| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) SF - Guadalupe Martin (fresh) PF - David Dziedzic (fresh) C - Randy Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) PF - David Young (fresh) C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Pitt | Randy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Randy Stewart hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Brandon Walker gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | Brandon Walker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Dziedzic | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is hacked by Randy Stewart - foul #1 on Randy Stewart, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 3-2 |
| 17:19 | Pitt | Randy Stewart makes the jump hook in the paint | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | David Dziedzic steals the ball from Anthony Akers | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Brandon Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Guadalupe Martin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Stewart | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fresh) SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Guadalupe Martin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Dziedzic (fresh) C - Randy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) PF - David Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | David Young comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Randy Stewart - foul #2 on Randy Stewart, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Butler (C) Randy Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Darell Carneal, Gregory Coronel | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Posey steals the ball from Stefan Dillon in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by William Spears | 8-5 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | William Spears steals the ball from Michael Butler | 8-5 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | David Young misses the easy layup | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | David Dziedzic pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Michael Butler clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Lowrey - foul #1 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey, David Young | |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Brandon Walker pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Brandon Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (C) David Dziedzic | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (C) Douglas Lowrey | |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the shot in the lane | 10-5 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Michael Butler's floater is tipped away by Gregory Coronel | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Guadalupe Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Brandon Walker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darell Carneal | 10-7 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Guadalupe Martin - foul #1 on Guadalupe Martin, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dale Doherty (SG), David Dziedzic (PF) Brandon Walker, Guadalupe Martin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) William Spears | |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | Pitt | Craig Helzer is called for the reach on Dale Doherty - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SF), David Young (PF) Darell Carneal, Craig Helzer | |
| 12:40 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-9 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey's floater is tipped away by David Dziedzic | 10-9 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | David Young tips it home | 10-11 |
| 12:10 | Pitt | David Dziedzic misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 10-11 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Alton Goss grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:53 | Pitt | Michael Butler drills a floater in the lane | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fairly fresh) SG - Dale Doherty (fresh) SF - Alton Goss (fresh) PF - David Dziedzic (fresh) C - Michael Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Spears (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Young (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | David Young scores on a jumper from close range set up by Kenneth Posey | 12-13 |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon can't connect on a runner near the basket | 12-13 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Stefan Dillon | 12-13 |
| 10:56 | Pitt | Alton Goss double dribbles | 12-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG), Guadalupe Martin (SF) Alton Goss, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Darell Carneal (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal tips it in | 12-15 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brandon Walker misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by Guadalupe Martin - foul #2 on Guadalupe Martin, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SF), Michael Butler (C) Guadalupe Martin, Dale Doherty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SG), David Young (PF) Andrew Eisele, William Spears, Craig Helzer | |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | David Young knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Posey | 12-17 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Brandon Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benny Adams | 15-17 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-17 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Michael Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Michael Butler is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Posey - foul #2 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (SF), Dale Doherty (C) Stefan Dillon, Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG), Gregory Coronel (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey | |
| 08:05 | Pitt | David Dziedzic can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-17 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits the finger roll set up by David Young and he's hacked by Benny Adams - foul #1 on Benny Adams, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Douglas Lowrey (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, David Young | |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the free throw | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Benny Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alton Goss (fresh) PF - David Dziedzic (fairly fresh) C - Dale Doherty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) SG - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Brandon Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-20 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Brandon Walker steps in front of the Gregory Coronel pass | 15-20 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Alton Goss hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Walker | 17-20 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel's pass is intercepted by Brandon Walker | 17-20 |
| 06:31 | Pitt | Alton Goss drills a shot from just outside the lane | 19-20 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-22 |
| 05:57 | Pitt | Dale Doherty misses short on a shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey pulls down the rebound | 19-22 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Dale Doherty - foul #1 on Dale Doherty, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Pitt | Stefan Dillon (PG), Steven Walters (SG), Guadalupe Martin (SF), Michael Butler (PF), Randy Stewart (C) Benny Adams, Brandon Walker, Alton Goss, David Dziedzic, Dale Doherty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Darell Carneal (SF), David Young (PF) Andrew Eisele, Douglas Lowrey, Gregory Coronel | |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 19-24 |
| 05:07 | Pitt | Guadalupe Martin grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:43 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer can't tip it in | 20-24 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Martin | 20-24 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Michael Butler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Young - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brandon Walker (SG) Steven Walters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG), Gregory Coronel (C) William Spears, Craig Helzer | |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Michael Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal's pass is intercepted by Guadalupe Martin | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Stefan Dillon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brandon Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Guadalupe Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Butler (fresh) 5 pts. C - Randy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 9 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Guadalupe Martin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Randy Stewart snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Randy Stewart misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-24 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Butler | 21-24 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Brandon Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Brandon Walker drills a 3 from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the easy layup | 24-24 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | David Young tips it in | 24-26 |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Stefan Dillon is denied on a dunk by Darell Carneal | 24-26 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Michael Butler tips it home | 26-26 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | David Young misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Young | 26-29 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | Randy Stewart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Randy Stewart, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dale Doherty (SG), Benny Adams (SF), David Dziedzic (PF), Alton Goss (C) Brandon Walker, Guadalupe Martin, Michael Butler, Randy Stewart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), William Spears (SF), Craig Helzer (PF), Douglas Lowrey (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, David Young, Gregory Coronel | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Guadalupe Martin (SF) Stefan Dillon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:17 | Pitt | Douglas Lowrey swats the short shot by Alton Goss | 26-29 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by Alton Goss - foul #1 on Alton Goss, team foul #8 | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 00:02 | Pitt | David Dziedzic gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 26-29 |