| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ty Causey (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-31 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Tracy Wilson steals the ball from Joseph Cobb | 18-31 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson snags the defensive board | 18-31 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx blows the layup | 18-31 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson snags the offensive board | 18-31 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Derrick Anderson, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb hits a floater in the lane | 20-31 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-31 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | James Blair misses long on a shot from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | James Blair buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ty Causey | 22-31 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee (PF) Ty Causey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG), Charlie Leiter (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF), Charles Stephens (C) John Lewis, Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx, Tracy Wilson | |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jeffery Williams | 25-31 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Merrill Wilson | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Erickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clarence Larrabee (fresh) C - Joseph Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merrill Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charlie Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Pitt | Eugene Stevens swats the shot by Gerald Erickson | 25-33 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson misses the lay-in | 25-33 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Curtis Wilson | 25-36 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-36 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter's floater is tipped away by Clarence Larrabee | 25-36 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams gets the rebound | 25-36 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (SG), William Fiorini (SF), Ty Causey (PF) Gerald Erickson, Jeffery Williams, Clarence Larrabee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang (PG), John Lewis (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Dennis Marx (PF) Eugene Stevens, Merrill Wilson, Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson | |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Wei-Quo Huang clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson hits the follow up shot | 25-38 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Derrick Anderson is called for the reach on Joseph Cobb - foul #2 on Derrick Anderson, team foul #3 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Jones (C) Joseph Cobb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:49 | Pitt | James Blair hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-38 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Derrick Anderson is blocked by William Fiorini | 28-38 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | John Lewis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | William Fiorini makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Jack Rice | 30-41 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | John Lewis shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jack Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ty Causey (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Wei-Quo Huang (fresh) SG - John Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Jack Rice steps in front of the Dennis Marx pass | 30-41 |
| 11:09 | Pitt | James Blair misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-41 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Ty Causey pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | James Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Erickson (SG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Joseph Cobb (C) James Blair, William Fiorini, William Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), Charlie Leiter (SF), Curtis Wilson (PF) Wei-Quo Huang, Derrick Anderson, Dennis Marx | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | John Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-41 |
| 10:32 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 10:13 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams is hacked by Charlie Leiter - foul #1 on Charlie Leiter, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee (PF) Ty Causey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson (SG) John Lewis | |
| 09:49 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Blair (PG) Jack Rice | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Cobb | 30-41 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Clarence Larrabee | 30-41 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | James Blair misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Curtis Wilson - foul #2 on Curtis Wilson, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ty Causey (PF) Clarence Larrabee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF), Dennis Marx (PF) Merrill Wilson, Charlie Leiter, Curtis Wilson | |
| 08:53 | Pitt | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Marx | 32-44 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | James Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 32-44 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | John Lewis double dribbles | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (PG), William Jones (C) James Blair, Joseph Cobb | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Tracy Wilson (C) Charles Stephens | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams is fouled on the floor by Eugene Stevens - foul #2 on Eugene Stevens, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jack Rice (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Erickson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ty Causey (fresh) 2 blk. C - William Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lewis (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Derrick Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Tracy Wilson is called for the reach on Gerald Erickson - foul #5 on Tracy Wilson, team foul #7 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee (PF) Ty Causey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens (C) Tracy Wilson | |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Jack Rice is called for the reach on Eugene Stevens - foul #1 on Jack Rice, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | James Blair (PG), William Fiorini (SF) Gerald Erickson, Jeffery Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter (PG) Eugene Stevens | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter is hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (PF) Dennis Marx | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Stephens | 34-46 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | William Jones comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-46 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter misses the jumpshot from the right side | 34-46 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Charlie Leiter grabs the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | William Fiorini grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | James Blair clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Anderson - foul #3 on Derrick Anderson, team foul #8 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Erickson (SG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Ty Causey (PF), Joseph Cobb (C) Jack Rice, William Fiorini, Clarence Larrabee, William Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens (PG), Merrill Wilson (SG), Dennis Marx (PF) Charlie Leiter, John Lewis, Derrick Anderson | |
| 05:06 | Pitt | James Blair makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | James Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | James Blair misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Ty Causey | 36-46 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-46 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Erickson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ty Causey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Eugene Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merrill Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Marx (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Stephens (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Merrill Wilson scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Wilson | 38-49 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lewis (SG), Derrick Anderson (SF) Merrill Wilson, Curtis Wilson | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-49 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | John Lewis misses the tip | 41-49 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Cobb | 41-49 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | John Lewis is whistled for traveling | 41-49 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-49 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Erickson - foul #4 on Gerald Erickson, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Ty Causey is hacked by Dennis Marx - foul #1 on Dennis Marx, team foul #9 | 41-51 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Ty Causey misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeffery Williams | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | James Blair is called for the reach on Charles Stephens in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Blair, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | James Blair is called for the reach on Derrick Anderson - foul #5 on James Blair, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (PG) James Blair | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Ty Causey is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #1 on Ty Causey, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | John Lewis is fouled on the floor by Gerald Erickson - foul #5 on Gerald Erickson, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Faulkner (SG) Gerald Erickson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | John Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Ty Causey gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Jack Rice hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Jack Rice is called for the reach on Dennis Marx in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Rice, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Ty Causey grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Ty Causey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ty Causey, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (PF) Dennis Marx | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Jack Rice is called for the reach on John Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jack Rice, team foul #10 | 47-52 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | John Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx (PF) Curtis Wilson | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Ty Causey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx is hacked by Jack Rice in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Rice, team foul #11 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Wilson (SF) Derrick Anderson | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Marx misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Eugene Stevens takes the ball from Jack Rice in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | John Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eugene Stevens | 47-55 |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Derrick Anderson (SF) Curtis Wilson | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Andrew Faulkner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | John Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Faulkner - foul #2 on Andrew Faulkner, team foul #12 | 47-55 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb is called for traveling | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Eugene Stevens runs out the clock | 47-57 |