| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the wide open runner near the basket | 25-26 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 25-28 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:20 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by Eric Thomas - foul #3 on Eric Thomas, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Rowe - foul #1 on George Rowe, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Merle Dickson | 26-28 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses short on a jumper from close range | 26-28 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is whistled for traveling | 26-28 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Eric Thomas is hacked by William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is whistled for a carry | 26-28 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Michael Thayer knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 26-30 |
| 17:07 | Pitt | George Rowe hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Mealy | 28-30 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Kenneth Mealy is called for the reach on Michael Thayer - foul #1 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Luis Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 16:22 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy lays it in set up by Henry Vincent | 30-30 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Luis Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 15:46 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Vincent (fresh) C - Edward Yanofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is fouled on the floor by Daryl Sheldon - foul #1 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Mathew Meltzer (SF) George Rowe, Kenneth Mealy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Joshua Hardman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 30-30 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a floater from the left side | 30-30 |
| 14:54 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 14:38 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky banks in the layup on a great pass from Julius Vance | 32-30 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Ronald Smith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 14:24 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Mathew Meltzer | 32-30 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer is fouled on the floor by William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #4 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), George Rowe (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #5 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon double dribbles | 34-30 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy's floater is tipped away by Lamont Mallory | 34-30 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Robert Whittle grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Whittle blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Manley - foul #1 on Gary Manley, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:49 | Pitt | Merle Dickson gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Gary Manley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Eric Thomas | 34-31 |
| 11:42 | Pitt | George Rowe connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 36-31 |
| 11:21 | Pitt | Merle Dickson pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | George Rowe is fouled on the floor by Luis Williams - foul #1 on Luis Williams, team foul #6 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Gary Manley, Kenneth Mealy, Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 10:41 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the floater from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Bunn | 36-31 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Louie Chavira can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-31 |
| 10:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Mathew Meltzer | 36-31 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | George Rowe misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Bunn - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #7 | 36-31 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 10:04 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Mathew Meltzer takes the ball from Christopher Bunn | 38-31 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | George Rowe lays it in on a nice dish by Mathew Meltzer | 40-31 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is hacked by Mathew Meltzer - foul #2 on Mathew Meltzer, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF), Merle Dickson (PF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, George Rowe, Mathew Meltzer, Henry Vincent, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Lamont Mallory (PF) Louie Chavira, Christopher Bunn | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is hacked by Merle Dickson - foul #4 on Merle Dickson, team foul #6 | 40-31 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-31 |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Eric Thomas grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 08:27 | Pitt | Michael Thayer steals the ball from Joshua Hardman | 40-31 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Manley - foul #2 on Gary Manley, team foul #7 | 40-31 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:09 | Pitt | Eric Thomas pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 07:49 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the shot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Hardman - foul #1 on Joshua Hardman, team foul #8 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Julius Vance (PG), George Rowe (SG) Gary Manley, Joshua Hardman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Julius Vance (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Merle Dickson (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Pitt | George Rowe lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Thomas | 42-33 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Merle Dickson - foul #5 on Merle Dickson, team foul #9 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Henry Vincent (PF), Edward Yanofsky (C) Merle Dickson, Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 06:49 | Pitt | Henry Vincent gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 06:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy knocks in the floater from the right side | 44-34 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-34 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Robert Whittle tips it back up and in | 44-36 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | George Rowe misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-36 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Edward Yanofsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 05:28 | Pitt | The jump hook by Kenneth Mealy is blocked by Daryl Sheldon | 44-36 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 44-36 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Mealy is called for the reach on Luis Williams - foul #2 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #10 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gary Manley (PG), Mathew Meltzer (SF), Eric Thomas (C) Julius Vance, Kenneth Mealy, Edward Yanofsky | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Henry Vincent | 44-37 |
| 04:55 | Pitt | George Rowe jams it set up by Mathew Meltzer | 46-37 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Michael Thayer blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 04:29 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Eric Thomas | 46-37 |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #4 on Warren Schneider, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG) Luis Williams | |
| 04:07 | Pitt | Mathew Meltzer misses the free throw | 48-37 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by Eric Thomas - foul #4 on Eric Thomas, team foul #11 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joshua Hardman (SG), Kenneth Mealy (SF) George Rowe, Henry Vincent | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:23 | Pitt | Ronald Smith steals it from Mathew Meltzer | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Gary Manley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hardman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mealy (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mathew Meltzer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Eric Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | William Wallace can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't tip it in | 48-39 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 02:58 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | George Rowe (SG), Henry Vincent (PF) Joshua Hardman, Mathew Meltzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | George Rowe misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #5 on Warren Schneider, team foul #9 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| 02:35 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 02:35 | Pitt | George Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Mealy - foul #3 on Kenneth Mealy, team foul #12 | 50-39 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Ronald Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Mealy - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #10 | 50-41 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Eric Thomas steals the ball from Lamont Mallory | 51-41 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy is denied on a layup by Lamont Mallory | 51-41 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy grabs the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Mealy knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Gary Manley | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer double dribbles | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Pitt | George Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 00:20 | Pitt | George Rowe snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Gary Manley runs out the clock | 53-41 |