| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Huff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Raymond Huff inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Pitt | Raymond Huff drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | John Starr banks in the layup | 34-27 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Craig Gandy buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 36-27 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 36-27 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan tips it in | 36-29 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-29 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't finish the layup | 36-29 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't tip it in | 36-29 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Charles Rouse snags the defensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:26 | Pitt | Charles Rouse drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 38-29 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Huff takes the ball from Steven Silver | 38-29 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is whistled for a carry | 38-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), William Phan (C) Edward Simmons, John Starr | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Daniel White steps in front of the William Phan pass | 38-29 |
| 16:03 | Pitt | William Phan steals it from Craig Gandy out of a doubleteam | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Craig Gandy takes the ball from Steven Silver | 38-29 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Daniel White lays it in on a nice dish by Craig Gandy | 40-29 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Raymond Huff (SF) Craig Gandy, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), John Starr (C) Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver slams it home and the foul's on Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Sprague | 42-35 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Steven Silver - foul #3 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Zachary Brown travels with the ball | 42-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), George Peterson (C) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan loses the ball out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Raymond Huff drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Craig Gandy | 45-35 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Craig Gandy pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:50 | Pitt | Raymond Huff clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | George Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-37 |
| 12:40 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 12:31 | Pitt | George Peterson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Huff and he's hacked by John Starr - foul #2 on John Starr, team foul #1 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Zachary Brown, Raymond Huff, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (SF), William Phan (C) Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| 12:31 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | William Phan snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 12:20 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | Craig Gandy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-37 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits a fadeaway in the paint | 47-39 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 47-39 |
| 11:00 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:41 | Pitt | Craig Gandy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-39 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Phan | 47-39 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | William Phan buries a jumper from the left block | 47-41 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Daniel White steps out of bounds on the baseline | 47-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Raymond Huff (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Daniel White, George Peterson, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Steven Silver, William Phan | |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Zachary Brown - foul #3 on Zachary Brown, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:52 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Craig Gandy misses the 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Craig Gandy snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Raymond Huff comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Raymond Huff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the left block | 47-42 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 47-42 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Charles Rouse blocks the short jumper by Steven Silver | 47-42 |
| 08:19 | Pitt | Raymond Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:57 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague banks in the layup set up by Zachary Brown | 49-42 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), George Peterson (SF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Craig Gandy, Raymond Huff, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Gus Duca (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF), William Phan (C) Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan, Steven Silver, John Starr | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SF - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Phan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses long on a floater from the right side | 49-42 |
| 07:19 | Pitt | George Peterson misses the tip | 49-42 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Charles Rouse steals the ball from Patrick Rowley | 49-42 |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Edward Simmons is called for the reach on Daniel White - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Raymond Huff (SF) Zachary Brown, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Edward Simmons steals the ball from Craig Gandy | 49-42 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Rouse steals the ball from Patrick Rowley | 49-42 |
| 05:11 | Pitt | The jump hook by Raymond Huff is blocked by John Starr | 49-42 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Raymond Huff works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-42 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it home | 49-44 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Raymond Huff is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (SG), Matthew Sprague (PF), Geoffrey Jackson (C) Daniel White, Charles Rouse, George Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Gus Duca (SF), Steven Silver (PF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Edward Simmons, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rowley, John Starr | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Raymond Huff swats the layup by William Phan | 49-44 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | William Phan tips it in | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Gandy (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Huff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Gus Duca (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Pitt | Steven Silver is called for the reach on Geoffrey Jackson - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 49-46 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), George Peterson (C) Craig Gandy, Geoffrey Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:37 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Zachary Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Matthew Sprague is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #4 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the jump hook from the left block | 49-46 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | George Peterson gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Gandy (PG), Charles Rouse (PF) Daniel White, Matthew Sprague | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Craig Gandy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-46 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Jordan | 49-46 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's pass is intercepted by George Peterson | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Pitt | George Peterson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Craig Gandy | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Kifer - foul #4 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Craig Gandy is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Kifer - foul #5 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is fouled on the floor by Edward Simmons - foul #2 on Edward Simmons, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Craig Gandy - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Craig Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Zachary Brown is called for the reach on Edward Simmons - foul #4 on Zachary Brown, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is hacked by Timothy Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | John Starr pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is hacked by Timothy Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | John Starr blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Craig Gandy pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |