| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Heath Doby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Steven Mitchell is called for the reach on Clayton Ellis - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:08 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it home | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | John Stanley takes the ball from Freddie Robinson | 31-32 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it home | 33-34 |
| 17:55 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Ellis | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (PF) Willie Longacre, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | John Sarver misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 35-36 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | John Sarver pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Heath Doby can't throw it down | 35-36 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is called for traveling | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF), Freddie Robinson (C) Robert Germain, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| 15:10 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Andrew Cobb | 37-38 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 37-38 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb blows the layup but the foul's on William Macdonald - foul #2 on William Macdonald, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the jumper in the paint | 37-38 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled in the backcourt by John Stanley - foul #1 on John Stanley, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG) William Macdonald | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range set up by Willie Longacre | 39-38 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Jim Bell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Shane Callas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Heath Doby (C) Jim Bell | |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb lays it up and in set up by Robert Germain out of the doubleteam | 41-38 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Stanley | 41-41 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF) Steven Mitchell | |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Stanley | 42-44 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Germain | 44-44 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Sarver | 44-47 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | John Stanley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Heath Doby snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 45-47 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | William Macdonald comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Heath Doby buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Travis Brumbelow - foul #4 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Andrew Washington (SF) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell | |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 50-49 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Germain out of a doubleteam | 52-49 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | Heath Doby knocks in the jumper from close range set up by William Macdonald | 52-51 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Andrew Cobb | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Shane Callas blocks the short jumper by Heath Doby | 55-51 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 55-53 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Heath Doby | 55-53 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Jim Bell connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF) Andrew Cobb, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) Andrew Washington, Heath Doby | |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Freddie Robinson | 57-56 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steven Mitchell | 57-58 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain's pass is intercepted by William Macdonald | 57-58 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | William Macdonald is hacked by Robert Germain - foul #1 on Robert Germain, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Robert Betts (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell snags the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 07:55 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell tips it back up and in | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Betts (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Steven Mitchell steals it from Robert Germain out of a doubleteam | 57-60 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | John Stanley is hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | John Sarver blows the layup but he's hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Willie Longacre, team foul #6 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Heath Doby (C) Robert Betts | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | John Sarver makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-62 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Willie Longacre takes the ball from Kenneth Drozd | 57-62 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre banks in the layup | 59-62 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Sarver | 59-64 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 59-64 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | John Stanley is called for traveling | 59-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Sarver, Steven Mitchell, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Travis Brumbelow and the foul's on Heath Doby - foul #3 on Heath Doby, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jim Bell | 62-66 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 62-66 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 62-66 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Heath Doby comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #4 on Willie Longacre, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 62-67 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Andrew Washington steps in front of the Shane Callas pass | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Heath Doby (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Heath Doby can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 62-67 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Germain | 62-67 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 64-67 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Willie Longacre picks off the pass by Jim Bell | 64-67 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-67 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | William Macdonald grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell | |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd drills a runner from the right block | 64-69 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Drozd is called for the reach on Robert Germain - foul #4 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) William Macdonald | |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Heath Doby can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Travis Brumbelow - foul #5 on Travis Brumbelow, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 66-70 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-70 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain gets the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 66-70 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Heath Doby - foul #4 on Heath Doby, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Heath Doby grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the runner from the baseline set up by John Sarver | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Willie Longacre is called for the reach on John Stanley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willie Longacre, team foul #9 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (PF) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Andrew Washington | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Heath Doby | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Heath Doby is hacked by Andrew Cobb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Betts (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Clayton Ellis is called for the reach on Steven Mitchell - foul #3 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (PF) Heath Doby | |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF), Heath Doby (C) Andrew Washington, Robert Betts | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-76 |