| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sarver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 9 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-29 |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Starkey | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Willie Longacre | 30-32 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | John Stanley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willie Longacre and the foul's on John Sarver - foul #1 on John Sarver, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Clayton Ellis is called for the reach on Steven Mitchell - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the lay-in | 30-35 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | John Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Germain - foul #1 on Robert Germain, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey blows the wide open layup | 32-35 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is hacked by John Stanley - foul #2 on John Stanley, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Robert Betts (C) John Stanley, Steven Mitchell, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses badly on a runner in the paint | 34-37 |
| 16:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Betts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Cobb | 34-40 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Andrew Washington is denied on a dunk by Shane Callas | 34-40 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | John Sarver tips it home | 36-40 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Cobb is blocked by Andrew Washington | 36-40 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Macdonald | 36-40 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | John Sarver comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-40 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | John Sarver tips it but misses | 36-40 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-40 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Germain | 36-40 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 14:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Betts | 36-40 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | John Sarver scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Washington | 39-40 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is hacked by John Sarver - foul #2 on John Sarver, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Steven Mitchell (SF), Heath Doby (PF), Jim Bell (C) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Kenneth Drozd, Robert Betts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by Heath Doby - foul #4 on Heath Doby, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Drozd is called for the reach on Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Clayton Ellis | 39-42 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jim Bell | 41-42 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Steven Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Clayton Ellis | 41-42 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis tips it in | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | John Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (PF) Miguel Ayala, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 41-46 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | John Stanley double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 10:43 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clayton Ellis - foul #2 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Betts (C) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG) Willie Longacre | |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is called for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Clayton Ellis | |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Robert Betts hits the finger roll | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-46 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Steven Mitchell | 44-46 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | John Sarver hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | John Sarver gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-46 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Cobb | 44-48 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Andrew Washington misses the easy layup but the foul's on Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Jim Bell (C) Steven Mitchell, Robert Betts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Robert Germain, Sean Starkey | |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Andrew Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Washington swats the short shot by Willie Longacre | 46-48 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on a runner near the basket | 46-48 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Sarver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | William Macdonald is whistled for a carry | 46-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Heath Doby (C) John Sarver, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 06:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | The short jumper by Heath Doby is denied by Travis Brumbelow | 46-48 |
| 06:34 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses the tip | 46-48 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 48-50 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by John Stanley - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Sarver (SG), Andrew Washington (SF) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | John Stanley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Heath Doby swats the layup by Travis Brumbelow | 48-50 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 48-50 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the turnaround from the left block | 50-50 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Travis Brumbelow out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by John Stanley - foul #4 on John Stanley, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF) Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Sarver (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Heath Doby (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 ast. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Heath Doby knocks in the runner in the lane set up by John Sarver and the foul's on Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (SF) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Heath Doby makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 53-55 |
| 02:45 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | John Sarver clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | John Sarver grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Heath Doby misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Heath Doby tips it back up and in | 55-55 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Heath Doby picks off the pass by Willie Longacre | 55-55 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Stanley | 57-55 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | John Sarver hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Mitchell | 60-55 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Drozd takes the ball from Sean Starkey | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Longacre - foul #3 on Willie Longacre, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Robert Betts (C) John Sarver, Heath Doby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled on the floor by Willie Longacre - foul #4 on Willie Longacre, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey scores on a shot from close range set up by Robert Germain out of the doubleteam | 62-57 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Longacre - foul #5 on Willie Longacre, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is whistled for traveling | 64-57 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Robert Germain is called for the reach on Miguel Ayala in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Germain, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Robert Betts gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Cobb | 68-60 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | Andrew Cobb is called for the reach on John Stanley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Cobb, team foul #11 | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:09 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 70-60 |