| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | David Hollie inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson loses the dribble to Peter Witt | 35-26 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Peter Witt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Craig Thomas | |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-29 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 35-29 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | John Matas picks off the pass by David Colby | 35-29 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Kong Ming | |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | David Colby knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 38-29 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Peter Witt tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Colby | 40-31 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson picks off the pass by Manuel Barker | 40-31 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Colby | 42-31 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Hollie - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), James Bowers (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Craig Thomas, Peter Witt | |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | James Bowers is hacked by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (SG) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jesse Ricca is denied by Ronald Delk | 42-33 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 15:50 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Matas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the fadeaway from the left block | 42-35 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 42-35 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 14:48 | Pitt | Ronald Delk knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Manuel Barker | 44-37 |
| 14:29 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-37 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronald Delk | 44-37 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is hacked by James Bowers - foul #2 on James Bowers, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, David Hollie, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk | |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Manuel Barker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Ernest Gibbs is blocked by John Matas | 44-37 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis (SF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) John Matas | |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Kong Ming makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Peter Witt - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (C) Kong Ming | |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | The short jumper by Manuel Barker is denied by Edgar Davis | 46-38 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Giuseppe Conti is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | John Matas is called for the reach on Ralph Anderson - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Giuseppe Conti - foul #3 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), David Hollie (SF) David Colby, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Peter Witt | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Matas (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | David Hollie tips it back up and in | 49-38 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Manuel Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-38 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Ronald Delk gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 10:18 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is fouled on the floor by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #6 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Kong Ming (PF) Ronald Delk, John Matas | |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Kong Ming knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 49-40 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Colby and the foul's on Peter Witt - foul #2 on Peter Witt, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:38 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson swats the short shot by Giuseppe Conti | 51-40 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | David Colby grabs the defensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses badly on a runner in the lane | 51-40 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | David Colby tips it in | 53-40 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 53-43 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the easy layup | 53-43 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Kong Ming | 53-45 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Kong Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-45 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 55-45 |
| 06:28 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 57-48 |
| 05:48 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti drills a turnaround from the left block | 57-50 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Kong Ming | |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | John Matas takes the ball from Edgar Davis | 57-50 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Ronald Delk makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Manuel Barker | 57-53 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Ronald Delk swats the layup by Jesse Ricca | 57-53 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Plum and the foul's on Kong Ming - foul #3 on Kong Ming, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:10 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 59-53 |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Ronald Delk can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Ronald Delk is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #1 on Ronald Delk, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF) James Bowers, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF) Ronald Delk | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kong Ming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - John Matas (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson denies the turnaround by Craig Thomas | 61-53 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | John Matas tips it in | 61-55 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #10 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Carl Plum steps in front of the Kong Ming pass | 63-55 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by David Hollie is blocked by Kong Ming | 63-55 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Gibbs | 63-55 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-55 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Kong Ming gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Jesse Ricca is called for the reach on Peter Witt - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Kong Ming | |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-55 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:07 | Pitt | The jumper by Giuseppe Conti is denied by David Hollie | 63-55 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 63-55 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it in | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Peter Witt loses the ball out of bounds | 65-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't throw it down | 65-55 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it back up and in | 67-55 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | John Matas clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-55 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the board | 67-55 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum runs out the clock | 67-55 |