| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the driving attempt near the basket | 20-26 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | George Dubovsky gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams hits a floater in the lane set up by James Dougherty and the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Adams is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Kenneth Adams, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Dunneback | 25-32 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses the jumper from the baseline | 25-32 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams can't tip it in | 25-32 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to George Dubovsky | 25-32 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | James Dougherty's floater is tipped away by Maurice Lokken | 25-32 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the board | 25-32 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-33 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Post (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken double dribbles | 25-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), George Rowe (PF) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky, Kenneth Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by Mathew Meltzer - foul #1 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Kenneth Mealy (C) Joshua Hardman, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken blows the layup | 27-33 |
| 14:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Mealy is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 27-33 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to George Rowe | 27-33 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | George Rowe drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Dougherty | 29-33 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 29-33 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it in | 29-35 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF) James Dougherty, Gary Manley, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang tips it in | 30-37 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Post (C) Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Julius Vance hits a runner near the basket | 32-37 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the turnaround near the basket | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Post (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 32-39 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 32-41 |
| 10:26 | Pitt | Dean Canterbury denies the turnaround by Julius Vance | 32-41 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Daniel Post tips it home | 34-41 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Adams | 34-41 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Xiaoping Huang and he's fouled by Julius Vance - foul #1 on Julius Vance, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Kenneth Mealy (C) Mathew Meltzer, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (C) James Vernon, Dean Canterbury | |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | George Dubovsky hits a jump hook near the basket | 36-44 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | James Dougherty hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), George Rowe (PF) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky, Kenneth Adams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 08:07 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | James Vernon buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Manley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) PF - George Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a turnaround from close range | 40-52 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | George Rowe is hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF) Gary Manley, Mathew Meltzer, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon, Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Dougherty | 42-52 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the floater from the left block | 42-54 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | A charge is called on George Dubovsky - foul #1 on George Dubovsky, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Daniel Post (C) James Dougherty, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by George Dubovsky - foul #2 on George Dubovsky, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | George Dubovsky clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #7 | 42-56 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by George Dubovsky - foul #3 on George Dubovsky, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | George Dubovsky lays it in on a nice dish by Julius Vance | 46-58 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Manley is called for the reach on Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Kenneth Mealy (C) Gary Manley, Daniel Post | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | James Dougherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | George Dubovsky pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Kenneth Mealy - foul #4 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #9 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF) Julius Vance, George Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the lay-in | 46-60 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Bojan Wolinski | 46-60 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #4 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), George Dubovsky (SF) James Dougherty, Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Bojan Wolinski | 47-63 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Mealy is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 47-63 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Gary Manley is called for the reach on Xiaoping Huang - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #10 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the 1st free throw | 47-64 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses badly on a runner in the paint | 47-65 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | James Dougherty is called for the reach on Bojan Wolinski - foul #3 on James Dougherty, team foul #11 | 47-65 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | James Vernon gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 47-66 |