| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Matas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | John Lafon inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-20 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the follow up shot | 38-20 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Willy Schell - foul #1 on Willy Schell, team foul #1 | 38-20 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the 3rd free throw | 38-22 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-22 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland is hacked by David Colby - foul #3 on David Colby, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:45 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Giuseppe Conti is blocked by Ralph Anderson | 41-25 |
| 17:43 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 41-25 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | John Lafon's layup is rejected by Giuseppe Conti | 41-25 |
| 16:49 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Craig Thomas scores on a floater from the right block set up by Giuseppe Conti | 41-27 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Holland and he's fouled by Dennis Shannon - foul #3 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #1 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (SG), David Hollie (PF) Willy Schell, John Lafon, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland, Dennis Shannon | |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 44-27 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Hollie - foul #1 on David Hollie, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG) David Getchell | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Hollie | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Hollie (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Key (fresh) SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-27 |
| 15:20 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Giuseppe Conti | 44-27 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | John Matas hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a great pass from Craig Thomas | 44-29 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 46-29 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | James Bowers pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the easy layup | 46-29 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-29 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti snags the defensive board | 46-29 |
| 13:22 | Pitt | John Key is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Key, team foul #2 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), John Lafon (SF), Walter Holland (PF) James Bowers, Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) John Key, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | David Colby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-29 |
| 13:04 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 46-29 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | David Hollie connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willy Schell | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:30 | Pitt | John Matas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the lane | 48-29 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | John Lafon gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Lafon, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), Ralph Anderson (C) David Colby, David Hollie | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:04 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti blows the wide open layup | 48-29 |
| 12:03 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti can't tip it in | 48-29 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is hacked by Dennis Shannon - foul #4 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #3 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Lance Jeanlouis is called for the reach on John Lafon - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SF) John Lafon | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Getchell | 51-29 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti loses the dribble to Ralph Anderson | 51-29 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn travels with the ball | 51-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), James Bowers (PF), David Hollie (C) David Getchell, Walter Holland, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-29 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 51-29 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti is fouled on the floor by David Hollie - foul #2 on David Hollie, team foul #5 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF) Willy Schell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 09:42 | Pitt | John Matas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #6 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:42 | Pitt | John Matas makes the free throw | 51-32 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | David Hollie drills a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Harold Ayon - foul #1 on Harold Ayon, team foul #5 | 53-32 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the free throw | 53-32 |
| 09:13 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #4 on David Colby, team foul #7 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG) David Colby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | David Hollie scores on a jump hook in the paint | 55-34 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | David Getchell is called for the reach on Craig Thomas - foul #1 on David Getchell, team foul #8 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Harold Ayon | |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 08:28 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Lafon | 55-35 |
| 08:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Lafon | 58-35 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | John Matas is called for traveling | 58-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG) David Getchell, John Lafon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. C - David Hollie (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Matas (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | David Hollie can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Shannon - foul #5 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #6 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (C) James Bowers | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 59-35 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-35 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Craig Thomas double dribbles | 60-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF) David Hollie | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willy Schell | 62-35 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Willy Schell takes the ball from Giuseppe Conti | 62-35 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland is fouled on the floor by John Matas - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #7 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) John Key, Harold Ayon | |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 1st free throw | 63-35 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-35 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Craig Thomas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Birkland | 64-38 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-38 |
| 05:30 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis grabs the board | 64-38 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-40 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | David Colby knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Holland | 67-40 |
| 04:47 | Pitt | John Matas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), John Lafon (SF), James Bowers (PF) David Colby, Willy Schell, Walter Holland, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is fouled on the floor by Giuseppe Conti - foul #4 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #8 | 67-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 68-40 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-40 |
| 04:02 | Pitt | John Matas hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Key | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | David Hollie scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Bowers | 71-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Bowers (fresh) 2 ast. C - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Key (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fairly fresh) PF - John Matas (tired) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by David Getchell - foul #2 on David Getchell, team foul #9 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Ralph Anderson (C) David Getchell, David Hollie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 71-43 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | James Bowers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| 03:03 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-43 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it home | 71-45 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | John Lafon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-45 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | David Colby snags the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | John Matas is called for the reach on David Colby - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #9 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF) James Bowers | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti is whistled for a carry | 71-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF) David Colby, John Lafon | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Harold Ayon | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #5 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #10 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF) David Hollie | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dwight Tooley (C) Giuseppe Conti | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | John Lafon pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Walter Holland | 73-45 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Craig Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lance Jeanlouis | 73-48 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland is hacked by John Matas - foul #4 on John Matas, team foul #11 | 73-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 74-48 |
| 00:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Lance Jeanlouis | 74-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson swats the dunk try by John Matas | 74-48 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 74-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #4 on Craig Thomas, team foul #12 | 74-48 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 2nd free throw | 76-48 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | Dwight Tooley clanks a shot from the right wing | 76-48 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | John Lafon grabs the board | 76-48 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Colby runs out the clock | 76-48 |