| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Red (fresh) SG - Ray Fletcher (fresh) SF - Garry Little (fresh) PF - Richard Corona (fresh) C - Ludoslaw Wisnowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ludoslaw Wisnowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Garry Little lays it in on a great pass from Robert Red | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Robert Baxter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Red | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Red misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Baxter | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Red is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Williams - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Irving Mandell snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:25 | Pitt | Charles Short misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Ludoslaw Wisnowski is hacked by Charles Short - foul #1 on Charles Short, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), William Parker (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Alexander Loya (SG), Alberto Greco (SF), Jackie Franklin (PF), Gary Wilsey (C) Ray Fletcher, Garry Little, Richard Corona, Ludoslaw Wisnowski | |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Alexander Loya misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Alexander Loya grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | Jackie Franklin hits the finger roll | 3-4 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | Charles Short is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Short, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (SF) Charles Short | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Gary Wilsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Randall Pino grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Howard Leo's pass is intercepted by Robert Red | 3-4 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Red hits the finger roll | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) SG - Howard Leo (fresh) SF - Randall Pino (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Red (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Loya (fresh) SF - Alberto Greco (fresh) PF - Jackie Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Wilsey (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Pitt | William Parker is hacked by Alexander Loya in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Loya, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG) Randall Pino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Little (SF) Robert Red | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by William Parker | 5-6 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Garry Little drills a 3 from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:52 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson is fouled on the floor by Alexander Loya - foul #2 on Alexander Loya, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Red (PG), James Wright (SG), George Holland (PF), Kenny Meikle (C) Alberto Greco, Alexander Loya, Jackie Franklin, Gary Wilsey | |
| 14:37 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Howard Leo | 8-9 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | James Wright double dribbles | 8-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (PG) Howard Leo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Corona (PF) George Holland | |
| 13:56 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Corona | 8-9 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Kenny Meikle comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 8-9 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Garry Little can't tip it in | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Pitt | Irving Mandell pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Kenny Meikle - foul #1 on Kenny Meikle, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF) Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher (SG), Alberto Greco (SF), George Holland (PF), Ludoslaw Wisnowski (C) James Wright, Garry Little, Richard Corona, Kenny Meikle | |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | George Holland is whistled for traveling | 9-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Kevin Emerson (C) Randall Pino, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jackie Franklin (SF) Robert Red | |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jackie Franklin - foul #1 on Jackie Franklin, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF) Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (SF) Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:21 | Pitt | William Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | Jackie Franklin travels with the ball | 11-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF), William Wilber (C) William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Red (PG), Richard Corona (PF) Jackie Franklin, George Holland | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Randall Pino hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Howard Leo | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Pino (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Emerson (fresh) C - William Wilber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Red (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Fletcher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alberto Greco (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Corona (fresh) C - Ludoslaw Wisnowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Pino - foul #1 on Randall Pino, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Irving Mandell (PF) Howard Leo, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Wright (SG) Ray Fletcher | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:35 | Pitt | Randall Pino is hacked by Ludoslaw Wisnowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ludoslaw Wisnowski, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Little (SF) Alberto Greco | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry is fouled on the floor by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Meikle (C) Ludoslaw Wisnowski | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 14-12 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | Irving Mandell tips it back up and in | 16-12 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Red is fouled on the floor by Robert Baxter - foul #1 on Robert Baxter, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Howard Leo (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Randall Pino, Donald Lansberry, Irving Mandell, William Wilber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jackie Franklin (PG), Ray Fletcher (SG), Alberto Greco (SF), Gary Wilsey (PF) Robert Red, James Wright, Garry Little, Richard Corona | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | William Parker picks off the pass by Kenny Meikle | 16-12 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 16-12 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses the tip | 16-12 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Jackie Franklin pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Thompson is called for the reach on Ray Fletcher - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Emerson (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Holland (PF) Kenny Meikle | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Ray Fletcher steps in front of the William Parker pass in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Gary Wilsey is blocked by Jeffrey Williams | 16-14 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Alberto Greco steals the ball from Jeffrey Williams in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Gary Wilsey double dribbles | 16-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Lansberry (SG), Irving Mandell (PF) Howard Leo, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Red (PG), Garry Little (SF), Ludoslaw Wisnowski (C) Jackie Franklin, Alberto Greco, Gary Wilsey | |
