| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fresh) PF - Allen Sines (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Richard Holland (fresh) C - Michael Colucci (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Richard Holland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Pitt | Richard Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Witt - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Pitt | Donald Quinn is called for the reach on Cary Marshall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Everett Fields | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Richard Holland drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Witt and he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields tips it home | 6-3 |
| 17:57 | Pitt | The short jumper by Peter Witt is denied by Ernest Gibbs | 6-3 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:28 | Pitt | Cary Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses short on a jump hook from close range | 6-3 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 17:10 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-3 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Manuel Barker pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-3 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory loses the dribble to Manuel Barker | 10-3 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Cary Marshall lays it in on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Norwood (fairly fresh) SF - Manuel Barker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Nicholas Gregory - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Everett Fields, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Cary Marshall, Robert Norwood, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Neth | 12-5 |
| 15:28 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Manuel Barker | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Richard Holland's layup is rejected by Joseph Neth | 14-5 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Richard Holland tips it back up and in | 14-7 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Colucci - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-7 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Richard Holland snags the offensive board | 16-7 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Peter Witt loses the dribble to Edgar Davis | 16-7 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-7 |
| 13:43 | Pitt | Richard Holland pulls down the rebound | 16-7 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Peter Witt buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Radomil Polakowski | 16-10 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the fadeaway from the right side | 16-10 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Craig Thomas | 16-10 |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Joseph Neth picks off the pass by Craig Thomas | 16-10 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Edgar Davis | 18-10 |
| 12:58 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Craig Thomas | 18-12 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 12:39 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-12 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Peter Witt connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-15 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke loses the dribble to Peter Witt | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Neth (fairly fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Colucci (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Peter Witt drills a floater in the paint | 18-17 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Neth | 21-17 |
| 11:11 | Pitt | Michael Colucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Radomil Polakowski, Craig Thomas, Peter Witt, Richard Holland, Michael Colucci | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is intercepted by Robert Norwood | 21-17 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-17 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-17 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Cary Marshall grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-17 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Everett Fields | 21-17 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is intercepted by Ronald Delk | 21-17 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Ronald Delk dunks the ball | 21-19 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nicholas Gregory | 23-19 |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Ronald Delk knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Nicholas Gregory - foul #1 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 09:33 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Gregory | 25-22 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the shot near the basket and the foul's on Nicholas Gregory - foul #2 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #4 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Joseph Neth (C) Nicholas Gregory, Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-25 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke grabs the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Norwood - foul #1 on Robert Norwood, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (C) Everett Fields | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Kong Ming | |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 08:37 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Allen Sines - foul #1 on Allen Sines, team foul #5 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SF) Allen Sines | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Cary Marshall - foul #1 on Cary Marshall, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (SG), Giuseppe Conti (C) Robert Norwood, Michael Colucci | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Cary Marshall can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-26 |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the lay-in but the foul's on Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Cary Marshall, Radomil Polakowski, Peter Witt, Richard Holland, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Michael Colucci clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Carl Plum | 30-26 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 30-26 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is called for 10 seconds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:42 | Pitt | Donald Quinn is called for the reach on Robert Norwood - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #6 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:28 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the jumpshot from the right side | 30-28 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy Finke and he's hacked by Michael Colucci - foul #2 on Michael Colucci, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Kong Ming, Michael Colucci | |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines blows the layup | 33-28 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Holland | 33-30 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is fouled on the floor by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Radomil Polakowski (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Craig Thomas, Robert Norwood, Ronald Delk | |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 34-30 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti clanks a jumper from the right block | 34-30 |
| 04:08 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a fadeaway from the right block | 36-32 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Richard Holland buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Giuseppe Conti and he's fouled by Allen Sines - foul #2 on Allen Sines, team foul #7 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Manuel Barker (C) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis loses the dribble to Manuel Barker | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) SF - Everett Fields (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Holland (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Manuel Barker (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Cary Marshall is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Richard Holland | |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Michael Colucci's floater is tipped away by Everett Fields | 36-34 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Kong Ming tips it home | 36-36 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory's pass is intercepted by Kong Ming | 36-36 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | A charge is called on Cary Marshall - foul #2 on Cary Marshall, team foul #10 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Everett Fields, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Cary Marshall, Radomil Polakowski, Kong Ming | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Robert Norwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (PG) Manuel Barker | |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Gregory | 38-36 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Ronald Delk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-36 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a jumper in the lane | 38-36 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Robert Norwood gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Allen Sines is called for the reach on Michael Colucci - foul #3 on Allen Sines, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF) Nicholas Gregory, Allen Sines, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Craig Thomas, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 38-37 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Peter Witt is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #11 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (C) Michael Colucci | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses long on a halfcourt shot | 40-37 |