| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Carl Kruger knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski and he's fouled by Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Carl Kruger clanks a shot from the left side | 34-33 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is hacked by Larry Watkins - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (SG) Carl Kruger | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Von Mitkowski | 34-33 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Jared Jackson scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Von Mitkowski | 36-33 |
| 17:30 | Pitt | Brian Edward clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Jared Jackson gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Larry Watkins comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:15 | Pitt | Brian Edward grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Brian Edward - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Carl Kruger (SG), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Lawrence Jamison, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 16:32 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), John Thigpen (PF) Ray Overstreet, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Carl Kruger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 15:23 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Nicholson | 36-35 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Brian Edward picks off the pass by Von Mitkowski | 36-35 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Brian Edward is hacked by Von Mitkowski - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:04 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses long on a floater from the left side | 36-35 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 36-35 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 36-35 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Joseph Griffin swats the layup by Larry Watkins | 36-35 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 13:20 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Carl Kruger gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Nicholson | 36-35 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin hits the finger roll | 36-37 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Hugh Shinault - foul #2 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Von Mitkowski, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Kenneth Nicholson, Hugh Shinault, Joseph Griffin | |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Jared Jackson drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Carl Kruger and the foul's on Bruce Bouley - foul #2 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Brian Arnold (SF) Jesse Harshaw, Brian Edward | |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 11:59 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:31 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley lays it up and in set up by Bobbie Toman | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Arnold (fresh) PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lars Zisser (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | Allen Leslie grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Allen Leslie knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Bouley | 39-41 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 10:31 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Lars Zisser banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobbie Toman | 39-43 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Howin Xue | 41-43 |
| 09:23 | Pitt | Brian Arnold drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 41-45 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Allen Leslie | 41-45 |
| 08:40 | Pitt | Brian Arnold clanks a floater from the left side | 41-45 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jared Jackson is denied by Bruce Bouley | 41-45 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Carl Kruger gets the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses the layup against the doubleteam | 41-45 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Carl Kruger tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Allen Leslie comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Kruger - foul #1 on Carl Kruger, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Hugh Shinault (PF), Joseph Griffin (C) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold, Bruce Bouley, Lars Zisser | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Allen Leslie misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Allen Leslie misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jesse Harshaw - foul #3 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG) Allen Leslie | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault loses the dribble to Larry Watkins | 44-45 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Griffin - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Carl Kruger's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Brian Edward | 44-45 |
| 06:09 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw clanks a shot from the right side | 44-45 |
| 06:07 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 05:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 44-45 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jesse Harshaw - foul #4 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 46-45 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Hugh Shinault picks off the pass by Jared Jackson out of a doubleteam | 46-45 |
| 04:28 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin is fouled on the floor by Jared Jackson - foul #3 on Jared Jackson, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 04:04 | Pitt | Brian Edward can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Carl Kruger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Larry Watkins tips it home | 48-45 |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin lays it in set up by Jesse Harshaw | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Nicholson takes the ball from Larry Watkins | 48-47 |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Brian Edward scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Nicholson | 48-50 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Jared Jackson's floater is knocked away by Joseph Griffin | 48-50 |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 48-50 |
| 02:02 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin tips it home | 48-52 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is hacked by Joseph Griffin - foul #3 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Joseph Griffin | 48-52 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesse Harshaw and he's fouled by Carl Kruger - foul #2 on Carl Kruger, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Carl Kruger works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Carl Kruger is called for the reach on Kenneth Nicholson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Kruger, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SG) Brian Edward | |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:39 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault is hacked by Von Mitkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is hacked by Carl Kruger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Kruger, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Carl Kruger splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Von Mitkowski | 50-59 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Joseph Griffin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is fouled on the floor by Hugh Shinault - foul #3 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Kenneth Nicholson (SF) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw runs out the clock | 52-60 |