| 09:11 | Pitt | Robert Baxter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 09:10 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses the tip | 16-14 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Red | 16-14 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Ludoslaw Wisnowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Garry Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | William Parker is called for the reach on Ray Fletcher - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (PG), Randall Pino (SF), William Wilber (C) William Parker, Robert Baxter, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Alberto Greco (PG), Richard Corona (PF) Robert Red, George Holland | |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 08:21 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses the easy dunk attempt | 16-15 |
| 08:20 | Pitt | Irving Mandell tips it back up and in | 18-15 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Ludoslaw Wisnowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Alberto Greco tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Howard Leo is fouled on the floor by Alberto Greco - foul #1 on Alberto Greco, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams (C) Irving Mandell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Red (PG), James Wright (SG), Jackie Franklin (SF), Kenny Meikle (C) Alberto Greco, Ray Fletcher, Garry Little, Ludoslaw Wisnowski | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenny Meikle | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Howard Leo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Pino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Wilber (fresh) C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Red (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) SF - Jackie Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Corona (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenny Meikle (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Kenny Meikle double dribbles | 18-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG), Robert Baxter (SF) Howard Leo, Randall Pino | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Wilsey (PF) Richard Corona | |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Jackie Franklin is called for the reach on Jeffrey Williams - foul #2 on Jackie Franklin, team foul #8 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Emerson (PF) William Wilber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Alberto Greco (SF), George Holland (PF) Jackie Franklin, Kenny Meikle | |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | George Holland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-17 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | George Holland pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | George Holland can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | James Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | George Holland can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 20-17 |
| 05:49 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson can't finish the layup | 20-17 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Alberto Greco | 20-17 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Alberto Greco's floater is tipped away by Kevin Emerson | 20-17 |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | George Holland is called for the reach on William Parker in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Holland, team foul #9 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), William Wilber (C) Donald Lansberry, Robert Baxter, Kevin Emerson, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher (SG), Garry Little (SF), Richard Corona (PF), Kenny Meikle (C) Robert Red, James Wright, George Holland, Gary Wilsey | |
| 05:19 | Pitt | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:19 | Pitt | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Ray Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-17 |
| 04:46 | Pitt | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | Kenny Meikle snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by William Wilber - foul #1 on William Wilber, team foul #9 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ludoslaw Wisnowski (C) Kenny Meikle | |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:27 | Pitt | Irving Mandell snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Randall Pino misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Garry Little misses the driving attempt in the lane | 22-18 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Corona | 22-18 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona lays it in | 22-20 |
| 03:24 | Pitt | Howard Leo drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Randall Pino (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Irving Mandell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Wilber (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Alberto Greco (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ray Fletcher (tired) 4 pts. SF - Garry Little (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Corona (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ludoslaw Wisnowski (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Alberto Greco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Garry Little tips it but misses | 25-20 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | William Wilber snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | William Parker misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | William Wilber snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 02:13 | Pitt | William Parker tips it in | 27-20 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Corona can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 27-20 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Howard Leo gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 01:47 | Pitt | William Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG), Jeffrey Thompson (SF), Kevin Emerson (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Randall Pino, Howard Leo, William Parker, Irving Mandell, William Wilber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Red (PG), Alexander Loya (SG), Jackie Franklin (SF), Gary Wilsey (PF), Kenny Meikle (C) Alberto Greco, Ray Fletcher, Garry Little, Richard Corona, Ludoslaw Wisnowski | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Williams denies the turnaround by Gary Wilsey | 27-20 |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 01:17 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Charles Short | 29-20 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Thompson steps in front of the Robert Red pass | 29-20 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Charles Short hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 31-20 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Alexander Loya misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #10 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Wright (SG), George Holland (PF) Gary Wilsey, Kenny Meikle | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Alexander Loya misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Alexander Loya makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Robert Baxter is blocked by Robert Red | 31-21 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | George Holland pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Jackie Franklin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-21 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Robert Baxter gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Robert Baxter misses the halfcourt shot | 31-21 |