| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Scalf (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Vester (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Brian Scott inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Pitt | Patrick Guthridge is called for the reach on Marc Hanson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (PF) Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:42 | Pitt | George Bradford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes throws it down set up by Donald Schiefelbein | 40-36 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Barry Vester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses long on a runner from close range | 40-36 |
| 18:39 | Pitt | Barry Vester pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Marc Hanson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG), Jason Pham (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Walter Scalf, Hans Smialowski, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Pasko (PF), Matthew Cusick (C) Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein drills a jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the wide open shot from the right block | 42-36 |
| 18:21 | Pitt | Donald Pasko tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Matthew Cusick picks off the pass by Russell Kunz | 42-38 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | George Bradford hits the finger roll set up by Marc Hanson | 42-40 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Marc Hanson is called for the reach on Russell Kunz - foul #1 on Marc Hanson, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Eddie Grabill (PF) Russell Kunz, Donald Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), John Lantz (SG), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Brian Scott | |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill can't throw it down | 42-40 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Oktawian Wadzinski | 42-40 |
| 17:16 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-40 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | John Boomer snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by John Boomer | 42-42 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jason Pham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddie Grabill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Salazar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Boomer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Lantz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Pasko (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Cusick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Oktawian Wadzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Carmelo Salazar steps in front of the John Boomer pass in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Matthew Cusick takes the ball from Jason Pham | 44-42 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 15:23 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Pasko | 44-42 |
| 15:12 | Pitt | Carmelo Salazar is called for the reach on Matthew Cusick - foul #3 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Patrick Guthridge (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Kenny Coates, Jason Pham, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) John Boomer, John Lantz, Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Donald Schiefelbein - foul #1 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 3rd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Barry Vester is called for the reach on Walter Scalf - foul #2 on Barry Vester, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | George Bradford takes the ball from Charles Estes | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Bruce Gates banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Bradford | 44-46 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz is fouled on the floor by Brian Scott - foul #2 on Brian Scott, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (C) Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (SF) Brian Scott | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Scalf | 46-46 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Bruce Gates scores on a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Patrick Guthridge - foul #4 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski (SF), Charles Estes (C) Donald Schiefelbein, Patrick Guthridge | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (SF) Troy Osborne | |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Bruce Gates makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charles Estes | 48-49 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Olin Prosienski - foul #1 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG) Walter Scalf | |
| Subs | Pitt | Troy Osborne (SF) George Bradford | |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Bruce Gates picks off the pass by Kenny Coates | 48-51 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | John Boomer is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Coates - foul #3 on Kenny Coates, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (PG), George Bradford (SG), Brian Scott (SF) Marc Hanson, John Boomer, Troy Osborne | |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Hans Smialowski is called for the reach on Dustin Helfrich - foul #2 on Hans Smialowski, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Bruce Gates swats the short shot by Hans Smialowski | 48-53 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to George Bradford | 48-53 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Donald Schiefelbein steals it from George Bradford | 48-53 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz misses the floater from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:57 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Smialowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Estes (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Dustin Helfrich (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Bradford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Barry Vester (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 11:34 | Pitt | George Bradford tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Estes | 48-55 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Russell Kunz | 50-55 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Bruce Gates connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dustin Helfrich | 50-57 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein double dribbles | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Eddie Grabill (PF), Jason Pham (C) Russell Kunz, Kenny Coates, Donald Schiefelbein, Hans Smialowski, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), John Boomer (SG), Donald Pasko (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Dustin Helfrich, George Bradford, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Lado Arambula is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Lado Arambula | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Eddie Grabill is called for the reach on Donald Pasko in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Grabill, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Olin Prosienski gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Jason Pham is blocked by Matthew Cusick | 50-57 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Donald Pasko's pass is intercepted by Walter Scalf in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf slams it home | 52-57 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Marc Hanson makes the floater from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Eddie Grabill | 55-59 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Donald Pasko is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Prosienski - foul #2 on Olin Prosienski, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Estes (C) Eddie Grabill | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Donald Pasko misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Pasko picks off the pass by Russell Kunz | 55-60 |
| 08:54 | Pitt | John Boomer misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Estes | 55-60 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | John Boomer loses the ball out of bounds | 58-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Olin Prosienski, Jason Pham, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Lantz (PG), Dustin Helfrich (SG), Troy Osborne (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) Marc Hanson, John Boomer, Matthew Cusick, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-60 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Bruce Gates pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Troy Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG) Kenny Coates | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG) Dustin Helfrich | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Troy Osborne - foul #1 on Troy Osborne, team foul #4 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Guthridge (PF) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Barry Vester (C) Donald Pasko | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Salazar makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lado Arambula (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scalf (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Guthridge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Carmelo Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Lantz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Troy Osborne (fresh) PF - Bruce Gates (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Vester (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Pitt | George Bradford buries a jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein's pass is intercepted by Barry Vester | 60-62 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Lado Arambula takes the ball from George Bradford | 60-62 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | George Bradford steals the ball from Walter Scalf | 60-62 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Barry Vester comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Guthridge - foul #5 on Patrick Guthridge, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (PG), Eddie Grabill (PF), Charles Estes (C) Walter Scalf, Patrick Guthridge, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), John Boomer (SG), Brian Scott (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF) John Lantz, George Bradford, Troy Osborne, Bruce Gates | |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Barry Vester makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | Barry Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Marc Hanson steals it from Kenny Coates in the backcourt | 60-64 |
