| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Augustine Greco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Peterson inbounds the ball | 34-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Christopher McKee and he's hacked by Rudy Spencer - foul #1 on Rudy Spencer, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Young Chiong (SF) John Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Young Chiong - foul #2 on Young Chiong, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Stephen Thomas | 37-35 |
| 18:57 | Pitt | Rudy Spencer picks off the pass by Dominic Yazzie | 37-35 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 18:44 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Augustine Greco can't finish the layup | 37-35 |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Young Chiong can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Augustine Greco hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Augustine Greco - foul #3 on Augustine Greco, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Peterson (SF), Chad Seidl (C) Young Chiong, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:44 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stephen Thomas | 39-37 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG) Michael Pennington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 17:03 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie can't finish the layup | 39-37 |
| 17:02 | Pitt | David Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:44 | Pitt | Chad Seidl is fouled on the floor by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, David Griffin, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| 16:24 | Pitt | John Brooks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Gunn - foul #1 on David Gunn, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| 16:24 | Pitt | John Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | John Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gene Dycus | 40-37 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Gunn | 40-40 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | John Brooks loses the dribble to Charles Ray | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Seidl (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | David Gunn hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Pennington, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, John Brooks, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF) Charles Ray, Casey Landis, David Gunn | |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Augustine Greco - foul #4 on Augustine Greco, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Chad Seidl (C) Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Chad Seidl | 40-43 |
| 14:34 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie misses short on a floater from the left block | 40-43 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene is fouled on the floor by Chad Seidl - foul #1 on Chad Seidl, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Jones (C) Gene Dycus | |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerald Greene | 40-45 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Christopher McKee gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Christopher McKee scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dominic Yazzie | 43-45 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Chad Seidl grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Michael Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-48 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | John Peterson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | John Jones snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Dominic Yazzie swats the shot by Thomas Musso | 45-48 |
| 12:01 | Pitt | John Peterson snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 11:38 | Pitt | John Peterson hits a shot from the left side | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Chad Seidl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 11:29 | Pitt | John Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Christopher McKee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Chad Seidl gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the runner in the paint and he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, John Jones | |
| 10:45 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Brooks (PF) Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Chad Seidl banks in the layup set up by Young Chiong | 52-48 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits a shot from the right wing set up by David Gunn | 52-50 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Young Chiong misses long on a shot from the right side | 52-50 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | David Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Young Chiong - foul #3 on Young Chiong, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:46 | Pitt | The jump hook by Dominic Yazzie is blocked by Gene Dycus | 52-53 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | David Gunn travels with the ball | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:23 | Pitt | Charles Ray picks off the pass by Young Chiong | 52-53 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray travels with the ball | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF) Gerald Greene, Casey Landis | |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Christopher McKee out of the doubleteam | 54-53 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 54-55 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Michael Pennington connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Chad Seidl (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 57-55 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray is hacked by Chad Seidl - foul #2 on Chad Seidl, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Augustine Greco (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Chad Seidl | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Casey Landis (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), John Jones (C) Thomas Musso, Stephen Thomas, David Gunn, Gene Dycus | |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Steven Savage comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Jones | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Cincinnati | Augustine Greco denies the turnaround by John Jones | 57-57 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Landis | 57-57 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Augustine Greco swats the layup by Casey Landis | 57-57 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Augustine Greco gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | John Brooks double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), John Peterson (SF), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, Young Chiong, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| 05:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Musso | 57-59 |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is hacked by Thomas Musso - foul #2 on Thomas Musso, team foul #5 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), Gene Dycus (C) Charles Ray, John Jones | |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Augustine Greco comes up short on the floater from the left block | 57-59 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gene Dycus | 57-59 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Musso | 57-62 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Augustine Greco can't connect on a jumper from close range | 57-62 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Dominic Yazzie steals it from Casey Landis out of a doubleteam | 57-62 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Dominic Yazzie loses the dribble to Thomas Musso | 57-62 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso lays it in | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Christopher McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dominic Yazzie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Augustine Greco (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Michael Pennington is fouled on the floor by Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF) Michael Pennington, John Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Gerald Greene (SG), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Augustine Greco's floater is tipped away by John Jones | 57-64 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Young Chiong tips it back up and in | 59-64 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), John Peterson (SF), John Brooks (PF) Christopher McKee, Young Chiong, Dominic Yazzie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus (C) John Jones | |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas drills a jumper from the left block set up by Charles Ray | 59-66 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | John Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-66 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | David Gunn snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | John Peterson is called for the reach on Stephen Thomas - foul #1 on John Peterson, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Pitt | Christopher McKee (PG), Michael Pennington (SG), Dominic Yazzie (PF) Steven Savage, David Griffin, John Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer (PF) David Gunn | |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Augustine Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Pitt | Christopher McKee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Ray | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Gene Dycus steals it from Christopher McKee | 59-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Christopher McKee is called for the reach on Rudy Spencer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher McKee, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Savage (PG), David Griffin (SG), Young Chiong (SF), John Brooks (PF), Chad Seidl (C) Christopher McKee, Michael Pennington, John Peterson, Dominic Yazzie, Augustine Greco | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Jones (PG), Thomas Musso (SG), Casey Landis (SF), David Gunn (C) Charles Ray, Gerald Greene, Stephen Thomas, Gene Dycus | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | David Gunn takes the ball from David Griffin | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Jones's layup is rejected by John Brooks | 59-71 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 59-71 |