| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | William Haskin inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Pitt | Daniel Mills comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-28 |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on William Haskin - foul #3 on William Haskin, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF) William Haskin | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 27-28 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is hacked by Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Weedman - foul #2 on Harold Weedman, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose's floater is tipped away by Daniel Mills | 27-29 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Whidden - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden is fouled on the floor by Antonio Griffith - foul #1 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 18:02 | Pitt | Harold Weedman steals the ball from Bruce Williams | 27-29 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Antonio Griffith | 29-29 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harold Weedman - foul #3 on Harold Weedman, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Matthew Bigley (C) Antonio Griffith, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Dupree - foul #3 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #5 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG) Carlos Dupree | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Glen Greeley makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:09 | Pitt | Glen Greeley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose knocks in the shot from the left side | 31-31 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Bruce Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Raymond - foul #2 on Bill Raymond, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG) Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Salvador Saenz (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Michael Wooldridge, Glen Greeley, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 15:56 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden blows the layup | 32-31 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose grabs the board | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits a runner from the right block set up by Matthew Bigley | 34-31 |
| 15:14 | Pitt | Aubrey Hampton picks off the pass by Bill Raymond | 34-31 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton hits the finger roll | 36-31 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bill Raymond | 36-34 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle clanks a floater near the basket | 36-34 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 36-34 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Claude Davis (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Antonio Griffith, Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Fyodor Zollman, Salvador Saenz, Igor Bernoski | |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman drills a jump hook near the basket | 38-34 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | William Haskin is hacked by Carlos Dupree - foul #4 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Carlos Dupree | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Daniel Mills makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Bogart | 38-36 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Bruce Williams denies the turnaround by Joseph Mickle | 38-36 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | David Bogart misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Daniel Mills denies the turnaround by Harold Weedman | 40-36 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mickle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Davis (fairly fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Pitt | William Haskin is denied on a layup by Harold Weedman | 40-36 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 11:01 | Pitt | Daniel Mills can't tip it in | 40-36 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | William Haskin swats the layup by Joseph Mickle | 40-36 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman tips it back up and in | 42-36 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Daniel Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton, Claude Davis, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Bill Raymond (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) David Bogart, Michael Wooldridge, William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Glen Greeley steals it from Edward Rose | 42-36 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses long on a shot from the left block | 42-36 |
| 09:36 | Pitt | Glen Greeley grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:31 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz hits the finger roll | 42-38 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Salvador Saenz - foul #1 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF) Igor Bernoski | |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Joseph Mickle is called for the reach on Bill Raymond - foul #2 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF) Glen Greeley | |
| 08:52 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 42-38 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle scores on a jumper from close range | 44-38 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Aubrey Hampton steals the ball from William Haskin | 44-38 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses badly on a floater from the right block | 44-38 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Rose | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Aubrey Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Mickle (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 07:24 | Pitt | William Haskin gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 07:13 | Pitt | William Haskin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 07:12 | Pitt | Bill Raymond tips it home | 44-40 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley tips it in | 46-40 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz connects on the runner from the right block | 46-42 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Jeffrey Whidden - foul #2 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Carlos Dupree (SF), Claude Davis (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), Glen Greeley (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Bill Raymond, Daniel Mills, Salvador Saenz | |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Antonio Griffith steps in front of the David Bogart pass in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Griffith | 49-42 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Glen Greeley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 49-42 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Claude Davis snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Antonio Griffith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Igor Bernoski (PF) William Haskin | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams tips it in | 49-44 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Igor Bernoski blocks the jumper by Harold Weedman | 49-44 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:35 | Pitt | Glen Greeley knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Williams | 49-46 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson is hacked by David Bogart in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bogart, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Claude Davis | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF) David Bogart, Glen Greeley, Igor Bernoski | |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG) Bill Raymond | |
| 04:00 | Pitt | William Haskin double dribbles | 49-46 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 49-46 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Daniel Mills gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:00 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Haskin | 49-49 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman scores on a runner from close range | 51-49 |
| 02:24 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Aubrey Hampton (SG) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-49 |
| 02:00 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 01:37 | Pitt | William Haskin buries a jumpshot from the right side | 51-51 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Williams - foul #1 on Bruce Williams, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SG) Aubrey Hampton | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Harold Weedman - foul #4 on Harold Weedman, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Griffith | 55-54 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | William Haskin lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Mills | 55-56 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle's pass is intercepted by William Haskin | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Antonio Griffith is called for the reach on Michael Wooldridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 55-58 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Daniel Mills runs out the clock | 55-58 |