| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 14-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Richard Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 14-28 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ernest Gibbs | 14-30 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Peter Witt blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #3 on Donald Quinn, team foul #1 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Taylor | 15-33 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-33 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Witt | 15-33 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Richard Holland is hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #2 | 15-33 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Craig Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-33 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Peter Witt tips it back up and in | 17-33 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-33 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 17-35 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kelly Taylor - foul #1 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #3 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by Michael Colucci - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-35 |
| 16:29 | Pitt | Michael Colucci is alone and drills a jump hook from the right block | 21-35 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Colucci steals it from Ernest Gibbs | 21-35 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | John Matas hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 21-35 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines snags the defensive board | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled on the floor by Kong Ming - foul #1 on Kong Ming, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #3 | 21-35 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 14:46 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-36 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #4 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca | |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Donald Quinn during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Donald Quinn, team foul #4 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) John Matas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Richard Holland buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 24-36 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 24-36 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Richard Holland gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is denied on a layup by Ralph Anderson | 24-36 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Peter Witt can't tip it in | 24-36 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Manuel Barker is blocked by Ralph Anderson | 24-39 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 24-41 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines clanks a runner in the lane | 29-41 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Kong Ming snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti lays it up and in | 31-41 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Marson (SG) Jimmy Finke | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | John Matas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:17 | Pitt | John Matas misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | John Matas is called for the reach on Carl Plum in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 32-43 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 32-43 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Manuel Barker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #6 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Kelly Taylor (SF) Samuel Marson, Allen Sines | |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum's floater is tipped away by Michael Colucci | 34-43 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | Michael Colucci gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-43 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | John Matas tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Jesse Ricca | 36-45 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's floater is knocked away by Jesse Ricca | 36-45 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 36-45 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs loses the dribble to John Matas | 36-45 |
| 07:39 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses badly on a floater from the right side | 36-45 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 6 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Craig Thomas - foul #3 on Craig Thomas, team foul #7 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Kong Ming, John Matas, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Craig Thomas | 39-46 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kelly Taylor | 39-48 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Peter Witt connects on the 3 from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Jimmy Finke | 42-50 |
| 05:44 | Pitt | Kelly Taylor steals the ball from Craig Thomas | 42-50 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor hits the finger roll | 42-52 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines drills a runner in the lane set up by Ralph Anderson | 43-54 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Michael Colucci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Plum | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 03:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs double dribbles | 49-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, Richard Holland, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Kelly Taylor (SF) Carl Plum, Allen Sines | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on Kong Ming - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn | |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 02:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG), Michael Colucci (C) Ronald Delk, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF) Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 51-59 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, John Matas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Holland | 53-59 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Allen Sines steps in front of the Peter Witt pass | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is fouled on the floor by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #9 | 53-61 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Manuel Barker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Barker, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Armando Munoz (PG) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Richard Holland scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Armando Munoz | 55-63 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is hacked by Craig Thomas in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SG) Craig Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Richard Holland is hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Armando Munoz is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Armando Munoz, team foul #12 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SG) John Matas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-66 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 56-66 |