| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Paul Daly takes the ball from Kenneth Mealy | 26-27 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly lays it in | 26-29 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Gary Manley is fouled on the floor by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Gary Manley connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Rowe out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Gary Manley makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side set up by Dean Canterbury | 29-31 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | George Rowe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 29-31 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:33 | Pitt | George Rowe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block | 29-31 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Merle Dickson tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on an open jumper from the right side but the foul's on Merle Dickson - foul #1 on Merle Dickson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | The short jumper by Kenneth Mealy is denied by Paul Dunneback | 29-33 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:26 | Pitt | George Rowe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Robert Zentz, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer (SF) Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 16:26 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:26 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Edward Yanofsky - foul #1 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG) Julius Vance, George Rowe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it up and in and he's fouled by Joshua Hardman - foul #1 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Merle Dickson pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy lays it in | 36-36 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 36-36 |
| 14:43 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-36 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Merle Dickson hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 14:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman clanks a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Bojan Wolinski - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG) Gary Manley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joshua Hardman - foul #2 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Joshua Hardman, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer's pass is intercepted by Paul Daly | 39-41 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 39-43 |
| 12:35 | Pitt | Dean Canterbury blocks the jumper by Mathew Meltzer | 39-43 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky's pass is intercepted by Dean Canterbury | 39-43 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Julius Vance is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #3 on Julius Vance, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses short on a shot from the right block | 39-43 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Merle Dickson snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy loses the ball out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Merle Dickson - foul #2 on Merle Dickson, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Paul Daly | |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | George Rowe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-45 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Manley | 41-47 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-47 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | George Rowe grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 09:19 | Pitt | Gary Manley clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | The short jumper by George Rowe is denied by Dean Canterbury | 41-47 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 41-50 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Robert Zentz picks off the pass by George Rowe out of a doubleteam | 41-50 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 41-50 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Gary Manley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Vincent - foul #1 on Henry Vincent, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Henry Vincent snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 07:44 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly is hacked by Joshua Hardman - foul #3 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy (SF) Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #4 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 06:26 | Pitt | Henry Vincent is called for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Merle Dickson (PF) Joshua Hardman, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Yanofsky - foul #2 on Edward Yanofsky, team foul #9 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Eric Thomas (C) Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Mealy is blocked by Paul Dunneback | 43-55 |
| 05:50 | Pitt | Eric Thomas tips it home | 45-55 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG) Julius Vance | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy loses the dribble to Paul Dunneback | 45-55 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Paul Dunneback is denied by Kenneth Mealy | 45-55 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | Merle Dickson grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 04:20 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | George Rowe tips it home | 47-55 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Maurice Lokken picks off the pass by Kenneth Mealy | 47-55 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the follow up shot | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Merle Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Paul Dunneback is called for the reach on Eric Thomas - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Paul Dunneback | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a driving attempt from close range | 47-57 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it in | 47-59 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman knocks in the floater from the left wing | 49-59 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Julius Vance - foul #4 on Julius Vance, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer is called for traveling | 49-61 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the floater from the left side set up by Bojan Wolinski | 49-63 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Maurice Lokken steals the ball from Gary Manley | 49-63 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz banks in the layup on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Gary Manley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-65 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Mealy is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #11 | 49-65 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Mealy is blocked by Paul Dunneback | 49-66 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 49-66 |