| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - William Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aaron (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 19:50 | Pitt | John Peterson gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Christopher McKee knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Brooks | 41-43 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Chad Seidl (PF), Young Chiong (C) Christopher McKee, John Aaron, Dominic Yazzie, John Brooks | |
| 18:48 | Pitt | A charge is called on Steven Savage - foul #1 on Steven Savage, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Aaron (SG) Steven Savage, Michael Pennington | |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | William Taylor blows the layup | 41-43 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Christopher McKee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | William Taylor grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is fouled on the floor by John Peterson - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF), John Brooks (C) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Chad Seidl, Young Chiong | |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Dominic Yazzie steals it from Frank Lobdell | 41-43 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | John Aaron is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Aaron, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, John Aaron | |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Terrell Jones | 44-43 |
| 16:45 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Chad Seidl (PF) Christopher McKee, Dominic Yazzie | |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Steven Savage is called for the reach on Gene Dycus - foul #2 on Steven Savage, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF) Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Young Chiong (C) Steven Savage, John Brooks | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Christopher McKee - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (C) Young Chiong | |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | John Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-43 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ray Niewieroski | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) SG - Terrell Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Pennington is called for the reach on Ray Niewieroski - foul #2 on Michael Pennington, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), William Taylor (PF) Charles Ray, Terrell Jones, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Aaron (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski scores on a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (C) Augustine Greco | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | John Aaron makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dominic Yazzie | 48-45 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Frank Lobdell | 50-45 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Steven Savage is hacked by Frank Lobdell - foul #1 on Frank Lobdell, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), Casey Landis (SF), Thomas Kidd (C) Thomas Musso, Stephen Thomas, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Chad Seidl (PF), John Brooks (C) Steven Savage, John Peterson, Young Chiong | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Chad Seidl is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Lobdell | 53-45 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | John Aaron drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher McKee | 53-48 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Chad Seidl pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | John Peterson dunks the ball | 53-50 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | William Taylor hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Chad Seidl blows the layup | 55-50 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | John Peterson hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Kidd | 58-52 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 11:37 | Pitt | John Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Pitt | John Brooks clanks a shot from the right block | 58-52 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses long on a jumper from close range | 58-52 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | John Peterson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 60-52 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | John Aaron steps in front of the Frank Lobdell pass | 60-52 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Christopher McKee is hacked by Frank Lobdell - foul #2 on Frank Lobdell, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Terrell Jones, Casey Landis, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Young Chiong (C) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Chad Seidl, John Brooks | |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Young Chiong is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Thomas Musso | 62-52 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie's dunk attempt is rejected by Gene Dycus | 62-52 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ray Niewieroski | 62-52 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 62-52 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Steven Savage comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Musso - foul #1 on Thomas Musso, team foul #3 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG) Thomas Musso | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Steven Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Ray Niewieroski loses the ball out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG) Steven Savage | |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (SF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, Young Chiong | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Ray | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) C - Ray Niewieroski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Savage (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aaron (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:57 | Pitt | John Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Gunn (SF), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Stephen Thomas, Gene Dycus, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG) Steven Savage, John Peterson | |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | William Taylor banks in the layup | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:24 | Pitt | John Aaron clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | Augustine Greco misses the tip | 66-54 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones is denied on a layup by Dominic Yazzie | 66-54 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 05:42 | Pitt | John Aaron misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Terrell Jones | 66-54 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | William Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Dominic Yazzie - foul #1 on Dominic Yazzie, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Lobdell (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF) Charles Ray, Terrell Jones, David Gunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (SF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington | |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:01 | Pitt | John Aaron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-54 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | John Peterson can't tip it in | 67-54 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | William Taylor snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis is denied on a layup by Augustine Greco | 67-54 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | William Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-54 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | The jumper by John Peterson is denied by Thomas Kidd | 67-54 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | John Aaron misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | William Taylor gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (PF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, William Taylor | |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Chad Seidl (PF) Steven Savage, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is hacked by John Peterson - foul #2 on John Peterson, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Lobdell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Dycus (fresh) C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Aaron (tiring) 17 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chad Seidl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-54 |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Christopher McKee misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-54 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Chad Seidl - foul #2 on Chad Seidl, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Frank Lobdell, Stephen Thomas, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (SF), Young Chiong (C) Christopher McKee, John Aaron, John Peterson, Augustine Greco | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Chad Seidl snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Steven Savage can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Pitt | Chad Seidl hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 67-54 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Young Chiong tips it home | 67-56 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Young Chiong is called for the reach on Terrell Jones - foul #1 on Young Chiong, team foul #11 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), John Brooks (C) Dominic Yazzie, Young Chiong | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Chad Seidl is blocked by Casey Landis | 68-56 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Pitt | Steven Savage can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-56 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | John Peterson tips it in | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray runs out the clock | 70-58 |