| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 1 pts. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cong Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Colin Munger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Cong Ching inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Richard Paquin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Colin Munger grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 19:22 | Pitt | Colin Munger misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Randall Hill steals the ball from Daniel Crossman | 29-28 |
| 19:10 | Pitt | Cong Ching misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-28 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Simone | 29-28 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | William Simone tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | Lee Phillips is fouled on the floor by Roy Stewart - foul #1 on Roy Stewart, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG), Frank Park (PF) Randall Hill, Colin Munger | |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Cong Ching is whistled for a carry | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF) Cong Ching | |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Daniel Plummer is called for the reach on Gary Joy - foul #1 on Daniel Plummer, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cong Ching (SF) Sherman Wheat | |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Lee Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Robert Daniels steals the ball from Cong Ching | 31-28 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | William Simone knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gary Joy | 33-28 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer is fouled on the floor by Roy Stewart - foul #2 on Roy Stewart, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), John Daves (PF), Michael Lane (C) Robert Daniels, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG), Sherman Wheat (SF), Colin Munger (PF) Daniel Plummer, Cong Ching, Frank Park | |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Randall Hill connects on the fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Gary Joy - foul #1 on Gary Joy, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) Sherman Wheat | |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Randall Hill makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | John Daves pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Colin Munger denies the turnaround by Michael Lane | 33-31 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer grabs the board | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Lane (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) SF - Randall Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Munger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Colin Munger is fouled on the floor by John Daves - foul #2 on John Daves, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Roy Stewart (C) Gary Joy, Michael Lane | |
| Subs | Pitt | Sherman Wheat (SF), Frank Park (PF) Randall Hill, Colin Munger | |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Frank Park can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 33-31 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Frank Park | 33-31 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Frank Park misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Daves - foul #3 on John Daves, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Gary Joy (SG), William Simone (PF) Christopher Olson, Michael Scott, John Daves | |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Hill (SG) Daniel Plummer | |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Frank Park makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Frank Park makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart tips it back up and in | 35-33 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Frank Park throws it down | 35-35 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 13:47 | Pitt | Frank Park grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Frank Park comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Frank Park grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Frank Park misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-35 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Simone | 35-35 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Park | 35-35 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Lee Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | Randall Hill's pass is intercepted by Gary Joy | 35-35 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Crossman | 38-35 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Randall Hill misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Richard Paquin snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Frank Park misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Roy Stewart - foul #3 on Roy Stewart, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), John Daves (PF), Michael Lane (C) Robert Daniels, Daniel Crossman, William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG) Richard Paquin, Randall Hill | |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Frank Park misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Frank Park misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | John Daves can't throw it down | 38-35 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Lee Phillips gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) SF - Sherman Wheat (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Park (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Phillips (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Lee Phillips drills a floater in the paint set up by James Moore and he's fouled by John Daves - foul #4 on John Daves, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) John Daves | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Randall Hill (SG), Colin Munger (PF) James Moore, Daniel Plummer, Frank Park | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Lee Phillips misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 38-37 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Colin Munger - foul #2 on Colin Munger, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Plummer (SG) Randall Hill | |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer blows the dunk | 41-37 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Olson | 43-37 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Colin Munger clanks a shot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Olson | 45-37 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Colin Munger's floater is tipped away by Andrew Hampton | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | Pitt | Sherman Wheat snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Colin Munger | 45-39 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lee Phillips - foul #3 on Lee Phillips, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Daniel Crossman (SF), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Gary Joy, Clarence Patti, Andrew Hampton, Michael Lane | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Randall Hill (SG), Kenneth Briggs (C) Richard Paquin, Daniel Plummer, Lee Phillips | |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Michael Scott picks off the pass by Sherman Wheat | 47-39 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Randall Hill is called for the reach on Daniel Crossman - foul #1 on Randall Hill, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG) Christopher Olson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is whistled for a carry | 47-39 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Colin Munger lays it up and in set up by James Moore | 47-41 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | William Simone dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Scott | 49-41 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Randall Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Paquin (PG), Lee Phillips (C) James Moore, Kenneth Briggs | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Paquin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Wheat (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Colin Munger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Daniels | 52-41 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Randall Hill can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart hits the follow up shot | 54-41 |
| 06:19 | Pitt | Randall Hill misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Colin Munger hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Lee Phillips tips it in | 57-43 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Richard Paquin - foul #3 on Richard Paquin, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), John Daves (PF) Robert Daniels, Daniel Crossman, William Simone | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Moore (PG), Daniel Plummer (SG), Cong Ching (SF), Kenneth Briggs (C) Richard Paquin, Randall Hill, Sherman Wheat, Lee Phillips | |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses the free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:24 | Pitt | Colin Munger grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 05:05 | Pitt | Colin Munger misses the runner from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 05:03 | Pitt | Colin Munger snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Cong Ching comes up short on the runner from the right block | 59-43 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Daves | 59-43 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Gary Joy | 61-43 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | Colin Munger loses the dribble to John Daves | 61-43 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Daniel Plummer steps in front of the Clarence Patti pass | 61-43 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Cong Ching lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Plummer | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-45 |
| 03:40 | Pitt | Colin Munger snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Daves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Plummer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cong Ching (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Colin Munger (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Briggs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | James Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clarence Patti - foul #1 on Clarence Patti, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Michael Lane (C) Gary Joy, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Pitt | Frank Park (PF) Colin Munger | |
| 03:28 | Pitt | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:28 | Pitt | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane's floater is tipped away by Frank Park | 61-47 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti tips it home | 63-47 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Frank Park misses the easy layup | 63-47 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Frank Park hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 63-49 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | James Moore grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | Daniel Plummer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Clarence Patti, John Daves | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is fouled in the backcourt by James Moore - foul #3 on James Moore, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Scott | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Frank Park blows the layup | 65-49 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-49 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Frank Park scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-51 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Briggs is called for the reach on Michael Lane - foul #1 on Kenneth Briggs, team foul #7 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF), John Daves (PF) Glenn Biondi, Andrew Hampton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Frank Park hits a runner near the basket | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | John Daves double dribbles | 69-53 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Frank Park hits a runner in the paint and he's hacked by John Daves - foul #5 on John Daves, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) John Daves | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Frank Park makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson runs out the clock | 69-56 |