| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Long (fresh) C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randy Hauer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Beams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Dexter Avery inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Pitt | John Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Kurtis Finn | 36-30 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Larry Penrose double dribbles | 36-30 |
| 19:05 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn's pass is intercepted by Willy Jones | 36-30 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Larry Penrose comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Neal - foul #1 on Randall Neal, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:26 | Pitt | Randall Neal hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dexter Avery | 38-32 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | The short jumper by Larry Penrose is denied by Kurtis Finn | 38-32 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Willy Jones can't tip it in | 38-32 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Willy Jones snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | John Taylor steals it from Willy Jones | 38-32 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Dexter Avery slams it home on a great pass from John Taylor | 40-32 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Larry Penrose drills a shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | Dexter Avery banks in the layup | 42-34 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the lay-in | 42-34 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:36 | Pitt | The jump hook by Dexter Avery is blocked by Willy Jones | 42-34 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Dexter Avery snags the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:20 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses the shot in the lane | 42-34 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Larry Penrose snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Robert Beams hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Long (fairly fresh) C - Kurtis Finn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Willy Jones - foul #2 on Willy Jones, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Anthony Meyer (SG), Lester Spencer (SF), Garrett Dematteo (PF) John Taylor, Randall Neal, Dexter Avery, David Long | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG) Michael Brown | |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | William Morris connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 15:06 | Pitt | Anthony Meyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SF) Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Joseph Nakashima blocks the short jumper by Randy Hauer | 44-38 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Lester Spencer gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:08 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima is hacked by Larry Penrose - foul #1 on Larry Penrose, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Anthony Meyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:58 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo throws it down on a nice dish by John Taylor | 46-38 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Robert Beams hits the finger roll | 46-40 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Willy Jones steals it from Garrett Dematteo | 46-40 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Joseph Nakashima steals the ball from Larry Penrose | 46-40 |
| 12:48 | Pitt | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:30 | Pitt | John Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-40 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 12:16 | Pitt | Larry Penrose steps in front of the Garrett Dematteo pass | 46-40 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | William Morris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Joseph Nakashima - foul #1 on Joseph Nakashima, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF), David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) Jefferson Aragon, Joseph Nakashima, Lester Spencer, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (SG), James Martens (PF) Larry Penrose, Robert Beams | |
| 12:05 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | William Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Long | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Long (fresh) C - Kurtis Finn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Hauer (tiring) 5 pts. PF - James Martens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Randy Hauer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | William Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Willy Jones tips it in | 48-44 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | David Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG) John Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:34 | Louisville | James Martens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo (C) Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:13 | Pitt | David Long hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beams (PF) Willy Jones | |
| 10:13 | Pitt | David Long misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | William Morris can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-44 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | David Long grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:34 | Pitt | Randy Hauer is called for the reach on Dexter Avery - foul #2 on Randy Hauer, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG), Lester Spencer (SF) Randall Neal, Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF) Randy Hauer | |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Jefferson Aragon - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kurtis Finn (C) Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:03 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn blows the layup | 50-44 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Morris | 50-44 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | The jumper by Robert Beams is denied by David Long | 50-44 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | Lester Spencer pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Martens - foul #1 on James Martens, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Dexter Avery (SF) Jefferson Aragon, David Long | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willy Jones (C) Robert Beams | |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Willy Jones is called for the reach on Randall Neal - foul #3 on Willy Jones, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Randall Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Michael Brown clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Randall Neal - foul #2 on Randall Neal, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Garrett Dematteo (C) John Taylor, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | James Martens grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Spencer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Martens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Willy Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Randall Neal is called for the reach on Larry Penrose - foul #3 on Randall Neal, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vule Zickler (SG), Randy Hauer (SF) William Morris, Larry Penrose | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | James Martens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Lester Spencer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willy Jones - foul #4 on Willy Jones, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Lester Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Lester Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | James Martens pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Randy Hauer double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Long (PF), Kurtis Finn (C) Dexter Avery, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG), Larry Penrose (SF) Vule Zickler, Randy Hauer | |
| 05:45 | Pitt | John Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | William Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Joseph Nakashima (SF) Jefferson Aragon, Lester Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beams (PF) James Martens | |
| 05:02 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-45 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Robert Beams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | William Morris hits the finger roll set up by Larry Penrose | 52-47 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Michael Brown picks off the pass by Joseph Nakashima | 52-47 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | William Morris is hacked by John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon (PG), Dexter Avery (SF), Garrett Dematteo (C) John Taylor, Joseph Nakashima, Kurtis Finn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vule Zickler (SG), Randy Hauer (SF) Michael Brown, Larry Penrose | |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Vule Zickler blows the layup | 52-47 |
| 03:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Garrett Dematteo | 52-47 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | David Long comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Willy Jones grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Beams comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | Jefferson Aragon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jefferson Aragon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randall Neal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dexter Avery (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Dematteo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vule Zickler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randy Hauer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Willy Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Pitt | Robert Beams is called for the reach on David Long - foul #2 on Robert Beams, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Taylor (PG) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), James Martens (C) William Morris, Willy Jones | |
| 03:17 | Pitt | David Long makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:17 | Pitt | David Long makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Robert Beams misses the easy layup | 54-47 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Garrett Dematteo grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SG), Kurtis Finn (C) Jefferson Aragon, Garrett Dematteo | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Morris (PG), Larry Penrose (SG), Willy Jones (C) Vule Zickler, Benjamin Byram, James Martens | |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn drills a shot from the right block set up by John Taylor | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | William Morris misses badly on a shot in the lane | 56-47 |
| 02:01 | Pitt | Randall Neal grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Pitt | David Long hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 56-47 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | David Long tips it in | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Larry Penrose scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Beams and he's fouled by Dexter Avery - foul #2 on Dexter Avery, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Larry Penrose makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:59 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn is denied on a dunk by Robert Beams | 58-50 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | David Long snags the offensive board | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Larry Penrose is called for the reach on David Long - foul #2 on Larry Penrose, team foul #10 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SF) Dexter Avery | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:56 | Pitt | David Long misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | David Long makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Robert Beams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | William Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Larry Penrose comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:44 | Pitt | David Long gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | David Long is fouled in the backcourt by William Morris - foul #4 on William Morris, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | David Long makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:41 | Pitt | David Long makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Larry Penrose scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Beams | 61-52 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima is hacked by William Morris in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Morris, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Brown (PG) William Morris | |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Robert Beams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Kurtis Finn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | John Taylor runs out the clock | 63-52 |