| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Billings (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Larry Rose (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Sauceda (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 19:34 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Dickinson | 31-35 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Larry Rose | 31-35 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Joseph Phillips - foul #1 on Joseph Phillips, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dima Smialowski - foul #3 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Jared Sloan (C) John Crosby, Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Whitmer (PF) Joseph Phillips | |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 33-36 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings tips it home | 35-36 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Larry Rose picks off the pass by David Sauceda in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-36 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:17 | Pitt | Jared Sloan denies the turnaround by Robert Dickinson | 35-36 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Perry | 35-36 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | David Sauceda steals the ball from Matthew Billings | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson blows the layup | 35-36 |
| 16:54 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings lays it up and in | 37-38 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jared Sloan - foul #2 on Jared Sloan, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), John Crosby (SF), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, Larry Rose, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Joseph Phillips (PF) Harold Smith, David Sauceda, Charles Whitmer | |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | David Thomas grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | David Thomas makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Jeremiah Church and he's fouled by Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski (PF) Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Whitmer (C) Robert Fleming | |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | David Thomas makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) SF - John Crosby (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dima Smialowski (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Bates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Church - foul #2 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by David Thomas | 42-39 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joseph Phillips | 42-41 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | David Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | David Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Joseph Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Church - foul #3 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Matthew Billings (SF), Jared Sloan (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Arthur Banks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | John Crosby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 42-41 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Eddie Bates is whistled for a carry | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Rose (PF) Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG), David Sauceda (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Robert Dickinson, Joseph Phillips, Charles Whitmer | |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Billings | 44-41 |
| 12:37 | Pitt | Robert Fleming's floater is knocked away by Larry Rose | 44-41 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Harold Smith grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Arthur Banks hits a wide open 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Crosby (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Billings (tiring) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Banks (tiring) 11 pts. SF - David Sauceda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eddie Bates (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Billings | 47-44 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Arthur Banks is fouled on the floor by John Crosby - foul #2 on John Crosby, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (PG), Lloyd Lujan (SG), Joseph Phillips (PF), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, Arthur Banks, Eddie Bates, Robert Fleming | |
| 10:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dima Smialowski - foul #4 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings (SF) Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 10:53 | Pitt | David Sauceda makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | David Thomas knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Matthew Billings | 49-46 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Richard Perry - foul #3 on Richard Perry, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), John Crosby (SG), Jared Sloan (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Whitmer | 49-48 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Larry Rose swats the dunk try by Robert Dickinson | 49-48 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | John Crosby is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Lujan - foul #1 on Lloyd Lujan, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, Matthew Billings, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Lloyd Lujan, David Sauceda, Charles Whitmer | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 49-48 |
| 08:58 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Church | 49-48 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church is hacked by Arthur Banks - foul #1 on Arthur Banks, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Matthew Billings (SF) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | David Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #8 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Arthur Banks scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Dickinson | 49-50 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Joseph Phillips steals the ball from Larry Rose | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Matthew Billings (tired) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Rose (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jared Sloan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Banks (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Joseph Phillips (tiring) 5 reb. C - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), John Crosby (SF), Dima Smialowski (PF), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lloyd Lujan (SG), David Sauceda (SF), Eddie Bates (PF), Charles Whitmer (C) Harold Smith, Arthur Banks, Joseph Phillips, Robert Fleming | |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the finger roll | 49-52 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski is hacked by Eddie Bates - foul #3 on Eddie Bates, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Matthew Billings (SF) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (PG) Robert Dickinson | |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Lloyd Lujan - foul #2 on Lloyd Lujan, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG) Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Eddie Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Perry - foul #4 on Richard Perry, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Larry Rose (PF), Jared Sloan (C) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lloyd Lujan - foul #3 on Lloyd Lujan, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Matthew Billings (SF), David Thomas (C) Jeremiah Church, Larry Rose, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF), Robert Fleming (C) Eddie Bates, Charles Whitmer | |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | Robert Fleming scores on a shot in the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin double dribbles | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Larry Rose (PF), Jared Sloan (C) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Matthew Billings, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (PG), Arthur Banks (SF) Harold Smith, David Sauceda | |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses badly on the uncontested jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Rose - foul #2 on Larry Rose, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), John Crosby (SG) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Eddie Bates (SG), Charles Whitmer (PF) Lloyd Lujan, Joseph Phillips | |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Arthur Banks misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Arthur Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Eddie Bates is called for the reach on John Crosby - foul #4 on Eddie Bates, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Matthew Billings (SF), David Thomas (C) Justin Mullin, Larry Rose, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Crosby (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Matthew Billings (tired) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Dickinson (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eddie Bates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Arthur Banks (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Charles Whitmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Fleming (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Eddie Bates is hacked by John Crosby - foul #3 on John Crosby, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Larry Rose (PF), Jared Sloan (C) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby, Matthew Billings, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), David Sauceda (SF) Arthur Banks, Robert Fleming | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Eddie Bates misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Eddie Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry is hacked by Eddie Bates - foul #5 on Eddie Bates, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Phillips (PF) Eddie Bates | |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Justin Mullin - foul #2 on Justin Mullin, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (SF), David Thomas (C) Richard Perry, Larry Rose, Jared Sloan | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lloyd Lujan (SG) Harold Smith | |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | John Crosby is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on John Crosby, team foul #13 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG) Justin Mullin | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 02:01 | Pitt | The jumper by Robert Dickinson is denied by Matthew Billings | 56-58 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | David Thomas gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the contested turnaround from the left block set up by Jeremiah Church | 58-58 |
| 01:15 | Pitt | David Thomas blocks the jumper by Robert Dickinson | 58-58 |
| 01:14 | Pitt | Charles Whitmer grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson tips it back up and in | 58-60 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Larry Rose (PF) Jeremiah Church, Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Smith (SG), Robert Fleming (C) Lloyd Lujan, Charles Whitmer | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | David Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 58-60 |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the offensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Pitt | David Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Fleming - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #14 | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |