| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Clifford Lewis - foul #1 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Seth Watkins blocks the jumper by Gerry Parsons | 18-28 |
| 19:04 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the tip | 18-28 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons tips it in | 20-28 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-28 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins tips it back up and in | 20-30 |
| 18:12 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 20-30 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Seth Watkins | 20-32 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil tips it home | 22-32 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is fouled on the floor by Ronald McNeil - foul #2 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (C) Lee Mailloux | |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Choe | 22-35 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 22-35 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Roger Arce picks off the pass by Gus Duca | 22-35 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil is hacked by Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG), Angel Marino (PF) Clifford Lewis, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Lee Mailloux (C) Louis Choe, Gus Duca, Jimmy Kifer, Seth Watkins | |
| 15:48 | Pitt | Angel Marino loses the dribble to Kenneth Baker | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) PF - Rory Porter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by John Trump | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Angel Marino's layup is rejected by Lee Mailloux | 22-37 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | Angel Marino tips it in | 24-37 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter clanks a shot from the right side | 24-37 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis gets the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Charles Rouse (PF) Roger Arce, Gerry Parsons, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) John Trump, Daniel Davis, Kenneth Baker, Rory Porter | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses the jumper from close range | 24-38 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe snags the offensive board | 24-38 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-38 |
| 13:30 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Rouse is called for the reach on Lee Mailloux - foul #1 on Charles Rouse, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Ronald McNeil (C) Ernest Mildenberger, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF), Rory Porter (C) Jimmy Kifer, Lee Mailloux | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Rouse is called for the reach on Gus Duca - foul #2 on Charles Rouse, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gus Duca, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG) Clifford Lewis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons slams it home set up by Daniel White and the foul's on Kenneth Baker - foul #2 on Kenneth Baker, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the free throw | 28-38 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rory Porter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gus Duca | 28-40 |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 11:06 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 10:35 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Rouse | 28-40 |
| 10:15 | Pitt | Rory Porter steals the ball from Charles Rouse | 28-40 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Daniel White gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Daniel White shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Rouse | 30-40 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Ronald McNeil - foul #3 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #6 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG), Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Angel Marino (C) Roger Arce, Gerry Parsons, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Trump (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Lee Mailloux (C) Louis Choe, Kenneth Baker, Rory Porter | |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Charles Rouse buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel White and he's fouled by Seth Watkins - foul #3 on Seth Watkins, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Davis (SG) Gus Duca | |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Daniel White clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Trump (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Mailloux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Charles Rouse loses the dribble to Jimmy Kifer | 33-45 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 33-45 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Seth Watkins is called for the reach on Charles Rouse - foul #4 on Seth Watkins, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Gerry Parsons (SF), Ronald McNeil (C) Daniel White, Ernest Mildenberger, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Rory Porter (C) John Trump, Daniel Davis, Seth Watkins, Lee Mailloux | |
| 06:12 | Pitt | Angel Marino hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 33-47 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Choe | 33-50 |
| 05:34 | Pitt | Roger Arce misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-50 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Arce - foul #1 on Roger Arce, team foul #7 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SF) Gerry Parsons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 04:48 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Choe and he's fouled by Ronald McNeil - foul #4 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #8 | 33-54 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the free throw | 33-54 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Choe | 33-54 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Ronald McNeil denies the turnaround by Rory Porter | 33-54 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the board | 33-54 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Roger Arce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-54 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gus Duca and he's hacked by Ernest Mildenberger - foul #2 on Ernest Mildenberger, team foul #9 | 33-56 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter misses the free throw | 33-56 |
| 03:45 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Ronald McNeil | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rory Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Mailloux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-56 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Rory Porter gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 03:09 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Angel Marino is fouled on the floor by Lee Mailloux - foul #3 on Lee Mailloux, team foul #6 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Kenneth Baker, Lee Mailloux | |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Roger Arce's floater is tipped away by Seth Watkins | 33-56 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the board | 33-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux (C) Rory Porter | |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Gus Duca steals it from Clifford Lewis | 33-56 |
| 02:26 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca clanks a floater in the paint | 33-56 |
| 02:25 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 02:19 | Pitt | Gus Duca picks off the pass by Angel Marino | 33-56 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the dunk attempt | 33-56 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Angel Marino gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Angel Marino can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Seth Watkins - foul #5 on Seth Watkins, team foul #7 | 33-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rory Porter (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 01:56 | Pitt | Angel Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Choe | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-59 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Lee Mailloux snags the defensive board | 35-59 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca travels with the ball | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is whistled for a carry | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca loses the ball out of bounds | 35-59 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-59 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe runs out the clock | 37-59 |