| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) SG - Willy Schell (fresh) SF - John Lafon (fresh) PF - Walter Holland (fresh) C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | David Colby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | John Lafon grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Shannon | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | John Lafon double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits a turnaround from close range | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | David Colby is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG) David Colby | |
| 17:35 | Pitt | John Matas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | John Lafon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willy Schell | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson denies the turnaround by Craig Thomas | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 4-2 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Walter Holland is called for the reach on John Matas - foul #1 on Walter Holland, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) John Lafon | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) PF - Walter Holland (fresh) C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (SG) Willy Schell, Walter Holland | |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Bowers - foul #1 on James Bowers, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on David Getchell - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG), John Key (SG) Craig Thomas, Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | David Hollie scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Getchell | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti tips it in | 8-6 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Kristopher Butera is called for the reach on David Getchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF) Donald Quinn, James Bowers | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Holland | 8-6 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | John Lafon misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Kristopher Butera - foul #2 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mike Hayslett (PG), Andrew Birkland (SG) Kristopher Butera, John Key | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (C) David Hollie | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | John Lafon misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | John Lafon makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:15 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti travels with the ball | 8-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Craig Thomas (PG) Mike Hayslett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Walter Holland | 8-9 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Craig Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), David Hollie (SF) David Getchell, John Lafon | |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn double dribbles | 8-9 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG) Walter Holland | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from David Getchell and he's fouled by Andrew Birkland - foul #1 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) Willy Schell | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by David Hollie is blocked by John Matas | 10-12 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | John Lafon hits the follow up shot | 10-14 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti is hacked by David Getchell - foul #1 on David Getchell, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF) David Getchell, James Bowers | |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-14 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 10-14 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:28 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is fouled on the floor by Giuseppe Conti - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) John Key, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), Ralph Anderson (C) Donald Quinn, David Hollie | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland is hacked by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SF) John Lafon | |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Willy Schell | 10-17 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Craig Thomas clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-17 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis tips it in | 12-17 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Craig Thomas grabs the board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Matas (tiring) C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bowers (fresh) PF - Walter Holland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Pitt | Craig Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-17 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #2 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #8 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Andrew Birkland, Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), John Lafon (SF), David Hollie (PF) David Getchell, Willy Schell, Walter Holland | |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 06:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 05:59 | Pitt | John Matas pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | Ralph Anderson blocks the short jumper by Giuseppe Conti | 12-18 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | John Lafon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 12-18 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Craig Thomas's floater is tipped away by David Hollie | 12-18 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon grabs the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | James Bowers steals it from Craig Thomas | 12-18 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 12-18 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | David Hollie tips it but misses | 12-18 |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | Donald Quinn steals the ball from John Matas | 12-18 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | James Bowers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 12-20 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | John Matas is whistled for a carry | 12-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Lance Jeanlouis (SF) John Key, Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF) James Bowers, John Lafon, Ralph Anderson | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-20 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | David Hollie tips it back up and in | 12-22 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tiring) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Matas (tiring) 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - David Hollie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Pitt | David Colby steals it from Lance Jeanlouis | 12-22 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Willy Schell | 12-25 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | John Matas misses the lay-in | 12-25 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie pulls down the rebound | 12-25 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | David Hollie scores on a runner from close range set up by Walter Holland and he's fouled by Giuseppe Conti - foul #2 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #9 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dennis Shannon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF), Ralph Anderson (C) Donald Quinn, Walter Holland | |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the free throw | 12-28 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses the shot from the left wing | 12-28 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Birkland - foul #2 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #10 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Holland (PF) David Hollie | |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 12-29 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-30 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon is fouled on the floor by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #7 | 12-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (SG) David Colby, Willy Schell | |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-30 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Dennis Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Lance Jeanlouis is called for the reach on David Getchell - foul #3 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #11 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG) James Bowers | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | David Getchell makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | David Getchell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-32 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | John Matas's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Holland | 14-32 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 14-32 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a halfcourt shot | 14-32 |