| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 27-15 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Manuel Barker lays it in set up by Peter Witt and the foul's on Allen Sines - foul #2 on Allen Sines, team foul #1 | 27-17 |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the free throw | 27-17 |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 27-17 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 29-17 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Michael Colucci scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Peter Witt | 29-19 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Sines | 32-19 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Michael Colucci drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Thomas | 32-21 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke loses the dribble to Craig Thomas | 32-21 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Jimmy Finke is called for the reach on Michael Colucci - foul #2 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #2 | 32-21 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-21 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jimmy Finke | 34-21 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Gibbs - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #3 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the rebound | 34-22 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jesse Ricca | 37-22 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-25 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Michael Colucci gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Manuel Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Ronald Delk, Michael Colucci | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca clanks a runner from the left block | 37-25 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | John Matas misses the dunk but he's hacked by Edgar Davis - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #4 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 14:58 | Pitt | John Matas misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 14:58 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the follow up shot | 39-26 |
| 14:18 | Pitt | Ernest Gibbs picks off the pass by Peter Witt | 39-26 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-26 |
| 13:59 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 13:34 | Pitt | Richard Holland connects on the open jumper from the right block | 39-28 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 41-28 |
| 12:54 | Pitt | John Matas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 41-30 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #1 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, John Matas | |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-30 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines tips it back up and in | 43-30 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Michael Colucci splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 43-32 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Colucci is called for the reach on Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson (SG) Jimmy Finke | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Marson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 43-32 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it back up and in | 45-32 |
| 11:12 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti loses the dribble to Ralph Anderson | 45-32 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is called for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Samuel Marson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson picks off the pass by Manuel Barker | 45-32 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-32 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Richard Holland | 45-32 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Michael Colucci works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Craig Thomas | 45-34 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the turnaround in the paint | 45-34 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Michael Colucci gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Manuel Barker can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Finke - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (C) Michael Colucci | |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Allen Sines is called for the reach on Peter Witt - foul #3 on Allen Sines, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Richard Holland | |
| 08:46 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Edgar Davis (PF) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Michael Colucci (C) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the jump hook in the lane | 45-36 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Matas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Kelly Taylor steps in front of the Craig Thomas pass | 47-36 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF) John Matas | |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:06 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 06:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming drills a runner near the basket | 48-38 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines lays it up and in set up by Ralph Anderson | 50-38 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Jimmy Finke - foul #4 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (C) Kong Ming, Michael Colucci | |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Peter Witt grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Peter Witt knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-43 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 54-43 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-43 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Richard Holland gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson swats the short shot by John Matas | 54-43 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Donald Quinn picks off the pass by Richard Holland | 56-43 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the finger roll | 58-43 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Manuel Barker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 58-43 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Finke | 60-43 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Richard Holland can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #8 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn buries a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Richard Holland | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the lay-in but the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Kong Ming can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #4 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 65-50 |