| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Matteson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armand Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) SF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Armand Rossi inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Armand Rossi misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 19:42 | Pitt | Peter Hunt can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen makes the fadeaway in the lane | 32-35 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Kenneth Holt is called for the reach on John Matteson - foul #1 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Armand Rossi, Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Calvin Cole drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrei Walentoski | 34-35 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Antonio Walker and he's hacked by Andrei Walentoski - foul #2 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Armand Rossi (SF) John Matteson, Charles Belle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG) Kenneth Holt | |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | John Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (PG) Clifford Ponder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Ernest Edmonson (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Robert Olsen, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 17:10 | Pitt | John Matteson banks in the layup on a great pass from Armand Rossi and he's hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #1 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF) Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG) Stephen Ayers | |
| 17:10 | Pitt | John Matteson misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Andrei Walentoski - foul #3 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Armand Rossi (SG) John Matteson, Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:28 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Calvin Cole | 39-40 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Armand Rossi grabs the board | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Armand Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fresh) C - David Claunch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Pitt | John Wright steals the ball from Clifford Ponder | 39-40 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Ernest Edmonson is blocked by Charles Belle | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | David Claunch tips it home | 39-42 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Armand Rossi comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | John Wright comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Peter Hunt gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Charles Belle can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ernest Edmonson - foul #2 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Hittle (PF) Armand Rossi, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Robert Olsen (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Ernest Edmonson, David Claunch | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Hittle - foul #4 on Charles Hittle, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Charles Belle, Charles Hittle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | John Matteson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Calvin Cole can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF) John Matteson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Coughlan | 41-45 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (SG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Ayers | 41-47 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree hits a shot near the basket | 43-47 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the lay-in | 43-47 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it home | 43-49 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | Armand Rossi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Peter Hunt (PF) John Matteson, Matthew Murphree | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), David Claunch (C) Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Armand Rossi is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (SF) Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Ayers, Robert Olsen | |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Lowrance | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Matteson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Cole (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Claunch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Calvin Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF) John Matteson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG) Marvin Wyse | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Andrei Walentoski is called for the reach on Kenneth Holt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (SG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Antonio Walker | 43-53 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | John Wright picks off the pass by Calvin Cole | 43-53 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | David Claunch hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Wright | 43-55 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Peter Hunt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-55 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Claunch | 43-57 |
| 09:58 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF) Armand Rossi, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Robert Olsen (SF), Ernest Edmonson (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, David Claunch | |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Olsen - foul #1 on Robert Olsen, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side | 44-59 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder loses the dribble to Marvin Wyse | 44-59 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marvin Wyse | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ernest Edmonson - foul #3 on Ernest Edmonson, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armand Rossi (SF) Charles Belle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG) John Wright | |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Olsen | 45-63 |
| 08:17 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Calvin Cole | 47-63 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Matthew Murphree steals it from Robert Olsen | 47-63 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-63 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Armand Rossi can't tip it in | 47-63 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-63 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (tired) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Matteson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armand Rossi (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Murphree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Calvin Cole (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Olsen (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Edmonson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree snags the defensive board | 47-63 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Armand Rossi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-63 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | Armand Rossi snags the offensive board | 47-63 |
| 06:48 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree scores on a runner in the lane set up by Clifford Ponder | 49-63 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 49-63 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan tips it in | 49-65 |
| 05:58 | Pitt | John Matteson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-65 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Ernest Edmonson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Charles Hittle (PF), Robert Franz (C) Clifford Ponder, John Matteson, Armand Rossi, Matthew Murphree, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF), David Claunch (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Ayers, Ernest Edmonson, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | John Wright is hacked by Charles Belle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Belle, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen is fouled on the floor by Charles Belle - foul #2 on Charles Belle, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF) Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Robert Olsen | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffery Lowrance | 49-68 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Peter Hunt is whistled for a carry | 49-68 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) John Wright | |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | David Claunch scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Lowrance | 49-70 |
| 04:14 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski double dribbles | 49-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Armand Rossi (SF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Charles Belle, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Robert Olsen (SF) Kenneth Holt, Jeffery Lowrance | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by Armand Rossi - foul #1 on Armand Rossi, team foul #7 | 49-70 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | David Claunch grabs the offensive board | 49-71 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | David Claunch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Franz - foul #1 on Robert Franz, team foul #8 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan (C) Antonio Walker | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | David Claunch makes the 1st free throw | 49-72 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | David Claunch makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski can't throw it down but he's hacked by Manuel Coughlan - foul #1 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #6 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF) Robert Franz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF) Marvin Wyse, David Claunch | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen snags the defensive board | 50-73 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Clifford Ponder (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Armand Rossi (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Hittle (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Olsen (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | John Wright can't finish the layup | 50-73 |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski pulls down the rebound | 50-73 |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Armand Rossi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 50-73 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 50-73 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | John Wright comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-73 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Armand Rossi gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Armand Rossi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-73 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Charles Hittle grabs the offensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Peter Hunt slams it home on a great pass from Clifford Ponder and he's fouled by Robert Olsen - foul #2 on Robert Olsen, team foul #7 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SF) Clifford Ponder, Armand Rossi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Stephen Ayers | |
| 02:46 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the free throw | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen's pass is intercepted by Andrei Walentoski | 53-73 |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Charles Belle knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Jeffery Lowrance - foul #3 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Ponder (PG), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Peter Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Stephen Ayers (SF), Ernest Edmonson (C) Robert Olsen, Jeffery Lowrance, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt hits a wide open jumper from the right wing set up by Marvin Wyse | 56-75 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Clifford Ponder misses short on a jumper from the right side | 56-75 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the board | 56-75 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by Clifford Ponder - foul #4 on Clifford Ponder, team foul #9 | 56-75 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matteson (SG), Armand Rossi (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Robert Franz (C) Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle, Charles Hittle, Calvin Cole | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Olsen (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Stephen Ayers, Ernest Edmonson | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | John Matteson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 56-77 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Holt | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't connect on a floater from close range | 56-77 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Hunt | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 56-77 |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Robert Franz hits the follow up shot | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse runs out the clock | 58-77 |