| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Erik Hammonds and the foul's on Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Clayton Ellis steals the ball from Terry O'Harra | 23-39 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 23-39 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 23-39 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Hinton (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Lee Walls is fouled on the floor by Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Jim Bell drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey lays it up and in | 28-42 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Jim Bell scores on a shot from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Jim Bell steals the ball from Anthony Lynch | 30-42 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF) Terry O'Harra, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Anthony Lynch | |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Shane Callas | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Pegues | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-44 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-44 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Doug Moore | 30-46 |
| 13:58 | Pitt | William Macdonald knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Drozd | 32-46 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | William Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | William Macdonald connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 34-46 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-46 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Macdonald | 34-46 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Michael Alexander connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Macdonald | 36-46 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is hacked by Lee Walls - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Clayton Ellis, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Lynch | 36-48 |
| 11:50 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 36-48 |
| 11:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it home | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Jacobs | 38-50 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Joe Jacobs and he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #4 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF) Lee Walls, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Doug Moore, Sean Starkey | |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Erik Hammonds is blocked by Jim Bell | 38-52 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Lynch | 38-52 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses badly on a shot in the paint | 38-52 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #3 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG) Shane Callas | |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds banks in the layup set up by Clayton Ellis | 40-54 |
| 08:32 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 43-54 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds blows the layup | 43-54 |
| 08:05 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Pegues | 43-54 |
| 07:48 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-54 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Pegues (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 43-54 |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-54 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs tips it but misses | 43-54 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | William Pegues steps in front of the Clayton Ellis pass | 43-54 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Michael Alexander scores on a 3 from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch hits a jumper from the left side set up by Erik Hammonds | 46-56 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson buries a floater near the basket set up by Joe Jacobs | 46-58 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Jim Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, William Pegues, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas lays it in set up by Doug Moore | 46-60 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | William Macdonald hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 48-60 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | William Macdonald steals it from Clayton Ellis | 48-60 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Michael Alexander loses the dribble to Clayton Ellis | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Lynch (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey tips it in | 48-62 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Anthony Lynch swats the layup by Kenneth Drozd | 48-62 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 48-62 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Doug Moore is called for the reach on William Macdonald - foul #3 on Doug Moore, team foul #3 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Pegues (PF) Michael Alexander, Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF) Clayton Ellis, Anthony Lynch | |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-62 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson tips it home | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | William Macdonald scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't finish the layup | 54-64 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | William Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | John Hinton is called for the reach on Sean Starkey - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is fouled on the floor by Miguel Ayala - foul #1 on Miguel Ayala, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | William Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | John Hinton lays it in on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 56-65 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), Jim Bell (C) Miguel Ayala, William Macdonald, William Pegues, John Hinton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is hacked by Michael Alexander in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Anthony Lynch steals it from Jim Bell | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Lynch | 56-69 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 58-69 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis runs out the clock | 58-69 |