| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dean Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley inbounds the ball | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Brian Edward can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | James Elkins gets the rebound | 43-26 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-26 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | James Elkins gets the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | James Elkins buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jerry Kessler | 45-26 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | The jump hook by Joseph Griffin is blocked by Henry Williams | 45-26 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Brian Edward connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-29 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-29 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Bruce Bouley is called for the reach on Dean Smith - foul #2 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Jesse Harshaw steals it from Shawn Tatro | 45-29 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw lays it in | 45-31 |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Dean Smith is called for the reach on Brian Edward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Smith, team foul #1 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (SG), Robert Callahan (C) Dean Smith, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis (C) Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley is denied on a dunk by Cheng-Gong Wang | 48-32 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry Kessler | 48-32 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler lays it in | 50-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Shawn Tatro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bouley (tiring) 4 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson loses the dribble to Cheng-Gong Wang in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 50-32 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw and he's hacked by Ronald Davis - foul #2 on Ronald Davis, team foul #3 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), Dean Smith (SG), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Jerry Kessler, Cheng-Gong Wang, Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Brian Arnold (SF), Lars Zisser (PF) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Edward, Kenneth Nicholson, Bruce Bouley | |
| 15:05 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Elkins | 50-35 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-35 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | James Elkins gets the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Tatro | 52-35 |
| 13:37 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by James Elkins | 52-35 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman snags the offensive board | 52-35 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Williams | 52-35 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-35 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Lars Zisser gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Allen Leslie is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Justin Cox (C) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold, Joseph Griffin | |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits a jumper from the right side set up by Dean Smith | 54-35 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Jerry Kessler steps in front of the Jesse Harshaw pass in the backcourt | 54-35 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith blows the dunk | 54-35 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Justin Cox | 54-35 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-35 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Brian Edward snags the offensive board | 54-35 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | Justin Cox can't tip it in | 54-35 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith snags the defensive board | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dean Smith and the foul's on Jesse Harshaw - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #2 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) Shawn Tatro, James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF) Allen Leslie, Justin Cox | |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the free throw | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Stanley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Lars Zisser (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the lay-in | 57-35 |
| 11:24 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Brian Edward clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-35 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the offensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Edward | 57-37 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Henry Williams | 59-37 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang snags the defensive board | 59-37 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 59-37 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-37 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is open and buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Jesse Harshaw | 59-39 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Edward - foul #1 on Brian Edward, team foul #3 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Shawn Tatro (SF), James Elkins (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Anthony Stanley, Cheng-Gong Wang, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Brian Arnold (SF), Justin Cox (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Edward, Kenneth Nicholson, Bruce Bouley, Lars Zisser | |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Davis - foul #3 on Ronald Davis, team foul #4 | 60-39 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Davis | 60-40 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 63-40 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin lays it in uncontested | 63-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dean Smith (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) SF - Brian Arnold (fresh) PF - Justin Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | James Elkins is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 63-42 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Brian Arnold snags the defensive board | 63-42 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Davis - foul #4 on Ronald Davis, team foul #5 | 63-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan (C) Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF) Joseph Griffin | |
| 06:54 | Pitt | Justin Cox hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-44 |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Shawn Tatro | 65-44 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Justin Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dean Smith - foul #4 on Dean Smith, team foul #6 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold | |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Justin Cox misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Justin Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Kessler | 67-45 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Bruce Bouley picks off the pass by Dean Smith | 67-45 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Shawn Tatro steals it from Bruce Bouley in the backcourt | 67-45 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Joseph Griffin (C) Allen Leslie, Justin Cox | |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Brian Edward scores on a 3 from the right corner | 67-48 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan (C) Ronald Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Brian Arnold (SG), Lars Zisser (PF) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Edward, Bruce Bouley | |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Wang takes the ball from Joseph Griffin | 67-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Smith (very tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Arnold (fresh) SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lars Zisser (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Griffin (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 67-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SG), Justin Cox (PF) Brian Arnold, Lars Zisser | |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Leslie | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 69-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Callahan | 69-50 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the offensive board | 69-50 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Nicholson | 69-52 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang is hacked by Justin Cox - foul #1 on Justin Cox, team foul #4 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis (C) Robert Callahan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Edward (SG), Bruce Bouley (PF) Bobbie Toman, Allen Leslie, Justin Cox | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 69-52 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Brian Edward gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Tatro - foul #2 on Shawn Tatro, team foul #7 | 69-52 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Davis | 69-52 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Jesse Harshaw takes the ball from Shawn Tatro | 69-52 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-52 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 69-52 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis can't tip it in | 69-52 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro gets the offensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson runs out the clock | 69-52 |