| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Julius Vance is hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:16 | Pitt | James Dougherty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 31-26 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Paul Dunneback steals it from Kenneth Mealy | 34-28 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Vernon | 37-28 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Dubovsky and he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by George Dubovsky - foul #1 on George Dubovsky, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) James Dougherty | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is fouled on the floor by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Daniel Post (C) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams clanks a shot near the basket | 40-31 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Post (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 42-31 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Gary Manley is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, James Vernon | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Julius Vance (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), George Rowe (PF) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman, George Dubovsky, Kenneth Adams | |
| 14:51 | Pitt | George Rowe scores on a floater from the left side set up by Mathew Meltzer | 42-33 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Mathew Meltzer is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Adams (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) George Rowe, Daniel Post | |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Mealy - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Adams | 43-33 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Robert Zentz steals the ball from James Dougherty | 43-33 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Mathew Meltzer is called for the reach on James Vernon - foul #2 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Dubovsky (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken connects on the open turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 45-33 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | George Dubovsky is denied on a dunk by Dean Canterbury | 45-33 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | James Vernon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Dean Canterbury | 48-33 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy banks in the layup on a great pass from James Dougherty | 48-35 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by James Dougherty - foul #1 on James Dougherty, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), George Rowe (PF) James Dougherty, Julius Vance, Kenneth Adams | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Rowe - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Rowe | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Pitt | George Dubovsky connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Gary Manley | 49-37 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a shot from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | George Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 10:19 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #7 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), James Vernon (SG), Maurice Lokken (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), Kenneth Adams (PF), Daniel Post (C) Joshua Hardman, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Vernon | 52-37 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | George Dubovsky clanks a jump hook from close range | 52-37 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by Gary Manley - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #8 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF) Gary Manley, George Dubovsky | |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Daniel Post gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 52-37 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Daniel Post snags the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | James Dougherty scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | James Vernon loses the dribble to James Dougherty | 52-40 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Dubovsky (SF), Kenneth Mealy (C) Mathew Meltzer, Daniel Post | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky connects on the jumper in the paint set up by James Dougherty and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (SG) Julius Vance | |
| 07:00 | Pitt | George Dubovsky makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Adams steals it from Dikembe Abdullah out of a doubleteam | 52-43 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses badly on a floater near the basket | 52-43 |
| 06:27 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Manley | 52-43 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-43 |
| 05:33 | Pitt | Dean Canterbury swats the short shot by Kenneth Mealy | 54-43 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 54-43 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Paul Dunneback blocks the short jumper by George Dubovsky | 54-43 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | James Vernon gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-43 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | George Dubovsky misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-43 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | James Vernon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | George Dubovsky pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams is denied on a layup by Dean Canterbury | 54-43 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | James Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Dougherty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Dubovsky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Kenneth Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams is whistled for a carry | 54-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), George Rowe (PF), Daniel Post (C) Gary Manley, George Dubovsky, Kenneth Adams, Kenneth Mealy | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-43 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Post | 54-43 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | James Dougherty knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Julius Vance | 54-45 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Dubovsky (SF), Kenneth Adams (PF), Kenneth Mealy (C) James Dougherty, Mathew Meltzer, George Rowe, Daniel Post | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Julius Vance - foul #1 on Julius Vance, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Dougherty (PG) Gary Manley | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #1 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-45 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Julius Vance is fouled on the floor by Robert Zentz - foul #4 on Robert Zentz, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Julius Vance makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Julius Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Xiaoping Huang | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | James Dougherty is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:55 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | James Dougherty makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by James Dougherty - foul #2 on James Dougherty, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-48 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 59-48 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | George Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | George Dubovsky's dunk attempt is rejected by Maurice Lokken | 59-48 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #10 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Kenneth Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 59-50 |