| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Morse (fresh) SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 7 pts. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 19:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 30-42 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Horace Morse snags the offensive board | 30-42 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Jason Ferdinand takes the ball from Michael Alexander | 30-42 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Brand | 30-44 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | The jumper by Michael Alexander is denied by Erik Hammonds | 30-44 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Barry Jacob tips it back up and in | 32-44 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Donald Brand in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Lee Walls (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 18:25 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Antonio Cruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Barry Jacob (C) Miguel Ayala, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 17:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Antonio Cruz (SF) Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch tips it in | 33-46 |
| 16:59 | Pitt | Michael Alexander comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-46 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch blows the wide open layup | 33-46 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lee Walls | 33-46 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is whistled for traveling | 33-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Jacob (C) Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Doug Moore, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Barry Jacob grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joe Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry O'Harra | 35-46 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch clanks a shot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Lee Walls comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Barry Jacob - foul #3 on Barry Jacob, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Terry O'Harra, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Donald Brand, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd connects on the floater from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Antonio Cruz is called for the reach on Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Antonio Cruz, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG) Joe Jacobs | |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Lee Walls | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Delbert Wilson | 37-49 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Drozd - foul #3 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), John Depriest (SF), Barry Jacob (C) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG) Doug Moore | |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala travels with the ball | 37-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG) Miguel Ayala, John Depriest | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Brand and the foul's on Michael Alexander - foul #3 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF) Robert Boyer | |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Donald Brand takes the ball from Michael Alexander | 37-53 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is fouled on the floor by Lee Walls - foul #4 on Lee Walls, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Depriest (SF) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Depriest (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Jacob (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Drozd - foul #4 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) John Depriest, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Barry Jacob pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas loses the ball out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Robert Boyer (PF) Jason Ferdinand, Freddie Robinson | |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't throw it down | 37-53 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | John Depriest is called for the reach on Shane Callas - foul #1 on John Depriest, team foul #8 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Horace Morse, John Depriest | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Barry Jacob loses the ball out of bounds | 37-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG) Terry O'Harra | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG) Donald Brand | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander steals the ball from Doug Moore | 37-55 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the board | 37-55 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer lays it in on a great pass from Doug Moore | 37-57 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-57 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas travels with the ball | 37-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), John Depriest (SF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Antonio Cruz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Robert Boyer, Anthony Lynch | |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-57 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by John Depriest - foul #2 on John Depriest, team foul #9 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Antonio Cruz (SF) Miguel Ayala, John Depriest | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the 1st free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds misses the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 08:41 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra pulls down the rebound | 37-58 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Lee Walls clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the board | 37-58 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds blows the layup | 37-58 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Barry Jacob snags the defensive board | 37-58 |
| 08:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it in | 39-58 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Brand | 39-61 |
| 07:37 | Pitt | Lee Walls buries a floater from the free throw line | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Antonio Cruz (fresh) PF - Lee Walls (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Barry Jacob (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds throws it down on a great pass from Donald Brand | 41-63 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-63 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Lee Walls steps in front of the Delbert Wilson pass | 41-63 |
| 06:29 | Pitt | Lee Walls buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-63 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is hacked by Barry Jacob - foul #4 on Barry Jacob, team foul #10 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | Horace Morse (SG), John Depriest (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Terry O'Harra, Antonio Cruz, Barry Jacob | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Robert Boyer (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson, Delbert Wilson | |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-64 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 44-64 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | John Depriest takes the ball from Joe Jacobs | 44-64 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Horace Morse lays it up and in set up by John Depriest | 46-64 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Lee Walls's layup is rejected by Anthony Lynch | 46-64 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer hits the finger roll set up by Donald Brand | 46-66 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Robert Boyer denies the turnaround by Michael Alexander | 46-66 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the floater from the right block set up by Donald Brand | 46-68 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 48-68 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | John Depriest picks off the pass by Donald Brand | 48-68 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Michael Alexander lays it up and in | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Shane Callas and he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #5 on Lee Walls, team foul #11 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), Terry O'Harra (SG), Steven Elkins (PF) Michael Alexander, Horace Morse, Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF) Donald Brand, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas, Robert Boyer | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch makes the free throw | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Depriest (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steven Elkins (fresh) C - Kenneth Drozd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled on the floor by Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #2 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson (C) Anthony Lynch | |
| 02:39 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 50-74 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-74 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | John Depriest pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-74 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | The jumper by Kenneth Drozd is denied by Freddie Robinson | 50-74 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson grabs the board | 50-74 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 50-76 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-76 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 50-76 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Drozd | 50-76 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson can't tip it in | 50-76 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 50-76 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-76 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the rebound | 50-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Depriest | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-76 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson tips it back up and in | 52-78 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 54-78 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore runs out the clock | 54-78 |