| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Lainez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | George Brown inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 25-25 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar snags the defensive board | 25-25 |
| 18:56 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't finish the layup | 25-25 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Westerfield - foul #2 on Daniel Westerfield, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:14 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 18:12 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen gets the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:55 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 17:54 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones tips it home | 27-27 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Law | 29-27 |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar's layup is rejected by Franjo Zentz | 29-27 |
| 17:13 | Pittsburgh | George Brown snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar is fouled on the floor by Daniel Law - foul #1 on Daniel Law, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) George Brown | |
| 16:42 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Willie Fink | 29-30 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brandon Claar - foul #1 on Brandon Claar, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer (C) Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Lainez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Brandon Claar - foul #2 on Brandon Claar, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF) Frank Cusson, Thomas Baillie, Daniel Law | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG), George Brown (SF), David Ford (PF), Edward Marlowe (C) Larry Jones, Willie Fink, Daniel Westerfield, Brandon Claar | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 15:07 | Pittsburgh | George Brown loses the dribble to Booker Brode | 32-30 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Booker Brode lays it up and in | 34-30 |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Ball - foul #1 on Arthur Ball, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz (C) Dana Lainez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar (C) Edward Marlowe | |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Booker Brode can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz gets the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Brandon Claar - foul #3 on Brandon Claar, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Thomas Baillie (SG), Daniel Law (SF) Arthur Ball, Booker Brode, Antonio Lambert | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Ako, Cecil Lazar, David Ford | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:04 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Daniel Westerfield | 34-32 |
| 13:58 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar blows the layup | 34-32 |
| 13:57 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Daniel Westerfield | 34-34 |
| 13:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Law - foul #2 on Daniel Law, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez (PF) Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink (SF) George Brown | |
| 13:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:19 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Westerfield takes the ball from Daniel Law | 34-36 |
| 12:37 | Pittsburgh | Dana Lainez steals it from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 34-36 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 12:19 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 11:51 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dana Lainez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Cusson and he's fouled by Dikembe Abdulmateen - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer (C) Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar (SG), George Brown (SF), Edward Marlowe (C) Larry Jones, Willie Fink, Brandon Claar | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:07 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson loses the dribble to Daniel Westerfield | 37-36 |
| 10:39 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 10:37 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 10:16 | Pittsburgh | Edward Marlowe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Kevin Dwyer gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Baillie | 40-36 |
| 09:36 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdulmateen steps in front of the Frank Cusson pass in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 09:29 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen lays it up and in | 40-40 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie's floater is tipped away by Edward Marlowe | 40-40 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Cecil Lazar makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 42-43 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF), Franjo Zentz (C) Frank Cusson, Thomas Baillie, Daniel Law, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Larry Jones (SG), Willie Fink (SF), David Ford (PF), Brandon Claar (C) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Cecil Lazar, George Brown, Daniel Westerfield, Edward Marlowe | |
| 08:09 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez tips it in | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Arthur Ball (fresh) SG - Booker Brode (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Antonio Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dana Lainez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Fink (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar can't finish the layup | 44-43 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the floater from the left block | 46-43 |
| 06:42 | Pittsburgh | Willie Fink connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-46 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 06:08 | Pittsburgh | David Ford loses the dribble to Antonio Lambert | 49-46 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Lambert | 51-46 |
| 05:56 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-48 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Ball | 53-48 |
| 05:35 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson (PG), Thomas Baillie (SG), Daniel Law (SF), Kevin Dwyer (PF) Arthur Ball, Booker Brode, Antonio Lambert, Dana Lainez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), George Brown (SF), Daniel Westerfield (PF) Dikembe Ako, Willie Fink, David Ford | |
| 05:09 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Larry Jones | 53-50 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Jones - foul #1 on Larry Jones, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:52 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:31 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdulmateen | 54-52 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 04:00 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Cusson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Baillie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Law (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Franjo Zentz (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dikembe Abdulmateen (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Daniel Westerfield (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Brandon Claar (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Larry Jones - foul #2 on Larry Jones, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Baillie makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 03:11 | Pittsburgh | George Brown is hacked by Daniel Law - foul #3 on Daniel Law, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| 02:53 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Abdulmateen | 56-54 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz clanks a jump hook in the lane | 56-54 |
| 02:29 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:19 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the jumper from the left side | 56-54 |
| 02:17 | Pittsburgh | George Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Cusson - foul #1 on Frank Cusson, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Lambert (SF), Dana Lainez (PF) Daniel Law, Kevin Dwyer | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG), Cecil Lazar (SG), Willie Fink (SF) Dikembe Abdulmateen, Larry Jones, George Brown | |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:02 | Pittsburgh | Brandon Claar misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Franjo Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Franjo Zentz - foul #1 on Franjo Zentz, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Law (SF) Antonio Lambert | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen (PG), Larry Jones (SG), George Brown (SF) Dikembe Ako, Cecil Lazar, Willie Fink | |
| 01:33 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is hacked by Franjo Zentz - foul #2 on Franjo Zentz, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| 01:33 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:33 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dana Lainez | 56-55 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Dana Lainez | 58-55 |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | Franjo Zentz swats the layup by Larry Jones | 58-55 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdulmateen is called for the reach on Daniel Law in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Law makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Larry Jones is blocked by Franjo Zentz | 60-55 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Jones - foul #3 on Larry Jones, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Daniel Westerfield is whistled for traveling | 62-55 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdulmateen is called for the reach on Frank Cusson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Cusson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Abdulmateen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdulmateen is called for the reach on Dana Lainez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdulmateen, team foul #11 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dikembe Ako (PG) Dikembe Abdulmateen | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Dana Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:16 | Pittsburgh | Larry Jones is whistled for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball (PG), Booker Brode (SG), Antonio Lambert (SF), Kevin Dwyer (C) Frank Cusson, Thomas Baillie, Daniel Law, Franjo Zentz | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ball runs out the clock | 65-55 |