buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | James Skipper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | James Puls is hacked by Paul Gray - foul #2 on Paul Gray, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) James Puls, Patrick Winbush, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Pitt | Russell Dodson (SG), Bruce Winstead (C) James Skipper, James Bolger | |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-45 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor's floater is knocked away by Bruce Winstead | 40-45 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Russell Dodson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Russell Dodson snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | Russell Dodson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG), Charles Sullivan (SF), James Bolger (PF) Gregory Hay, Paul Gray, Kerry Willits | |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Melchor | 44-45 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | James Skipper connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall connects on the floater in the paint | 46-48 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan is whistled for a carry | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG) Donald Glover | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (SG), Paul Gray (SF) Russell Dodson, Bruce Winstead | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Skipper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Bolger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Kuykendall, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Joseph Parker (PF) Douglas Melchor, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | James Skipper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-48 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush tips it in | 48-48 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | James Skipper can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by James Puls and the foul's on Paul Gray - foul #3 on Paul Gray, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF), Jerry King (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Patrick Winbush, Joseph Parker, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Russell Dodson (SG), Kerry Willits (PF), Bruce Winstead (C) James Skipper, Charles Sullivan, James Bolger | |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Gregory Hay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Dodson | 51-51 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | James Puls can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Jerry King snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Jerry King lays it up and in | 53-51 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Kuykendall - foul #2 on Robert Kuykendall, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Donald Glover (SF) Robert Kuykendall, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG) Gregory Hay | |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Russell Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Kerry Willits picks off the pass by Brandon Gallop | 53-52 |
| 08:49 | Pitt | Douglas Melchor picks off the pass by James Skipper | 53-52 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Bruce Winstead is called for the reach on Douglas Melchor - foul #2 on Bruce Winstead, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Jerry King, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Sullivan (SF), James Bolger (C) Paul Gray, Bruce Winstead | |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | James Puls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | James Skipper is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-52 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Russell Dodson hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Russell Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | James Skipper can't connect on a floater in the lane | 53-54 |
| 07:33 | Pitt | Kerry Willits tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Skipper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kerry Willits (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bolger (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | James Puls clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | James Bolger grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Russell Dodson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-56 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Kerry Willits tips it in | 53-58 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | James Puls throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Jerry King (PF) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Hay (PG), Paul Gray (SF), Bruce Winstead (C) James Skipper, Charles Sullivan, Kerry Willits | |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Gregory Hay is hacked by Jerry King - foul #2 on Jerry King, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop (C) Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Russell Dodson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Jerry King grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams blows the layup | 53-58 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | James Puls can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | James Puls snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop misses short on a shot from close range but the foul's on Bruce Winstead - foul #3 on Bruce Winstead, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (PG) James Puls | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG), Charles Sullivan (PF) Russell Dodson, James Bolger | |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the left side | 55-58 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry King snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Gregory Hay snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Jerry King grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 57-58 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Paul Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Robert Kuykendall (SF), Harvey Manson (C) Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Pitt | Russell Dodson (SG), Kerry Willits (PF), James Bolger (C) James Skipper, Charles Sullivan, Bruce Winstead | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the lay-in | 57-58 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry King tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Russell Dodson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Jerry King grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gregory Hay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Dodson (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Willits (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bolger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Jerry King picks off the pass by Gregory Hay | 62-58 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the easy layup | 62-58 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kerry Willits | 62-58 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG) Robert Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Skipper (PG), Charles Sullivan (SF), Bruce Winstead (C) Gregory Hay, Paul Gray, James Bolger | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Bruce Winstead is fouled on the floor by Harvey Manson - foul #4 on Harvey Manson, team foul #6 | 62-58 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | Russell Dodson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Skipper | 62-61 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor is hacked by Kerry Willits - foul #3 on Kerry Willits, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker (PF) Jerry King | |
| Subs | Pitt | Paul Gray (SF) Kerry Willits | |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Donald Glover picks off the pass by Bruce Winstead | 64-61 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Gray steals it from Donald Glover | 64-61 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Russell Dodson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Gray | 64-63 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | James Skipper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Harvey Manson, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry King (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Joseph Parker, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Paul Gray misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Glover - foul #3 on Donald Glover, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Paul Gray makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Paul Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop is denied on a layup by Charles Sullivan | 66-68 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Douglas Melchor is called for the reach on Charles Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Charles Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Russell Dodson is hacked by Douglas Melchor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Russell Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Russell Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-71 |