| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fresh) SG - Curtis Hawley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elbert Blaine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ken Kennemer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Redden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dexter Tanner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Harwood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darren Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood inbounds the ball | 17-24 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel (C) Darren Brooks | |
| 19:30 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley is hacked by Joseph Alberty - foul #2 on Joseph Alberty, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Darren Brooks (C) Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty, Darnell Gravel | |
| 19:12 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine is hacked by Darren Brooks - foul #1 on Darren Brooks, team foul #2 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty (SG), Darnell Gravel (C) Mark Kang, Darren Brooks | |
| 18:52 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ronald Redden - foul #1 on Ronald Redden, team foul #1 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Frederick Goodrow (PF), Darren Brooks (C) Chuck Snell, Joseph Alberty, Wendell Shehan, Darnell Gravel | |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 18:47 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 18:24 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Curtis Hawley out of a doubleteam | 19-25 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 18:00 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Frederick Goodrow - foul #1 on Frederick Goodrow, team foul #3 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Wendell Shehan (PF), Darnell Gravel (C) Dexter Tanner, Mark Kang, Frederick Goodrow, Darren Brooks | |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses long on a floater near the basket | 20-25 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood loses the ball out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Darren Brooks (C) Herman Nida, Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine hits a floater from close range set up by Ken Kennemer | 22-25 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks is called for traveling | 22-25 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Joel Harwood (SF), Darnell Gravel (C) Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty, Dannie Alberts, Darren Brooks | |
| 16:15 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Elbert Blaine | 24-25 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Kang | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) SG - Curtis Hawley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Blaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ken Kennemer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Redden (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Chuck Snell (fresh) SG - Mark Kang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joel Harwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darnell Gravel (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 15:28 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Ken Kennemer | 24-27 |
| 15:09 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley's pass is intercepted by Darnell Gravel | 24-27 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan hits the finger roll set up by Mark Kang | 24-29 |
| 14:19 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-29 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Redden - foul #2 on Ronald Redden, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG) Robert Lawrence | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Darren Brooks (C) Chuck Snell, Mark Kang, Joel Harwood, Wendell Shehan | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:35 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Darnell Gravel - foul #1 on Darnell Gravel, team foul #4 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood (SF), Frederick Goodrow (PF) Dannie Alberts, Darnell Gravel | |
| 13:35 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:35 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Redden denies the turnaround by Joel Harwood | 26-31 |
| 13:22 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:03 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Aaron | 28-31 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 12:33 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Aaron | 28-31 |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frederick Goodrow - foul #2 on Frederick Goodrow, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Jonathan Richeson (PF), Brice Smith (C) Jeffrey Aaron, Ken Kennemer, Ronald Redden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts (SF), Wendell Shehan (PF) Joel Harwood, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-31 |
| 11:49 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley grabs the board | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (fairly fresh) SG - Curtis Hawley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Blaine (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jonathan Richeson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brice Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dexter Tanner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dannie Alberts (fresh) PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Darren Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Pittsburgh | Wendell Shehan is called for the reach on Jonathan Richeson - foul #2 on Wendell Shehan, team foul #6 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Joel Harwood (SF) Dexter Tanner, Dannie Alberts | |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson is hacked by Darren Brooks - foul #2 on Darren Brooks, team foul #7 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Darnell Gravel (C) Herman Nida, Joseph Alberty, Darren Brooks | |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | Jonathan Richeson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Elbert Blaine takes the ball from Joel Harwood in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 10:48 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 10:46 | Pittsburgh | Brice Smith tips it in | 32-31 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dexter Tanner | 32-34 |
