| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Eric Thomas hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Eric Thomas makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is denied on a layup by Merle Dickson | 35-27 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Eric Thomas gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is denied on a dunk by Dean Canterbury | 35-27 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Merle Dickson misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | George Rowe lays it up and in set up by Gary Manley | 35-29 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Thomas | 35-29 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | The short jumper by George Rowe is denied by Walter Bettis | 35-29 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdullah | 35-29 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-29 |
| 17:13 | Pitt | George Rowe gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 17:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Merle Dickson picks off the pass by Dikembe Abdullah | 35-29 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Merle Dickson is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Robert Zentz (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback blows the layup but the foul's on Henry Vincent - foul #2 on Henry Vincent, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky grabs the board | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Pitt | The short jumper by Edward Yanofsky is denied by Dean Canterbury | 36-29 |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Henry Vincent tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury loses the ball out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-31 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky tips it in | 36-33 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it in set up by Robert Zentz | 41-35 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer's pass is intercepted by Paul Daly | 41-35 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, George Rowe, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the easy layup | 41-35 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-35 |
| 12:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Merle Dickson | 41-35 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Canterbury | 41-35 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 41-35 |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Manley | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Merle Dickson - foul #1 on Merle Dickson, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Manley and he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-40 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Gary Manley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 43-40 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 43-40 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Robert Zentz steps in front of the George Rowe pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 43-40 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bojan Wolinski | 46-40 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Gary Manley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Dean Canterbury doubles George Rowe and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:51 | Pitt | The short jumper by George Rowe is denied by Walter Bettis | 46-43 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis buries a floater in the paint set up by Paul Dunneback and the foul's on Edward Yanofsky - foul #1 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG) George Rowe | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Henry Vincent misses the dunk but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Henry Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Henry Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah and the foul's on Edward Yanofsky - foul #2 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-45 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Julius Vance | |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-46 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mealy | 54-46 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by George Rowe | 54-48 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-48 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 04:13 | Pitt | Merle Dickson misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-48 |
| 04:11 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Paul Daly | 56-48 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Gary Manley is hacked by Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 03:39 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Mathew Meltzer - foul #1 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Julius Vance is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Julius Vance, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Joshua Hardman | |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Paul Dunneback is blocked by Kenneth Mealy | 58-50 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Merle Dickson tips it home | 58-52 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Gary Manley - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gary Manley | 60-54 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the floater from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Gary Manley is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Manley, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Merle Dickson | 64-57 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Manley - foul #4 on Gary Manley, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Gary Manley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Manley, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Julius Vance's fadeaway is rejected by Dean Canterbury | 67-57 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Merle Dickson tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy tips it home | 67-59 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah runs out the clock | 67-59 |