| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) C - Santos Garcia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 19:31 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge tips it back up and in | 30-25 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 32-25 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is whistled for traveling | 32-25 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Nesbitt | 34-25 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 36-28 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Joseph Nesbitt - foul #1 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 17:20 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg clanks a floater from the right side | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Demetrius Roland | 36-31 |
| 16:52 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Wooldridge - foul #1 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Richard Sheets, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jason Allen (SF), Dario Zwiebel (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Jacob Schaible, Demetrius Roland, Santos Garcia | |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:04 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Whidden | 38-36 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's floater is tipped away by Igor Bernoski | 38-36 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jason Allen (fresh) PF - Dario Zwiebel (fresh) C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Pitt | The jumper by Jeffrey Whidden is denied by Rafael Ayala | 38-36 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's dunk attempt is rejected by Dario Zwiebel | 38-36 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it back up and in | 40-36 |
| 14:44 | Pitt | Rafael Ayala is called for the reach on Jeffrey Whidden - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Richard Sheets (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Douglas Hart (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Glen Greeley (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Michael Wooldridge, Jeffrey Whidden, Jason Allen, Dario Zwiebel, Igor Bernoski | |
| 14:27 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 14:25 | Pitt | Douglas Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 14:09 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-36 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glen Greeley - foul #4 on Glen Greeley, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (PG), Demetrius Roland (PF) Jesse Snodgrass, Glen Greeley | |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:23 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #1 on Toney Dumas, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG) Douglas Hart | |
| 13:11 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge comes up short on the shot near the basket | 42-36 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Jacob Schaible steals it from Christopher Freudenberg | 42-36 |
| 12:08 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden is fouled on the floor by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Ray Richards (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Timothy Marinelli steals the ball from Demetrius Roland | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli lays it up and in | 44-36 |
| 11:25 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Michael Wooldridge | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Schaible (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) | |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala drills a shot near the basket | 46-38 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Richard Sheets, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG), Jason Allen (SF), Igor Bernoski (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Jacob Schaible, Santos Garcia | |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:48 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 46-39 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Donald Portillo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Hart - foul #1 on Douglas Hart, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dario Zwiebel (PF) Demetrius Roland | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt blows the layup but he's hacked by Igor Bernoski - foul #3 on Igor Bernoski, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Santos Garcia (C) Douglas Hart, Igor Bernoski | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:25 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Santos Garcia tips it home | 48-41 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 48-41 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Santos Garcia grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Donald Portillo, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jacob Schaible (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF) Jason Allen, Dario Zwiebel | |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Toney Dumas | 51-41 |
| 08:10 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland misses short on a jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 54-41 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge scores on a 3 from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-44 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | Demetrius Roland snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Demetrius Roland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Santos Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jacob Schaible | 54-47 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Jeffrey Whidden steals it from Christopher Freudenberg | 54-47 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden tips it home | 54-49 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:43 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #2 on Toney Dumas, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Jason Allen (SF), Glen Greeley (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Michael Wooldridge, Jacob Schaible, Demetrius Roland, Santos Garcia | |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:23 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-50 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 54-50 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Igor Bernoski - foul #4 on Igor Bernoski, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Ray Richards is called for traveling | 54-50 |
| 03:57 | Pitt | Jason Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (PG) Jesse Snodgrass | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Ray Richards buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Sheets | 57-50 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge can't connect on a floater from the right side | 57-50 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:57 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Santos Garcia (C) Douglas Hart, Jason Allen, Igor Bernoski | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Schaible (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Santos Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:28 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Glen Greeley | 57-52 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 02:08 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jacob Schaible | 57-52 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden loses the dribble to Christopher Freudenberg | 57-52 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge takes the ball from Christopher Freudenberg | 57-52 |
| 01:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden jams it on a great pass from Michael Wooldridge | 57-54 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jacob Schaible - foul #2 on Jacob Schaible, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Wooldridge | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge is called for the reach on Christopher Freudenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge is called for the reach on Joseph Nesbitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Toney Dumas, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge is called for the reach on Timothy Marinelli in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Pitt | Douglas Hart (SG), Jason Allen (SF), Demetrius Roland (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Jacob Schaible, Glen Greeley, Santos Garcia | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge is called for the reach on Ray Richards in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Wooldridge, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Toney Dumas | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Snodgrass (PG), Jeffrey Whidden (SG), Jacob Schaible (SF), Glen Greeley (PF), Santos Garcia (C) Michael Wooldridge, Douglas Hart, Jason Allen, Demetrius Roland, Igor Bernoski | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Santos Garcia gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:05 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli is hacked by Jesse Snodgrass in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jesse Snodgrass, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jacob Schaible comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-61 |