| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague double dribbles | 32-39 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver lays it in | 34-39 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sherwood Rogan - foul #1 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Craig Gandy snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Carl Hull misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Wayne Wright steals the ball from Carl Hull | 34-41 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs is hacked by Sherwood Rogan - foul #2 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Silver - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Donnie Nelson out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Colin Vineyard - foul #1 on Colin Vineyard, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | George Peterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Craig Gandy - foul #2 on Craig Gandy, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Sherwood Rogan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy | |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver travels with the ball | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG) Carl Spangler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 16:12 | Pitt | Steven Silver is called for the reach on Matthew Sprague - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (C) Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF) Billy Giunta | |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague slams it home on a great pass from Carlos Frausto and the foul's on John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SG), Steven Silver (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, John Starr, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Matthews | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toni Baczewski (fresh) SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 15:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bradley Cribbs | 39-44 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it home | 39-46 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 39-46 |
| 14:27 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-46 |
| 14:17 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto tips it back up and in | 39-48 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Carlos Frausto - foul #2 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), John Starr (SF) Sherwood Rogan, Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | George Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Huff - foul #2 on Raymond Huff, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 13:39 | Pitt | Craig Gandy pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Craig Gandy clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Craig Gandy connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Huff | 42-51 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Raymond Huff scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Hull | 45-54 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by George Peterson - foul #1 on George Peterson, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) John Starr, Steven Silver | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews makes the free throw | 48-54 |
| 11:48 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Cribbs (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it home | 50-54 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Bradley Cribbs clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 50-54 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is fouled on the floor by Matthew Sprague - foul #2 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Steven Silver (PF) Carl Spangler, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is hacked by Toni Baczewski - foul #2 on Toni Baczewski, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:34 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is hacked by Donnie Nelson - foul #3 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 10:04 | Pitt | George Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 51-56 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-56 |
| 09:47 | Pitt | George Peterson pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 09:26 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Carlos Frausto, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Robert Jordan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright blows the wide open layup | 51-56 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright tips it home | 53-56 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Donnie Nelson steals it from Carlos Frausto | 53-56 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith blows the layup | 53-56 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Raymond Huff | 53-56 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Raymond Huff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 08:34 | Pitt | George Peterson tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Smith | 53-58 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 08:03 | Pitt | Billy Giunta snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 07:58 | Pitt | Billy Giunta buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Frausto | 53-60 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan can't tip it in | 53-60 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | George Peterson gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carlos Frausto (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Toni Baczewski (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Billy Giunta hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Toni Baczewski | 53-62 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 55-62 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Billy Giunta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-62 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-62 |
| 06:04 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:52 | Pitt | Toni Baczewski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 55-62 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Billy Giunta, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carl Spangler | 58-62 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the dunk attempt | 58-62 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Colin Vineyard snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 05:01 | Pitt | Carl Hull knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 58-64 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Donnie Nelson | 60-64 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Carl Hull is hacked by Frank Matthews - foul #4 on Frank Matthews, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) John Starr | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:25 | Pitt | Carl Hull makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Craig Gandy pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is fouled on the floor by Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #8 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF), Steven Silver (PF) Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Billy Giunta (SF) Bradley Cribbs | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Carl Hull (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Giunta (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Colin Vineyard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 60-66 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Matthews | 60-66 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Sprague | 60-66 |
| 02:38 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Billy Giunta | 60-66 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Carl Hull buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 60-69 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Sprague - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (C) Donnie Nelson, Carl Spangler, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Bradley Cribbs (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Billy Giunta, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Carl Spangler (SG), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carl Hull (PG), Craig Gandy (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Colin Vineyard (C) Carlos Frausto, Toni Baczewski, Raymond Huff, George Peterson | |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Craig Gandy scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan is whistled for traveling | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Craig Gandy lays it in | 62-73 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), John Starr (C) Donnie Nelson, Sherwood Rogan, Steven Silver, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Pitt | Carlos Frausto (PG), Toni Baczewski (SG), Billy Giunta (SF), Raymond Huff (PF), George Peterson (C) Carl Hull, Craig Gandy, Bradley Cribbs, Matthew Sprague, Colin Vineyard | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto is called for 5 seconds | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-73 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | George Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Carlos Frausto runs out the clock | 62-73 |