| 06:13 | Pitt | John Boomer lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marc Hanson | 60-66 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill lays it in | 62-66 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-66 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates grabs the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes can't throw it down but the foul's on Barry Vester - foul #3 on Barry Vester, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Olin Prosienski (SF), Jason Pham (PF) Kenny Coates, Lado Arambula, Donald Schiefelbein, Eddie Grabill | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dustin Helfrich (SG), Oktawian Wadzinski (PF), Donald Pasko (C) Marc Hanson, Matthew Cusick, Barry Vester | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes misses the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Brian Scott is fouled on the floor by Jason Pham - foul #2 on Jason Pham, team foul #11 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (C) Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG) John Boomer | |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Brian Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf misses the runner from the left block | 63-66 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Donald Pasko grabs the board | 63-66 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Donald Pasko makes the fadeaway from the right block | 63-68 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham is hacked by Brian Scott - foul #3 on Brian Scott, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Coates (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Walter Scalf, Olin Prosienski | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), John Boomer (SF), Bruce Gates (PF) Dustin Helfrich, Brian Scott, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Coates (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Smialowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Pham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Boomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Gates (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Pasko (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Pasko - foul #2 on Donald Pasko, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (SG) Russell Kunz | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Cusick (C) Donald Pasko | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:06 | Pitt | Marc Hanson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bruce Gates | 64-70 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham hits the follow up shot | 66-70 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | George Bradford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-70 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Marc Hanson drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Gates | 69-72 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Bruce Gates grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Donald Schiefelbein is called for the reach on John Boomer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Schiefelbein, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG), Walter Scalf (SG), Charles Estes (C) Kenny Coates, Lado Arambula, Jason Pham | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Scott (SF), Barry Vester (C) Marc Hanson, Matthew Cusick | |
| 01:28 | Pitt | John Boomer makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | John Boomer misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | John Boomer is called for the reach on Russell Kunz in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Boomer, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG) John Boomer | |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:11 | Pitt | Brian Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 71-73 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Brian Scott gets the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | George Bradford misses badly on a runner from the right block | 71-73 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein snags the defensive board | 71-73 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-73 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Brian Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Pitt | Charles Estes steals it from Brian Scott | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf is hacked by Bruce Gates - foul #1 on Bruce Gates, team foul #9 | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Bruce Gates loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes travels with the ball | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Scalf (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Estes (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Gates (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Vester (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Barry Vester wins the tip | 73-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:36 | Pitt | Marc Hanson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 73-75 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Kunz | 76-75 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Brian Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Estes | 76-75 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski pulls down the rebound | 76-75 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Walter Scalf | 78-75 |
| 03:33 | Pitt | Barry Vester hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Bradford | 78-77 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz's 3 pointer is rejected by George Bradford | 78-77 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Smialowski | 78-77 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski is hacked by Bruce Gates - foul #2 on Bruce Gates, team foul #10 | 78-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula (PG), Kenny Coates (SG), Jason Pham (SF), Carmelo Salazar (C) Russell Kunz, Walter Scalf, Donald Schiefelbein, Charles Estes | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Boomer (PG), John Lantz (SG), Donald Pasko (SF), Matthew Cusick (PF), Oktawian Wadzinski (C) Marc Hanson, George Bradford, Brian Scott, Bruce Gates, Barry Vester | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 02:56 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 79-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eddie Grabill (PF) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | George Bradford (SG) John Lantz | |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Oktawian Wadzinski hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by George Bradford | 79-79 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-79 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz (PG) Kenny Coates | |
| Subs | Pitt | Marc Hanson (PG), Brian Scott (SF) John Boomer, Oktawian Wadzinski | |
| 02:24 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lado Arambula | 81-79 |
| 02:22 | Pitt | Donald Pasko loses the dribble to Russell Kunz in the backcourt | 81-79 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Lado Arambula misses the lay-in | 81-79 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | Matthew Cusick pulls down the rebound | 81-79 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | George Bradford is fouled in the backcourt by Carmelo Salazar - foul #4 on Carmelo Salazar, team foul #13 | 81-79 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | George Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | George Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 81-80 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham pulls down the rebound | 81-80 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-80 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Eddie Grabill | 83-80 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Donald Pasko hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left block | 83-80 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz gets the rebound | 83-80 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf (SG), Donald Schiefelbein (SF), Hans Smialowski (PF), Charles Estes (C) Lado Arambula, Jason Pham, Eddie Grabill, Carmelo Salazar | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Gates (PF), Barry Vester (C) Donald Pasko, Matthew Cusick | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 86-80 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Russell Kunz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Scalf (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Schiefelbein (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Smialowski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Estes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Marc Hanson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Bradford (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Gates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Barry Vester (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Marc Hanson hits a jumper from close range and he's fouled by Russell Kunz - foul #1 on Russell Kunz, team foul #14 | 86-82 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Marc Hanson misses the free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Charles Estes gets the rebound | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Schiefelbein | 88-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Marc Hanson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Bradford | 88-85 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | George Bradford is called for the reach on Walter Scalf in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Bradford, team foul #11 | 88-85 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Pham (PF) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Walter Scalf makes the 2nd free throw | 90-85 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Marc Hanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 90-88 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham is fouled in the backcourt by George Bradford - foul #4 on George Bradford, team foul #12 | 90-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Hans Smialowski (PF) Donald Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham misses the 1st free throw | 90-88 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Jason Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 91-88 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Barry Vester loses the dribble to Walter Scalf | 91-88 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 91-88 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Schiefelbein (SF) Hans Smialowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Russell Kunz runs out the clock | 91-88 |