| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) C - James Lucas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Michael Alexander scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Stanley | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | William Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | John Stanley grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | John Stanley tips it home | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 4-4 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | William Macdonald is fouled on the floor by Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Erik Hammonds, Andrew Cobb, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| 17:30 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey tips it in | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Pitt | Shane Callas picks off the pass by Jim Bell | 4-6 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a floater from the right block | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Macdonald | 6-6 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Lee Walls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) SG - Doug Moore (fresh) SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | William Macdonald is called for the reach on Sean Starkey - foul #1 on William Macdonald, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Kenneth Drozd (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Doug Moore, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Lynch | 6-9 |
| 15:23 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Steven Mitchell - foul #1 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Miguel Ayala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Sean Starkey (C) Clayton Ellis, James Lucas | |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | John Stanley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), James Lucas (C) Anthony Lynch, Sean Starkey | |
| 14:39 | Pitt | John Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | John Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | James Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Doug Moore | 7-13 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | John Stanley hits the follow up shot | 9-13 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb clanks a floater from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Freddie Robinson steals the ball from William Macdonald | 9-13 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses the tip | 9-13 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Stanley | 9-13 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | John Stanley loses the dribble to Doug Moore | 9-13 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb lays it in and he's hacked by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Lee Walls, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Shane Callas (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Doug Moore, Freddie Robinson, James Lucas | |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Andrew Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Amado Esposito (fresh) SG - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-18 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Lee Walls (SF) Miguel Ayala, Andrew Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), James Lucas (C) Amado Esposito, Sean Starkey | |
| 11:00 | Pitt | John Stanley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Macdonald | 12-18 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | James Lucas tips it in | 12-20 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | John Stanley's floater is knocked away by Clayton Ellis | 12-20 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis is hacked by Steven Mitchell - foul #2 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito (PG), Andrew Cobb (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Willie Longacre, Shane Callas, James Lucas | |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses short on a jumper from the left block | 12-20 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Amado Esposito picks off the pass by Lee Walls | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey is hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (C) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), James Lucas (C) Amado Esposito, Clayton Ellis | |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Lynch - foul #1 on Anthony Lynch, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG) William Macdonald | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Sean Starkey | |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:51 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #8 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SG) Doug Moore | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits a driving attempt near the basket | 16-20 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-20 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Jim Bell is hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Willie Longacre, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| 07:59 | Pitt | John Stanley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Andrew Cobb | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Washington (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Doug Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Pitt | Andrew Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF), James Lucas (C) Doug Moore, Freddie Robinson, Sean Starkey | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 16-25 |
| 06:44 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is hacked by Willie Longacre - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito (PG), Shane Callas (SG) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis | |
| 06:44 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Andrew Cobb and he's hacked by Lee Walls - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #9 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Mitchell (PF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas misses the free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | Jim Bell grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Lucas - foul #1 on James Lucas, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Doug Moore | |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | James Lucas misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 05:54 | Pitt | William Macdonald grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | William Macdonald scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-27 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Lynch | 21-29 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Jim Bell buries a fadeaway in the paint | 23-29 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb can't connect on a runner from close range | 23-29 |
| 04:54 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 23-29 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | Jim Bell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Amado Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | James Lucas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (PG), Doug Moore (SG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Sean Starkey (C) Amado Esposito, Shane Callas, Anthony Lynch, James Lucas | |
| 04:12 | Pitt | Andrew Washington's pass is intercepted by Sean Starkey | 23-29 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is whistled for a carry | 23-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (SG), Lee Walls (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington, Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Erik Hammonds (SG) Doug Moore, Andrew Cobb | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd loses the dribble to Willie Longacre | 23-29 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre lays it in | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Pitt | Erik Hammonds steals it from Steven Mitchell | 23-31 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Freddie Robinson - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #10 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF), James Lucas (C) Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Erik Hammonds - foul #3 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG), Anthony Lynch (PF) Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| 02:34 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch tips it in | 25-34 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell is denied on a layup by James Lucas | 25-34 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | James Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Lynch and the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #11 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SG) Doug Moore | |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Lee Walls is fouled on the floor by Clayton Ellis - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #10 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (SG) Clayton Ellis | |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the tip | 26-37 |
| 01:13 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | John Stanley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell tips it in | 28-37 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Doug Moore | 28-40 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | John Stanley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | James Lucas gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 28-40 |
| 00:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 28-40 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | William Macdonald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-40 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | James Lucas pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Lucas clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-40 |