| 10:14 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 35-34 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Harwood | 35-34 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan is called for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (SG), Henry Turner (SF), Ken Kennemer (PF), Ronald Redden (C) Curtis Hawley, Elbert Blaine, Jonathan Richeson, Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Darren Brooks (C) Dexter Tanner, Mark Kang, Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 09:11 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wendell Shehan - foul #3 on Wendell Shehan, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood (SF), Darnell Gravel (PF) Dannie Alberts, Wendell Shehan | |
| 09:11 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 09:11 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood is hacked by Robert Lawrence - foul #2 on Robert Lawrence, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts (SF), Wendell Shehan (PF) Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts tips it in | 37-36 |
| 08:09 | Pittsburgh | Herman Nida steps in front of the Ken Kennemer pass | 37-36 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herman Nida | 37-38 |
| 07:44 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Alberty - foul #3 on Joseph Alberty, team foul #9 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley (SG), Elbert Blaine (SF) Robert Lawrence, Henry Turner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joel Harwood (SF), Darnell Gravel (PF) Herman Nida, Dannie Alberts, Wendell Shehan | |
| 07:44 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 07:44 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Jeffrey Aaron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hawley (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Blaine (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Ken Kennemer (tiring) 5 reb. C - Ronald Redden (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dexter Tanner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Harwood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Gravel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Darren Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood's pass is intercepted by Elbert Blaine in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 07:37 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer lays it in on a nice dish by Elbert Blaine | 41-38 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Aaron - foul #1 on Jeffrey Aaron, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel is hacked by Ken Kennemer - foul #2 on Ken Kennemer, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Wendell Shehan (PF) Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty, Darnell Gravel | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 06:57 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Aaron | 41-38 |
| 06:38 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine is denied on a layup by Wendell Shehan | 41-38 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Herman Nida, team foul #10 | 41-38 |
| 06:22 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Brice Smith (C) Jeffrey Aaron, Ronald Redden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Darnell Gravel (PF) Herman Nida, Mark Kang, Wendell Shehan | |
| 06:03 | Pittsburgh | Darren Brooks steps in front of the Robert Lawrence pass | 41-38 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darren Brooks | 41-40 |
| 05:17 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 41-40 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 04:56 | Pittsburgh | Ken Kennemer grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 04:35 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Alberty | 41-42 |
| 03:40 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence hits the finger roll set up by Brice Smith and he's hacked by Darren Brooks - foul #3 on Darren Brooks, team foul #11 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (SG), Henry Turner (SF), Jonathan Richeson (PF), Ronald Redden (C) Curtis Hawley, Elbert Blaine, Ken Kennemer, Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Wendell Shehan (PF) Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty, Joel Harwood, Darren Brooks | |
| 03:40 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Lawrence (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Aaron (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Turner (fresh) PF - Jonathan Richeson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Redden (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herman Nida (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Kang (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dannie Alberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Darnell Gravel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 03:21 | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Mark Kang's pass is intercepted by Henry Turner in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 03:18 | Pittsburgh | Henry Turner can't finish the layup | 46-42 |
| 03:16 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 02:56 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 02:56 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley (SG), Elbert Blaine (SF) Jeffrey Aaron, Henry Turner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joel Harwood (SF), Darren Brooks (C) Herman Nida, Dannie Alberts, Darnell Gravel | |
| 02:27 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Hawley's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Aaron (PG), Brice Smith (PF) Robert Lawrence, Jonathan Richeson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Darnell Gravel (C) Dexter Tanner, Darren Brooks | |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan lays it in uncontested | 46-44 |
| 02:11 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Lawrence (PG), Ken Kennemer (PF) Jeffrey Aaron, Brice Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Darren Brooks (C) Herman Nida, Mark Kang, Darnell Gravel | |
| 01:46 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darren Brooks - foul #4 on Darren Brooks, team foul #12 | 46-44 |
| 01:46 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 01:46 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dexter Tanner | 48-47 |
| 01:03 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by Curtis Hawley is denied by Joel Harwood | 48-47 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Elbert Blaine is called for the reach on Wendell Shehan - foul #2 on Elbert Blaine, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty hits the finger roll | 48-49 |
| 00:11 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Curtis Hawley is called for the reach on Wendell Shehan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Curtis Hawley, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Ronald Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | Elbert Blaine clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | The clock runs out | 48-49 |