| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Carl Isaac (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hooker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Markle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Daggett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright's pass is intercepted by Chris Hooker | 23-24 |
| 19:36 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac misses the lay-in | 23-24 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-24 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Kinard | 23-24 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright is hacked by Chris Hooker - foul #2 on Chris Hooker, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Daggett - foul #3 on Charles Daggett, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dominique Sines (C) Charles Daggett | |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 17:44 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-24 |
| 17:43 | Pittsburgh | Chris Hooker pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Chris Hooker - foul #3 on Chris Hooker, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Vance (SG) Chris Hooker | |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac is hacked by Jake Bechtol in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jake Bechtol, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG) Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 16:39 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses long on a jumper from the right side | 26-24 |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Dominique Sines gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:09 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Vance | 26-26 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Carl Isaac (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Vance (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Markle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dominique Sines (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Vance | 26-29 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:36 | Pittsburgh | Dominique Sines gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| 15:19 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Carl Isaac | 26-32 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love is fouled on the floor by Michael Markle - foul #1 on Michael Markle, team foul #4 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson (PG), Chris Hooker (SG), John Escobedo (PF), Charles Daggett (C) Carl Isaac, Michael Markle, Mike Thomas, Dominique Sines | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson is hacked by Jeffrey Young - foul #3 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 14:15 | Pittsburgh | Chris Hooker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Daggett swats the layup by Nenad Sadowski | 29-32 |
| 13:54 | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 13:38 | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-32 |
| 13:36 | Pittsburgh | Chris Hooker tips it back up and in | 29-34 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett is whistled for traveling | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (SF) Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac (PG), Mike Thomas (PF) Steven Tillson, David Vance | |
| 13:05 | Pittsburgh | Donald Hamann is called for the reach on Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Donald Hamann, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF) Donald Hamann | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Markle (SF) John Escobedo | |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac is hacked by Terry Kennedy - foul #2 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| 12:36 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac loses the dribble to Frank Wright | 29-34 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young lays it up and in set up by Frank Wright | 31-34 |
| 12:17 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris Hooker | 31-37 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young tips it in | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Carl Isaac (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hooker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Markle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Daggett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Pittsburgh | Frank Wright steals it from Chris Hooker | 33-37 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is fouled on the floor by Chris Hooker - foul #4 on Chris Hooker, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Vance (SG) Chris Hooker | |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 10:43 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Markle | 35-40 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 10:13 | Pittsburgh | David Vance snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 10:00 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mike Thomas | 35-42 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough drills a floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Carl Isaac - foul #1 on Carl Isaac, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson (SG), John Escobedo (SF), Dominique Sines (C) Carl Isaac, Michael Markle, Charles Daggett | |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:31 | Pittsburgh | Frank Wright picks off the pass by David Vance in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| 09:04 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett is whistled for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 08:19 | Pittsburgh | John Escobedo comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dominique Sines - foul #2 on Dominique Sines, team foul #7 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF) Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac (PG), Chris Hooker (SG), Michael Markle (SF), Charles Daggett (C) David Vance, Steven Tillson, John Escobedo, Mike Thomas | |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Carl Isaac (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chris Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Markle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominique Sines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Daggett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac clanks a floater from the right side | 41-42 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Young | 43-42 |
| 07:00 | Pittsburgh | Michael Markle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas (PF) Dominique Sines | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mike Thomas - foul #1 on Mike Thomas, team foul #8 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:16 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Carl Isaac | 44-44 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Jermaine Scarborough - foul #1 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Howard Barrett (SF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Vance (SF) Michael Markle | |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas misses the free throw | 47-46 |
| 05:33 | Pittsburgh | David Vance grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 05:19 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dominique Sines (C) Charles Daggett | |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love is fouled on the floor by Chris Hooker - foul #5 on Chris Hooker, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | John Escobedo (SF) Chris Hooker | |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:50 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 04:38 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Nenad Sadowski - foul #2 on Nenad Sadowski, team foul #6 | 48-46 |
| 04:38 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 04:38 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF) Dennis Love, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson (SG), Michael Markle (SF), Charles Daggett (C) Carl Isaac, John Escobedo, Mike Thomas | |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | David Vance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Young - foul #4 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett (PF) Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | David Vance makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | David Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - David Vance (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Tillson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Markle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dominique Sines (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Daggett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett comes up short on the jumper from close range | 48-49 |
| 03:30 | Pittsburgh | Steven Tillson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett is hacked by Howard Barrett - foul #2 on Howard Barrett, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac (PG), Mike Thomas (PF) Steven Tillson, Dominique Sines | |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Markle | 48-49 |
| 02:59 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy tips it in | 50-49 |
| 02:26 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett's fadeaway is rejected by Nenad Sadowski | 50-49 |
| 02:25 | Pittsburgh | Charles Daggett tips it in | 50-51 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 02:11 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Charles Daggett | 50-51 |
| 01:53 | Pittsburgh | Michael Markle's pass is intercepted by Nenad Sadowski | 50-51 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is hacked by Carl Isaac - foul #2 on Carl Isaac, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG) Jake Bechtol | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:17 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Thomas | 52-53 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh | Mike Thomas snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Pittsburgh | Carl Isaac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young blows the layup | 52-53 |
| 00:03 | Pittsburgh | Michael Markle pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Michael Markle runs out the clock | 52-53 |