| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard is hacked by Donald Fusco - foul #1 on Donald Fusco, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez can't connect on a shot from the left side | 22-26 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | John Mowery snags the offensive board | 22-26 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Jesse Maloney picks off the pass by Gary Tellez | 22-26 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney's floater is knocked away by Scott Lakey | 22-26 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it but misses | 22-26 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Scott Lakey | 22-26 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | William Baldwin gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Mowery | 22-26 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Donald Fusco - foul #2 on Donald Fusco, team foul #2 | 22-26 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's pass is intercepted by William Baldwin | 24-26 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell jams it set up by William Baldwin | 24-28 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | John Mowery scores on a floater from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Maloney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney is hacked by John Mowery - foul #2 on John Mowery, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Rick Carpenter (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Robert Mohr (C) William Baldwin, Alvin Twitchell, Jesse Maloney, Donald Fusco | |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Robert Mohr comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 26-28 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Nathan Chico tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Pat Evans - foul #1 on Pat Evans, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG) Felton Robillard | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (PG) Pat Evans | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Rick Carpenter grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 14:23 | Pitt | William Baldwin connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Powers and he's fouled by James Button - foul #1 on James Button, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon, Joseph Erlandson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) Robert Mohr | |
| 14:23 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | James Button blows the layup | 26-31 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Nathan Chico gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Bourn - foul #1 on Richard Bourn, team foul #3 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG) James Button | |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (SF) Rick Carpenter | |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Michael Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Baldwin - foul #1 on William Baldwin, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), John Mowery (PF) Charles Taranto, Richard Bourn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Maloney (PF) Michael Powers | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Nathan Chico's pass is intercepted by John Mowery | 27-32 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jesse Ortegon | 29-32 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Jesse Ortegon steps in front of the Donald Fusco pass | 29-32 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard drills a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jesse Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Pitt | William Baldwin double dribbles | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Richard Bourn (C) Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PG), Martin Wareham (SG), Rick Carpenter (SF), Robert Mohr (C) William Baldwin, Nathan Chico, Alvin Twitchell, Donald Fusco | |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Rick Carpenter steals it from Jesse Ortegon | 32-32 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Martin Wareham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rick Carpenter | 32-34 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson clanks a floater from the right side | 32-34 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Robert Mohr snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Pat Evans is denied on a dunk by Charles Taranto | 32-34 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Robert Mohr tips it back up and in | 32-36 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard loses the dribble to Martin Wareham | 32-36 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Pat Evans makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Rick Carpenter | 32-38 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Taranto | 35-38 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Robert Mohr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Pat Evans is called for the reach on Felton Robillard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Pat Evans, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Gary Tellez (SF), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Jesse Ortegon, Joseph Erlandson, Richard Bourn | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Alvin Twitchell (SF), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) Martin Wareham, Rick Carpenter, Jesse Maloney, Robert Mohr | |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez buries a shot from close range and he's fouled by Alvin Twitchell - foul #1 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG) Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | William Baldwin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jesse Ortegon - foul #2 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG) Pat Evans | |
| 07:59 | Pitt | William Baldwin makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | William Baldwin is called for the reach on James Button - foul #2 on William Baldwin, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | James Button misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Button (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Baldwin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Michael Powers clanks a runner from close range | 39-39 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Powers - foul #2 on Michael Powers, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SG) James Button | |
| Subs | Pitt | Pat Evans (PG), Jesse Maloney (PF) Nathan Chico, Michael Powers | |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Scott Lakey | 39-39 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Mowery | 42-39 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Gary Tellez picks off the pass by Donald Fusco | 42-39 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey travels with the ball | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG) John Mowery | |
| Subs | Pitt | Rick Carpenter (SF) Alvin Twitchell | |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney's pass is intercepted by Gary Tellez | 42-39 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Donald Fusco comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Scott Lakey - foul #1 on Scott Lakey, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Richard Bourn (C) Gary Tellez, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG), Michael Powers (PF) William Baldwin, Jesse Maloney | |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Donald Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Jesse Ortegon is blocked by Michael Powers | 44-41 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Michael Powers snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Jesse Ortegon steals the ball from Michael Powers | 44-41 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson tips it in | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses the floater from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Pat Evans (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Nathan Chico (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Donald Fusco steals the ball from Charles Taranto | 46-41 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Joseph Erlandson, Charles Taranto, Richard Bourn | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Alvin Twitchell (SF), Jesse Maloney (PF) Nathan Chico, Rick Carpenter, Michael Powers | |
| 02:46 | Pitt | William Baldwin blows the dunk | 46-41 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Jesse Ortegon is blocked by Jesse Maloney | 46-41 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 46-41 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez banks in the layup | 48-41 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | William Baldwin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Pat Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is hacked by Alvin Twitchell - foul #2 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey snags the offensive board | 48-41 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey is fouled on the floor by Donald Fusco - foul #3 on Donald Fusco, team foul #10 | 48-41 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Donald Fusco clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 00:47 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Maloney | 49-41 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | Pat Evans knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey is hacked by William Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Baldwin, team foul #11 | 49-44 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:35 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Jesse Maloney grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | John Mowery picks off the pass by Pat Evans | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is hacked by William Baldwin in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Baldwin, team foul #12 | 51-44 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Donald Fusco knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Twitchell | 53-47 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is hacked by Pat Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Pat Evans, team foul #13 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (PF) John Mowery | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | William Baldwin misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Pat Evans snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | William Baldwin loses the dribble to Gary Tellez | 55-47 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto can't throw it down | 55-47 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | William Baldwin pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the 3 from straight away | 55-47 |