| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Krajewski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | John Dykstra inbounds the ball | 16-22 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-22 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 19:24 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 18:55 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan can't finish the layup | 16-22 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan can't tip it in | 16-22 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | David Morris grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Dino Rossi's floater is tipped away by Pierre Dreiling | 16-22 |
| 18:41 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 18:18 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Buford Friday | 19-22 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Albert Redmond drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 17:54 | Pitt | Buford Friday misses long on a shot from the right side | 19-25 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | David Morris tips it home | 19-27 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 17:11 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Desmond Callahan | 19-27 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | John Dykstra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-27 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Albert Redmond hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Krajewski | 19-30 |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan connects on the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Michael Ott (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (SG), Orlando Thorton (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Ivan Krajewski, David Morris, Dino Rossi | |
| 15:57 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Ryan Engels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Ott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leon Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Michael Ott snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Leon Rosas snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Albert Redmond misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Michael Ott snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Leon Rosas - foul #2 on Leon Rosas, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Jonathan Shields (SG), Brian Hanks (SF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Ryan Engels, Michael Schoolcraft, John Dykstra, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Glines (SF), David Morris (PF), Dino Rossi (C) Sam Hubbard, Orlando Thorton, Leon Rosas | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | David Morris snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Redmond | 23-30 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Albert Redmond knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Glines | 23-32 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Buford Friday grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 12:22 | Pitt | David Morris picks off the pass by Brian Hanks | 26-32 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Albert Redmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), George Murakami (PF) Brian Hanks, Desmond Callahan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sam Hubbard (SF) Michael Glines | |
| 11:54 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Albert Redmond pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) PF - George Murakami (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Dino Rossi clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Pierre Dreiling - foul #1 on Pierre Dreiling, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | Louisville | Orlando Thorton (PF) David Morris | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Dino Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Dino Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Michael Ott grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 11:08 | Pitt | Antonio Collins steals the ball from George Murakami | 26-32 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton's pass is intercepted by John Dykstra | 26-32 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 10:20 | Pitt | George Murakami pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 09:56 | Pitt | The short jumper by John Dykstra is denied by Orlando Thorton | 26-32 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields grabs the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 09:28 | Pitt | Buford Friday's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ryan Engels (PG), Michael Schoolcraft (SG), Desmond Callahan (PF), Pierre Dreiling (C) Buford Friday, Jonathan Shields, George Murakami, Michael Ott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Krajewski (SG), David Morris (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Antonio Collins, Orlando Thorton, Dino Rossi | |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard is whistled for traveling | 26-32 |
| 08:43 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 26-32 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Albert Redmond connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Ryan Engels misses short on a jumper from the right side | 26-35 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Ivan Krajewski - foul #1 on Ivan Krajewski, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Buford Friday (PG), Brian Hanks (SF) Ryan Engels, John Dykstra | |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Antonio Collins (SG), Michael Glines (SF), Dino Rossi (C) Albert Redmond, Ivan Krajewski, Sam Hubbard, Leon Rosas | |
| 07:51 | Pitt | Michael Schoolcraft makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Hanks (fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Igor Znidarsic (fresh) SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Glines (fresh) PF - David Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Michael Glines misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Brian Hanks - foul #1 on Brian Hanks, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jonathan Shields (SG), George Murakami (PF) Michael Schoolcraft, Desmond Callahan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Michael Glines makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Michael Glines makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Michael Glines comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 32-37 |
| 06:37 | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 06:16 | Pitt | Antonio Collins steps in front of the Jonathan Shields pass | 32-37 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Dino Rossi buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Glines | 32-39 |
| 05:18 | Pitt | Buford Friday misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Dino Rossi snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 32-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Dykstra (SF), Desmond Callahan (PF) Brian Hanks, George Murakami | |
| Subs | Louisville | Albert Redmond (PG), Sam Hubbard (SF) Igor Znidarsic, Michael Glines | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Jonathan Shields is called for the reach on Albert Redmond - foul #2 on Jonathan Shields, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Buford Friday - foul #1 on Buford Friday, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-41 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Buford Friday gets the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Pitt | John Dykstra's pass is intercepted by Antonio Collins | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Buford Friday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Shields (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Dykstra (fresh) PF - Desmond Callahan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Pierre Dreiling (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Albert Redmond (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Albert Redmond is hacked by Buford Friday - foul #2 on Buford Friday, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Ott (C) Pierre Dreiling | |
| Subs | Louisville | Orlando Thorton (PF) David Morris | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Albert Redmond comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Michael Ott gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Desmond Callahan comes up short on the floater from the right block | 32-41 |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Michael Ott grabs the offensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | Albert Redmond takes the ball from Michael Ott | 32-41 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Albert Redmond makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Hubbard | 32-44 |
| 01:45 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-44 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard grabs the board | 32-44 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard blows the dunk | 32-44 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Dino Rossi can't tip it in | 32-44 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Albert Redmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | Michael Ott snags the defensive board | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields travels with the ball | 32-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Pierre Dreiling (C) Michael Ott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Ivan Krajewski (SG), Michael Glines (SF), Leon Rosas (C) Albert Redmond, Antonio Collins, Sam Hubbard, Dino Rossi | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Buford Friday - foul #3 on Buford Friday, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Dykstra | 32-45 |
| 00:18 | Pitt | Jonathan Shields misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Orlando Thorton | 32-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic runs out the clock | 32-45 |