| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Thigpen (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 27-28 |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Brian Edward gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:25 | Pitt | Howin Xue picks off the pass by Hugh Shinault | 27-28 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 27-30 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Harshaw | 27-30 |
| 18:13 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson's fadeaway is rejected by Howin Xue | 27-30 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 27-30 |
| 18:05 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Brian Edward clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 17:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson can't tip it in | 27-30 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Howin Xue is hacked by Brian Edward - foul #3 on Brian Edward, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Jared Jackson (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, John Thigpen, Howin Xue | |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Edward - foul #4 on Brian Edward, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SG) Brian Edward | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (PF) Jared Jackson | |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:42 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 29-31 |
| 16:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Larry Watkins - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Jared Jackson (PF) Von Mitkowski, John Thigpen | |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:08 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is fouled on the floor by Allen Leslie - foul #2 on Allen Leslie, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SF) Lawrence Jamison | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Carl Kruger is whistled for a carry | 33-31 |
| 15:13 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin lays it in | 35-31 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Nicholson - foul #2 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Jesse Harshaw is called for the reach on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #1 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jesse Harshaw - foul #2 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #1 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SF) Lawrence Jamison | |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:06 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Carl Kruger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 13:51 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Griffin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 37-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF), Lars Zisser (C) Hugh Shinault, Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| 13:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw scores on a shot in the paint | 39-32 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Jared Jackson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Kruger | 39-34 |
| 12:55 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's floater is tipped away by Bruce Bouley | 39-34 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Jared Jackson hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Jared Jackson blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Nicholson | 39-36 |
| 12:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson tips it home | 41-36 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Hugh Shinault (PF) Kenneth Nicholson, Lars Zisser | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SF) Lawrence Jamison | |
| 11:51 | Pitt | The short jumper by Hugh Shinault is denied by Jared Jackson | 41-36 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Kruger | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Allen Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Carl Kruger out of the doubleteam | 41-39 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Jared Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Carl Kruger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-39 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Allen Leslie snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 10:38 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault's layup is rejected by Jared Jackson | 41-39 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Carl Kruger | 41-42 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brian Edward hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Harshaw and he's hacked by Von Mitkowski - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Joseph Griffin (C) Jesse Harshaw, Allen Leslie, Hugh Shinault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison hits a jumper from the left block | 44-44 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Bobbie Toman loses the dribble to Jared Jackson | 44-44 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jared Jackson | 44-47 |
| 09:16 | Pitt | Howin Xue steps in front of the Bruce Bouley pass | 44-47 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Carl Kruger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jared Jackson and the foul's on Brian Edward - foul #5 on Brian Edward, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Allen Leslie (SG), Hugh Shinault (PF) Brian Edward, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:22 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Allen Leslie | 46-50 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Carl Kruger drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Jamison | 46-53 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the dunk | 46-53 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bobbie Toman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Allen Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Nicholson (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Griffin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 8 pts. 7 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Griffin - foul #2 on Joseph Griffin, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Brian Arnold (SF) Bobbie Toman, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (SG) Carl Kruger | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:27 | Pitt | Allen Leslie's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Jamison | 46-55 |
| 07:26 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:10 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault hits a floater from close range | 48-55 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Allen Leslie - foul #3 on Allen Leslie, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (PF) Hugh Shinault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Kruger (SG), Howin Xue (C) Von Mitkowski, Larry Watkins | |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 06:39 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw connects on the floater from the right block set up by Allen Leslie | 50-56 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Jared Jackson blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 50-56 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Brian Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson (SF) Allen Leslie | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Lawrence Jamison, Howin Xue | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Carl Kruger drills a shot from the baseline set up by Von Mitkowski | 50-58 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Shinault (PF) Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Jamison (SF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:17 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bruce Bouley (C) Joseph Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| 04:30 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault clanks a driving attempt from close range | 51-58 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jared Jackson | 51-58 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Bruce Bouley swats the dunk try by Lawrence Jamison | 51-58 |
| 04:11 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Hugh Shinault | 51-58 |
| 03:53 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault lays it up and in | 53-58 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski's pass is intercepted by Bruce Bouley | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Arnold (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Nicholson (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Hugh Shinault (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 10 pts. 7 ast. SF - Lawrence Jamison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jared Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson loses the ball out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bobbie Toman (PG), Allen Leslie (SG), Joseph Griffin (C) Jesse Harshaw, Kenneth Nicholson, Hugh Shinault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Howin Xue (C) Lawrence Jamison, Larry Watkins | |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Bruce Bouley - foul #1 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Kenneth Nicholson (SF), Hugh Shinault (PF) Bobbie Toman, Brian Arnold, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin slams it home | 55-60 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carl Kruger | 55-62 |
| 01:49 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-62 |
| 01:48 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 55-62 |
| 01:25 | Pitt | Allen Leslie snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson misses the jumper from the right block | 55-62 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Jared Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is hacked by Jesse Harshaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Carl Kruger, Howin Xue | |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Jared Jackson gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Jared Jackson is hacked by Allen Leslie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Allen Leslie, team foul #12 | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Jared Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault gets the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:34 | Pitt | Allen Leslie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault grabs the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | Joseph Griffin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Von Mitkowski | 55-64 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Allen Leslie in the backcourt - foul #5 on Allen Leslie, team foul #13 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Arnold (SG) Allen Leslie | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 55-65 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Shawn Deans runs out the clock | 55-65 |