| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Darren McGann steals the ball from William Baldwin | 24-26 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann hits the finger roll | 24-28 |
| 19:06 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses the jumper in the lane | 24-28 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | George Boyd picks off the pass by Michael Alexander | 24-28 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Page | 26-28 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Alvin Twitchell steals it from Darren McGann | 26-28 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on George Boyd - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Richard Page comes up short on the floater near the basket | 26-28 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Taranto | 26-30 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Richard Page's pass is intercepted by James Sullivan | 26-30 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan lays it in | 26-32 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Charles Taranto - foul #2 on Charles Taranto, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SG), Michael Powers (PF), Donald Fusco (C) William Baldwin, Alvin Twitchell, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is fouled on the floor by Darrell Gerken - foul #1 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SF) Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Darren McGann | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Smith (fresh) SF - Nathan Chico (fresh) PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Richard Page misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Donald Fusco gets the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | Michael Powers scores on a runner in the paint | 30-34 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Powers - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Alvin Twitchell (PF), George Boyd (C) Richard Page, Nathan Chico, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Harvey Sellers, Darrell Gerken | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-36 |
| 14:15 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell is fouled on the floor by George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Patrick Stephens (SF) Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG) Colin Musgrave | |
| 13:45 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-36 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Sullivan | 30-38 |
| 13:08 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens tips it in | 32-38 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Alvin Twitchell swats the shot by James Sullivan | 32-38 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | William Baldwin loses the dribble to Charles Taranto | 32-40 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Baldwin - foul #3 on William Baldwin, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Michael Powers (PF) Bradley Smith, Alvin Twitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF) Charles Taranto, George Carlino | |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | George Boyd is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Boyd, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) George Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 11:41 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens grabs the board | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Nathan Chico (SG) William Baldwin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the easy layup | 34-42 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Donald Fusco snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 10:51 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donald Fusco | 36-42 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Darren McGann and the foul's on Donald Fusco - foul #2 on Donald Fusco, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF), George Boyd (C) Patrick Stephens, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Harvey Sellers | |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | George Boyd drills a floater from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-45 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Michael Powers snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | George Boyd misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Darrell Gerken - foul #2 on Darrell Gerken, team foul #6 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG) Nathan Chico | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), Michael Alexander (C) Darren McGann, Gary Tellez, Darrell Gerken | |
| 09:32 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:32 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Powers takes the ball from Charles Taranto | 39-45 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | Michael Powers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave loses the dribble to Michael Powers | 39-45 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | George Boyd drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 41-45 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by William Baldwin - foul #4 on William Baldwin, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Donald Fusco (PF), Robert Mohr (C) Richard Page, Michael Powers, Alvin Twitchell, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Harvey Sellers (PF) James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Bradley Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bradley Smith, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bradley Smith (fresh) SG - William Baldwin (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is hacked by Bradley Smith - foul #2 on Bradley Smith, team foul #7 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG) Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:15 | Pitt | Donald Fusco pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Donald Fusco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell (PF), George Boyd (C) Donald Fusco, Robert Mohr | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), George Carlino (PF) Colin Musgrave, Harvey Sellers | |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | George Carlino clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Alvin Twitchell - foul #4 on Alvin Twitchell, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Charles Taranto | |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-49 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:40 | Pitt | George Boyd clanks a shot from the right block | 43-49 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 43-51 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Richard Page scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Baldwin | 45-51 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by George Carlino is denied by George Boyd | 45-51 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | George Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | George Carlino clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | George Carlino hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | George Carlino denies the turnaround by Patrick Stephens | 45-53 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the board | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Baldwin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Patrick Stephens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Twitchell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Carlino - foul #2 on George Carlino, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (PG), Nathan Chico (SG), Michael Powers (SF), Donald Fusco (PF) Richard Page, William Baldwin, Patrick Stephens, Alvin Twitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Felton Robillard (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) James Sullivan, Darren McGann, Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Michael Alexander | |
| 03:23 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 45-55 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-55 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG) Nathan Chico | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (PG) Felton Robillard | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken misses short on a jumper from the right block | 45-55 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Powers | 45-55 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Richard Page scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Smith | 48-55 |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Baldwin (SG), Patrick Stephens (SF), Alvin Twitchell (PF) Bradley Smith, Michael Powers, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Colin Musgrave, Harvey Sellers, Darrell Gerken | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | George Carlino tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | George Boyd clanks a floater from the left side | 48-57 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Alvin Twitchell gets the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 01:41 | Pitt | George Carlino denies the turnaround by George Boyd | 48-57 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | George Carlino pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 01:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Boyd | 48-57 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Richard Page misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Darren McGann - foul #2 on Darren McGann, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Richard Page misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Richard Page misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is whistled for traveling | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Charles Taranto steps in front of the George Boyd pass | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is hacked by Richard Page in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Page, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (PG), Harvey Sellers (PF) James Sullivan, George Carlino | |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Alvin Twitchell | 48-57 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | William Baldwin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Page | 51-57 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), George Carlino (PF) Charles Taranto, Harvey Sellers | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | William Baldwin is called for the reach on Darren McGann in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Baldwin, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SG) William Baldwin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Richard Page hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Stephens | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Page is called for the reach on Darren McGann in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Page, team foul #11 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Bradley Smith hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Page | 57-59 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is hacked by Bradley Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Smith, team foul #12 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SF) Gary Tellez | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Richard Page drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bradley Smith | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Bradley Smith is called for the reach on Darren McGann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Smith, team foul #13 | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Patrick Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Bradley Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 60-62 |