| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Peter Witt inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Pitt | Carl Plum takes the ball from Peter Witt | 23-31 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is fouled on the floor by Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Ralph Anderson is blocked by John Matas | 23-31 |
| 18:58 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | John Matas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-31 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | David Colby grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-31 |
| 17:53 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs | 23-34 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Witt | 25-34 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | David Colby travels with the ball | 25-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Peter Witt, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) David Colby, Ralph Anderson | |
| 16:49 | Pitt | David Hollie takes the ball from Craig Thomas | 25-34 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | John Matas swats the layup by Ernest Gibbs | 25-34 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Manuel Barker gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:01 | Pitt | Ronald Delk can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Craig Thomas tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on Jesse Ricca - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Ronald Delk, John Matas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, David Hollie, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-34 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Manuel Barker snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:51 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca's pass is intercepted by Craig Thomas | 27-34 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Giuseppe Conti denies the turnaround by Ralph Anderson | 27-34 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's layup is rejected by Edgar Davis | 27-34 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jesse Ricca | 27-34 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the shot in the paint | 27-34 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the follow up shot | 27-36 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Peter Witt drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kong Ming | 30-36 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | David Colby is hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #5 on Craig Thomas, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Ronald Delk (SF), John Matas (PF) Craig Thomas, Peter Witt, Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), James Bowers (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, David Colby, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Matas (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Manuel Barker - foul #4 on Manuel Barker, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 10:54 | Pitt | John Matas can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Hollie and he's hacked by Andrew Birkland - foul #1 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-40 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 30-40 |
| 09:41 | Pitt | David Hollie picks off the pass by Ronald Delk | 30-40 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs slams it home on a nice dish by David Hollie | 30-42 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 30-42 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Ronald Delk gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Ronald Delk gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson blocks the short jumper by Giuseppe Conti | 30-42 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Plum | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Bowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it in | 32-44 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Giuseppe Conti is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Palmer Leavitt (PG), Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Andrew Birkland, Ronald Delk, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Colby (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, James Bowers, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis lays it in on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 32-46 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Edgar Davis is called for the reach on Peter Witt - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 05:37 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Manuel Barker hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Peter Witt | 35-46 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Palmer Leavitt - foul #1 on Palmer Leavitt, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) David Hollie | |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Palmer Leavitt and he's hacked by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| 04:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Gibbs and he's fouled by Palmer Leavitt - foul #2 on Palmer Leavitt, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| 04:37 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | John Matas connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Manuel Barker | 39-51 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jesse Ricca and he's hacked by Kong Ming - foul #2 on Kong Ming, team foul #9 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Ronald Delk (SF) Palmer Leavitt, Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) David Colby | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 03:30 | Pitt | John Matas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 39-54 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Kong Ming hits the follow up shot | 41-54 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Andrew Birkland steals the ball from Carl Plum | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Matas (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 44-56 |
| 02:17 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to John Matas | 44-56 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson picks off the pass by Peter Witt | 44-56 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum tips it but misses | 44-56 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | Peter Witt gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 44-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Manuel Barker takes the ball from David Colby | 44-56 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Kong Ming blows the dunk | 44-56 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it back up and in | 46-56 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is hacked by Manuel Barker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Barker, team foul #10 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Palmer Leavitt (PG) Manuel Barker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (C) Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | John Matas pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Kong Ming buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is fouled in the backcourt by Palmer Leavitt - foul #3 on Palmer Leavitt, team foul #11 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Kong Ming | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti connects on the shot from the right block | 50-58 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Palmer Leavitt is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Palmer Leavitt, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 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 | Carl Plum runs out the clock | 50-60 |