| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fresh) SG - Gerald Erickson (fresh) SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) PF - Ty Causey (fresh) C - Joseph Cobb (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Timothy Ziebarth is called for the reach on Jeffery Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | James Blair drills a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Timothy Ziebarth - foul #2 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Konen (C) Timothy Ziebarth | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 19:16 | Pitt | James Blair misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Pitt | Ty Causey snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | James Blair drills a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffery Williams | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Robert Konen can't tip it in | 0-5 |
| 18:42 | Pitt | Ty Causey snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-8 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Joseph Cobb swats the layup by Dennis Wittman | 0-8 |
| 17:58 | Pitt | James Blair snags the defensive board | 0-8 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-11 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton is whistled for traveling | 0-11 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Konen - foul #1 on Robert Konen, team foul #3 | 0-11 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 0-11 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 0-11 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-11 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Mario Witherington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-11 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | David Wadley tips it back up and in | 2-11 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mario Witherington - foul #1 on Mario Witherington, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 2-12 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 2-13 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Ty Causey steals the ball from Dennis Wittman | 2-13 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) C - Robert Konen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Erickson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) PF - Ty Causey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Cobb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Pitt | Ty Causey's pass is intercepted by Orlando Thorton | 2-13 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Konen | 4-13 |
| 14:53 | Pitt | James Blair misses long on a floater from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Robert Konen grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Mario Witherington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-13 |
| 14:33 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 14:16 | Pitt | Dennis Wittman picks off the pass by Jeffery Williams | 4-13 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman banks in the layup | 6-13 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Dennis Wittman - foul #1 on Dennis Wittman, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Kevin Calhoun (SG), Richard Fern (SF), Richard Ashley (PF), Daniel Powell (C) David Wadley, Dennis Wittman, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Robert Konen | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Fiorini (SF), Clarence Larrabee (PF) Jeffery Williams, Ty Causey | |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Richard Ashley gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Fern | 9-13 |
| 13:16 | Pitt | James Blair is denied on a layup by Richard Ashley | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Daniel Powell snags the defensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Daniel Powell clanks a floater in the paint | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Daniel Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic is fouled on the floor by Clarence Larrabee - foul #1 on Clarence Larrabee, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF) Kevin Calhoun, Richard Fern, Richard Ashley | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Fiorini - foul #1 on William Fiorini, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG) Igor Znidarsic | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (SG), Jeffery Williams (SF) Gerald Erickson, William Fiorini | |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:26 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Pitt | James Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Powell | 10-13 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dennis Wittman | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Mario Witherington can't finish the layup | 10-13 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:27 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 10-13 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Daniel Powell snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Rice (fresh) SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) PF - Clarence Larrabee (fresh) C - Joseph Cobb (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | David Wadley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:46 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb is whistled for a carry | 10-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Fern (SF), Richard Ashley (PF), Robert Konen (C) Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Daniel Powell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Erickson (SG), Ty Causey (PF), William Jones (C) Jack Rice, Clarence Larrabee, Joseph Cobb | |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman buries a floater from the right side | 12-13 |
| 10:07 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams tips it in | 12-15 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | David Wadley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 09:49 | Pitt | James Blair grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Jeffery Williams and he's hacked by Richard Fern - foul #1 on Richard Fern, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Kevin Calhoun (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF) David Wadley, Dennis Wittman, Richard Fern, Richard Ashley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (PG), William Fiorini (SF) James Blair, Jeffery Williams | |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Gerald Erickson misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | William Jones snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Jack Rice comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | William Jones tips it back up and in | 12-19 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton hits a wide open runner from the right block set up by Kevin Calhoun | 14-19 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Kevin Calhoun steals the ball from William Jones | 14-19 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Mario Witherington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG) Kevin Calhoun | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Blair (PG), Jeffery Williams (SF), Joseph Cobb (C) Gerald Erickson, William Fiorini, William Jones | |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Mario Witherington makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Mario Witherington makes the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:45 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb throws it down on a nice dish by Jack Rice | 16-21 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Cobb - foul #1 on Joseph Cobb, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG), Daniel Powell (C) Igor Znidarsic, Robert Konen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee (PF) Ty Causey | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:06 | Pitt | James Blair clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 18-21 |
| 07:05 | Pitt | Jeffery Williams misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Larrabee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Clarence Larrabee - foul #2 on Clarence Larrabee, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ty Causey (PF) Clarence Larrabee | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:35 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jack Rice | 20-23 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Daniel Powell misses short on a runner from the right block | 20-23 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Ty Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | The jump hook by Joseph Cobb is blocked by Daniel Powell | 20-23 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Orlando Thorton | 20-23 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton is hacked by Ty Causey - foul #1 on Ty Causey, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Richard Fern (SF), Richard Ashley (PF), Robert Konen (C) David Wadley, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Daniel Powell | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Erickson (SG), Clarence Larrabee (PF), William Jones (C) Jack Rice, Ty Causey, Joseph Cobb | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Igor Znidarsic | 20-23 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Robert Konen scores on a floater from the right side set up by Dennis Wittman and the foul's on William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun (SG) Dennis Wittman | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (PG), William Fiorini (SF) James Blair, Jeffery Williams | |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Robert Konen makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | William Jones is hacked by Richard Fern - foul #2 on Richard Fern, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mario Witherington (SF) Richard Fern | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:10 | Pitt | William Jones makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | William Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Ashley | 23-24 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Mario Witherington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Jack Rice clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Konen - foul #2 on Robert Konen, team foul #8 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG), Dennis Wittman (SG), Orlando Thorton (PF), Daniel Powell (C) Igor Znidarsic, Kevin Calhoun, Richard Ashley, Robert Konen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffery Williams (SF), Ty Causey (PF) William Fiorini, Clarence Larrabee | |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Jack Rice makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | Jack Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 23-26 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Powell | 23-26 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Daniel Powell makes the wide open runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Wadley | 25-26 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Jack Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Fern (SF), Timothy Ziebarth (C) Mario Witherington, Daniel Powell | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Blair (PG), Joseph Cobb (C) Gerald Erickson, William Jones | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Wadley | 28-26 |
| 03:09 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Ziebarth | 28-26 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | David Wadley grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Richard Fern is fouled on the floor by James Blair - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Ashley (PF) Orlando Thorton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Clarence Larrabee (PF) Ty Causey | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Richard Fern makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Richard Fern makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fern (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Ashley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - James Blair (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Larrabee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Cobb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:23 | Pitt | James Blair buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Richard Ashley - foul #1 on Richard Ashley, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Kevin Calhoun (SG), Mario Witherington (SF) David Wadley, Dennis Wittman, Richard Fern | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Fiorini (SF) Jeffery Williams | |
| 02:23 | Pitt | James Blair makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerald Erickson (SG) Jack Rice | |
| 01:53 | Pitt | James Blair loses the dribble to Mario Witherington | 30-29 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic is hacked by Clarence Larrabee - foul #3 on Clarence Larrabee, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Orlando Thorton (PF) Richard Ashley | |
| Subs | Pitt | Ty Causey (PF) Clarence Larrabee | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb blows the layup but the foul's on Timothy Ziebarth - foul #3 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG), Robert Konen (C) Kevin Calhoun, Timothy Ziebarth | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffery Williams (SF) William Fiorini | |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Orlando Thorton | 32-30 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic drills a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Joseph Cobb lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Erickson | 35-32 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Robert Konen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG) Igor Znidarsic | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jack Rice (SG), William Jones (C) Gerald Erickson, Joseph Cobb | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | James Blair misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |