| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Bellew (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Albin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Cory Bellew inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-26 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias grabs the defensive rebound | 42-26 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien hits a floater from the baseline | 44-26 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Cory Bellew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-26 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Thomas Fenster | 46-26 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Cory Bellew misses the shot from the left block | 46-26 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien hits the finger roll | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Cory Bellew makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Ervin Frias - foul #1 on Ervin Frias, team foul #1 | 48-28 |
| 17:52 | Pitt | Cory Bellew misses the free throw | 48-28 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the board | 48-28 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | William Albin steps in front of the Ervin Frias pass | 48-28 |
| 17:37 | Pitt | Ervin Frias swats the layup by Eric Matthews | 48-28 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini gets the rebound | 48-28 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-28 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Matthews | 48-28 |
| 16:57 | Pitt | Cory Bellew's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (PF), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gregory Waddell (SF) Cory Bellew | |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses the lay-in | 48-28 |
| 16:38 | Pitt | Eric Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Rodney Turner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias gets the rebound | 48-28 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | William Albin banks in the layup | 48-30 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford grabs the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Fenster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Waddell (fresh) PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-30 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Eric Matthews pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Eric Matthews is fouled on the floor by William Schupp - foul #2 on William Schupp, team foul #2 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Charles Tomasini (C) Thomas Fenster, Ervin Frias, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu (SF) Gregory Waddell | |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Eric Matthews's floater is tipped away by Charles Tomasini | 48-30 |
| 15:07 | Pitt | Rodney Turner tips it home | 48-32 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Chiu - foul #4 on Dingbang Chiu, team foul #1 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien (PF) Everett Coulter | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cory Bellew (SF) Dingbang Chiu | |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the lay-in | 48-32 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Rodney Turner gets the rebound | 48-32 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | William Albin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Albin, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Ralph Bradford | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-32 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien grabs the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-32 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Morse | 48-32 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (SF) Ervin Frias | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Haynes (PF) William Albin | |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Rodney Turner clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-32 |
| 13:17 | Pitt | Troy Murrin grabs the offensive board | 48-32 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Rodney Turner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Fenster - foul #2 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (PF), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Rodney Turner makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses long on a shot from the right block | 48-33 |
| 12:32 | Pitt | Eric Matthews snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | Rodney Turner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-33 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Everett Coulter | 48-33 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-33 |
| 12:10 | Cincinnati | William Schupp tips it in | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Rodney Turner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Troy Murrin | 50-36 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-36 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter tips it home | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:38 | Pitt | Ralph Bradford takes the ball from Rodney Turner after a doubleteam | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Bellew (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eric Matthews (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses badly on a shot in the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Cory Bellew gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | The jumper by Troy Murrin is denied by William Schupp | 52-36 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | William Schupp snags the defensive board | 52-36 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford is fouled on the floor by Raymond Haynes - foul #1 on Raymond Haynes, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (PG), Ervin Frias (SF), Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) Nathan Morse, Thomas Fenster, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG), Gregory Waddell (SF), William Albin (PF), Jeff Herron (C) Troy Murrin, Cory Bellew, Raymond Haynes, Eric Matthews | |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Lacefield and he's fouled by Jeff Herron - foul #1 on Jeff Herron, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Everett Coulter | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the free throw | 54-36 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | William Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Jeff Herron makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Eddie Knapp | 54-38 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield travels with the ball | 54-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Murrin (SG) Eddie Knapp | |
| 09:33 | Pitt | William Albin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien is hacked by Gregory Waddell - foul #1 on Gregory Waddell, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG) Nathan Morse | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Troy Murrin picks off the pass by Kenny Zien | 54-38 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Gregory Waddell knocks in the floater near the basket | 54-40 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Fenster | 57-40 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses the lay-in | 57-40 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Lacefield | 57-40 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien drills a runner in the paint set up by Ervin Frias | 59-40 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Jeff Herron is called for traveling | 59-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Ralph Bradford (PF) Ervin Frias, Kenny Zien | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cory Bellew (SF), Eric Matthews (C) Gregory Waddell, Jeff Herron | |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-40 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Matthews | 59-40 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Troy Murrin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Lacefield - foul #2 on James Lacefield, team foul #4 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), William Schupp (C) James Lacefield, Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dingbang Chiu (SF) Cory Bellew | |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Troy Murrin makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Troy Murrin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | William Schupp grabs the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Everett Coulter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Rodney Turner (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Murrin (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dingbang Chiu (fresh) 4 pf. PF - William Albin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses long on a runner in the paint | 59-42 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Eric Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Rodney Turner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-42 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Troy Murrin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | William Albin knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Dingbang Chiu | 59-44 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Dingbang Chiu steals the ball from William Schupp | 59-44 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Rodney Turner misses the easy layup | 59-44 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Troy Murrin gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Schupp - foul #3 on William Schupp, team foul #5 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Ervin Frias (SF), Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) Everett Coulter, Thomas Fenster, Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Knapp (SG), Cory Bellew (PF) Troy Murrin, William Albin | |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Eric Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Eric Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Cory Bellew is called for the reach on James Lacefield - foul #1 on Cory Bellew, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield gets the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Lacefield and the foul's on Eric Matthews - foul #1 on Eric Matthews, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Haynes (C) Eric Matthews | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Rodney Turner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Dingbang Chiu - foul #5 on Dingbang Chiu, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG) Nathan Morse | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Crawford (SG), Gregory Waddell (SF) Rodney Turner, Dingbang Chiu | |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 04:37 | Pitt | Cory Bellew snags the defensive board | 64-45 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Cory Bellew is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Cory Bellew, team foul #9 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (PG), Ralph Bradford (SF) Everett Coulter, Ervin Frias | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Gregory Waddell is called for the reach on Ralph Bradford - foul #2 on Gregory Waddell, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Pitt | John Crawford is whistled for traveling | 66-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) Ralph Bradford | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Lacefield | 69-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenny Zien (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Eddie Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Crawford (fresh) SF - Gregory Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Bellew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Eddie Knapp misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-45 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenny Zien | 69-45 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses badly on a floater from close range | 69-45 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield grabs the offensive rebound | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse's pass is intercepted by Raymond Haynes | 69-45 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Kenny Zien steals the ball from Gregory Waddell | 69-45 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 69-45 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini hits the follow up shot | 71-45 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Cory Bellew connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Charles Tomasini - foul #1 on Charles Tomasini, team foul #6 | 71-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Thomas Fenster | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Cory Bellew misses the free throw | 71-47 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 71-47 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses short on a floater from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes gets the rebound | 71-47 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | Kenny Zien steals it from Cory Bellew | 71-47 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Gregory Waddell is called for the reach on Kenny Zien - foul #3 on Gregory Waddell, team foul #11 | 71-47 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Crawford is hacked by James Lacefield - foul #3 on James Lacefield, team foul #7 | 72-47 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | John Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Raymond Haynes pulls down the rebound | 72-49 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Cory Bellew connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Knapp | 72-51 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse runs out the clock | 72-51 |