| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a shot from the right block | 38-41 |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Calvin Cole grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 19:38 | Pitt | Dennis Jones swats the layup by William Hatcher | 38-41 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 38-41 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan misses short on a runner from close range | 38-41 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Calvin Cole gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Charles Belle clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Holt - foul #1 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (SF), Robert Franz (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Calvin Cole | |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Charles Belle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | John Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF), Calvin Cole (C) Charles Hittle, Robert Franz | |
| 17:59 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton tips it home | 38-44 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's layup is rejected by Elvin Dalton | 38-44 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 17:05 | Pitt | John Wright steps in front of the Charles Belle pass | 40-44 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Elvin Dalton - foul #2 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Marvin Wyse, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Charles Hittle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Elvin Dalton, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Robert Franz gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | William Hatcher clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) John Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:23 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | William Hatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal loses the dribble to William Hatcher in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | William Hatcher can't throw it down | 41-45 |
| 16:13 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree snags the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Charles Hittle's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Platt | 41-45 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hittle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Franz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Antonio Walker (PF) Michael Platt, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Andrei Walentoski (SG), Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle, Matthew Murphree, Robert Franz | |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Calvin Cole drills a driving attempt from the right block | 41-47 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the lay-in | 41-47 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Peter Hunt pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrei Walentoski | 41-49 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Peter Hunt is called for the reach on Antonio Walker - foul #1 on Peter Hunt, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Stephen Ayers (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Kenneth Holt, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (SF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Calvin Cole | |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-49 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Platt - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), John Wright (SG), Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt, Stephen Ayers, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Charles Hittle, Peter Hunt, Robert Franz | |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Kang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:26 | Pitt | Kang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse blows the layup but he's fouled by Kang Chin - foul #4 on Kang Chin, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) Kang Chin, Elvin Dalton, Matthew Murphree | |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 13:00 | Pitt | Peter Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:53 | Pitt | Charles Belle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-50 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse buries a fadeaway in the paint | 45-50 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Marvin Wyse steps in front of the William Hatcher pass | 45-50 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 45-50 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Hunt | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrei Walentoski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is hacked by William Hatcher - foul #3 on William Hatcher, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Stephen Heal (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Marvin Wyse, John Wright, Jeffery Lowrance, Dennis Jones, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt clanks a shot from the right side | 45-52 |
| 10:49 | Pitt | Robert Franz snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Hittle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) Elvin Dalton, Matthew Murphree | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Andrei Walentoski picks off the pass by Stephen Heal | 45-52 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses the jump hook from the baseline | 45-52 |
| 09:54 | Pitt | Peter Hunt tips it home | 45-54 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Heal | 47-54 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | Peter Hunt splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Andrei Walentoski | 47-56 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 47-56 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-56 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Hunt | 49-56 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Charles Hittle is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Hittle, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kang Chin (PG), Charles Belle (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Calvin Cole (C) William Hatcher, Charles Hittle, Peter Hunt, Robert Franz | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Murphree (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | John Wright blows the wide open layup | 49-56 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it back up and in | 51-56 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Calvin Cole blows the layup | 51-56 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by Kang Chin - foul #5 on Kang Chin, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Elvin Dalton (SF) Kang Chin, Charles Belle | |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan scores on a shot in the paint | 53-56 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF) Elvin Dalton | |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree makes the 3rd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits a jump hook from the left block | 55-59 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Jeffery Lowrance is called for the reach on Charles Belle - foul #1 on Jeffery Lowrance, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Jeffery Lowrance, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Peter Hunt (PF) Cheng-Gong Xie, Matthew Murphree | |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Peter Hunt misses badly on a floater from the left block | 55-59 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Coughlan - foul #3 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF) Charles Belle | |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Ayers misses long on an open jumper from close range | 55-60 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker tips it but misses | 55-60 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:12 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | Peter Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Calvin Cole lays it up and in | 55-62 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-62 |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Peter Hunt gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Ayers (fresh) SF - Kenneth Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Coughlan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Elvin Dalton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Hunt (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Pitt | William Hatcher comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Ayers, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SG), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Calvin Cole | |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | Elvin Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is fouled in the backcourt by Elvin Dalton - foul #3 on Elvin Dalton, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) Elvin Dalton | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Peter Hunt double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Peter Hunt, Robert Franz | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Xie is called for the reach on Dennis Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF), Charles Hittle (C) Matthew Murphree, Calvin Cole | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Belle | 60-63 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Dennis Jones blocks the short jumper by Charles Belle | 60-63 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Michael Platt, Jeffery Lowrance, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Calvin Cole (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse jams it on a great pass from Kenneth Holt | 62-63 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski is called for traveling | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Calvin Cole - foul #3 on Calvin Cole, team foul #9 | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Peter Hunt snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | William Hatcher knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse gets the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Hatcher misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Hatcher (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrei Walentoski (tired) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Pitt | Peter Hunt lays it in despite the doubleteam | 65-67 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Hunt - foul #2 on Peter Hunt, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Matthew Murphree (PF), Robert Franz (C) William Hatcher, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-67 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Holt | 69-67 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Robert Franz misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Manuel Coughlan - foul #4 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones, Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Hatcher (PG), Elvin Dalton (SF) Andrei Walentoski, Charles Belle | |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Robert Franz misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Robert Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Wright | 71-68 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Marvin Wyse | 71-68 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Manuel Coughlan (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SF), Peter Hunt (PF), Charles Hittle (C) Elvin Dalton, Matthew Murphree, Robert Franz | |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | William Hatcher takes the ball from Kenneth Holt in the backcourt | 71-68 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | William Hatcher lays it up and in | 71-70 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones loses the dribble to Charles Belle | 71-70 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | William Hatcher connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Hunt out of a doubleteam | 71-72 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by William Hatcher - foul #4 on William Hatcher, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski (SG), Calvin Cole (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Charles Hittle | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Calvin Cole is hacked by Manuel Coughlan - foul #5 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #10 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (C) Manuel Coughlan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Calvin Cole misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William Hatcher - foul #5 on William Hatcher, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) William Hatcher | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Calvin Cole pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Raymond Rolon is called for the reach on Calvin Cole - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #11 | 74-73 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Hunt - foul #3 on Peter Hunt, team foul #13 | 74-75 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Calvin Cole pulls down the rebound | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Calvin Cole is hacked by Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Wyse, team foul #12 | 74-75 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Calvin Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Charles Belle is fouled on the floor by Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #13 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF), Matthew Murphree (PF), Charles Hittle (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Peter Hunt, Calvin Cole | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses the 1st free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Charles Belle misses the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones gets the rebound | 77-77 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses the floater in the lane | 77-77 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Charles Belle grabs the board | 77-77 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Belle and the foul's on Dennis Jones - foul #3 on Dennis Jones, team foul #14 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG), Robert Franz (C) Charles Belle, Charles Hittle | |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree makes the free throw | 77-80 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is open and lays it up and in | 79-80 |
| 03:27 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #14 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) John Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Hunt (PF), Charles Hittle (C) Matthew Murphree, Robert Franz | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Peter Hunt steps in front of the Antonio Walker pass | 79-80 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-80 |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Charles Hittle grabs the offensive board | 79-80 |
| 02:23 | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Dennis Jones (PF) Marvin Wyse, Kenneth Holt, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Belle (SG), Matthew Murphree (PF), Calvin Cole (C) Cheng-Gong Xie, Elvin Dalton, Peter Hunt | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), John Wright (SG) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | John Wright misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 79-80 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't tip it in | 79-80 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker tips it home | 81-80 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF), Peter Hunt (PF) Charles Hittle, Matthew Murphree | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse banks in the layup on a great pass from John Wright | 83-80 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Charles Belle is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 83-80 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones gets the rebound | 83-80 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cheng-Gong Xie (SG) Elvin Dalton | |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon connects on the open floater in the paint and he's hacked by Calvin Cole - foul #4 on Calvin Cole, team foul #15 | 85-80 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the free throw | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Pitt | Charles Belle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrei Walentoski | 86-82 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | John Wright is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xie - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #16 | 86-82 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 88-82 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Wright (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Andrei Walentoski (tiring) 1 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cheng-Gong Xie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Belle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Peter Hunt (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Cole (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Peter Hunt evades the doubleteam and hits a runner in the lane set up by Andrei Walentoski and he's fouled by Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Dennis Jones, team foul #15 | 88-84 |
| 00:38 | Pitt | Peter Hunt makes the free throw | 88-85 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Xie is called for the reach on John Wright in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #17 | 88-85 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 90-85 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | John Wright gets the rebound | 90-85 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Xie is called for the reach on John Wright in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xie, team foul #18 | 90-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Elvin Dalton (SF) Cheng-Gong Xie | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 91-85 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Charles Belle knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andrei Walentoski | 92-88 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 92-88 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by Andrei Walentoski - foul #4 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #19 | 92-88 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 93-88 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 94-88 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Raymond Rolon is called for the reach on Andrei Walentoski - foul #4 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #16 | 94-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 1st free throw | 94-89 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Andrei Walentoski makes the 2nd free throw | 94-90 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Andrei Walentoski is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrei Walentoski, team foul #20 | 94-90 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PF) Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Murphree (PG) Andrei Walentoski | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 95-90 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 96-90 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Matthew Murphree loses the ball out of bounds | 96-90 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Belle - foul #2 on Charles Belle, team foul #21 | 96-90 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 97-90 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Calvin Cole snags the defensive board | 97-90 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Calvin Cole clanks a halfcourt shot | 97-90 |