| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew Bonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Call (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Abraham Williams | 25-23 |
| 19:31 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #2 on Richard Harris, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bill Pace - foul #2 on Bill Pace, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 18:36 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 18:30 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big is hacked by Gary Galusha - foul #2 on Gary Galusha, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| 18:08 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams misses badly on a runner in the lane | 26-24 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 17:47 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:24 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams hits a floater from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Baker - foul #3 on David Baker, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG) David Baker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG) Bruce Big | |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix | 30-26 |
| 16:13 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Bill Pace - foul #3 on Bill Pace, team foul #4 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke (C) Ian Call | |
| 16:13 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:13 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:13 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abraham Williams | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) SF - Manuel Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Manuel Adams is called for the reach on Abraham Williams - foul #1 on Manuel Adams, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Bill Pace (SF) Richard Brewer, Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG), Garland Patterson (SF), Ian Call (C) Michael Briscoe, Manuel Adams, Wayne Clarke | |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix tips it home | 34-27 |
| 14:22 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Harris and the foul's on Ronnie Lambert - foul #1 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha (C) Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 14:22 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix out of a doubleteam | 36-29 |
| 13:35 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the runner from close range set up by Richard Harris | 36-31 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Richard Harris - foul #3 on Richard Harris, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (SF) Garland Patterson | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Harris - foul #4 on Richard Harris, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG), Wayne Clarke (C) Richard Harris, Ian Call | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 13:09 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 12:50 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the lay-in | 37-31 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | David Baker snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Adams swats the short shot by Jeremy Lacroix | 37-31 |
| 12:30 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Abraham Williams steps in front of the Wayne Clarke pass | 37-31 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is fouled in the backcourt by George Curtis - foul #1 on George Curtis, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG), Ian Call (C) Bruce Big, Wayne Clarke | |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Abraham Williams | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - George Curtis (fresh) SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ian Call (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams lays it up and in | 39-33 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 39-33 |
| 11:18 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:49 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses badly on a floater in the lane | 39-33 |
| 10:48 | Pittsburgh | George Curtis tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 10:47 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 09:55 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-33 |
| 09:54 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 09:43 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 09:25 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call buries a shot from the left side | 42-35 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 09:18 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Drew Bonds | 42-35 |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Galusha - foul #3 on Gary Galusha, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Bill Pace (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Jeremy Lacroix, Abraham Williams, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG), Garland Patterson (SF), Wayne Clarke (C) George Curtis, Manuel Adams, Ian Call | |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 08:53 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | David Baker is called for the reach on Bruce Big - foul #4 on David Baker, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG) David Baker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG), Ron Coyne (PF) Michael Briscoe, Drew Bonds | |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 08:09 | Pittsburgh | George Curtis grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 07:46 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-37 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa grabs the board | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - George Curtis (fairly fresh) SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Garland Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ron Coyne (fresh) C - Wayne Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Clarke picks off the pass by Ulysses Loftin | 42-37 |
| 06:57 | Pittsburgh | Richard Brewer is called for the reach on Bruce Big - foul #1 on Richard Brewer, team foul #8 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), David Baker (SG), Abraham Williams (PF) Richard Brewer, Marco Costa, Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris (PG), Manuel Adams (PF), Ian Call (C) George Curtis, Ron Coyne, Wayne Clarke | |
| 06:57 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams tips it in | 44-37 |
| 06:19 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix loses the ball out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 05:58 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 44-39 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bill Pace | 46-39 |
| 05:28 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams connects on the runner near the basket | 46-41 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Ian Call is called for the reach on Abraham Williams - foul #2 on Ian Call, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF), Gary Galusha (C) Bill Pace, Abraham Williams | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG), Drew Bonds (PF) Bruce Big, Garland Patterson | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | David Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG) Manuel Adams | |
| 04:31 | Pittsburgh | George Curtis misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 04:29 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | David Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SF) Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke (C) Ian Call | |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe is fouled on the floor by Ulysses Loftin - foul #1 on Ulysses Loftin, team foul #9 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson (SF) George Curtis | |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:03 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (SF) Garland Patterson | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams travels with the ball | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams (PF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG) Michael Briscoe | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Bruce Big steals it from Abraham Williams | 46-45 |
| 02:35 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Manuel Adams | 46-48 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Harris - foul #5 on Richard Harris, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Ronnie Lambert (C) David Baker, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG), Ian Call (C) Richard Harris, Wayne Clarke | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:50 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Abraham Williams - foul #2 on Abraham Williams, team foul #10 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 01:50 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Lacroix | 50-51 |
| 01:05 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call clanks a shot from the left side | 50-51 |
| 01:04 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds tips it home | 50-53 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeremy Lacroix | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Lacroix | 54-53 |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the jumper from the left block | 54-53 |