| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Clem (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hoke (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Marinello (fresh) 3 pts. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Todd Bailey inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Troy Kersten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by John Clem - foul #1 on John Clem, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois makes the 3rd free throw | 30-25 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-25 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | James Marinello pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-25 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Peter Persons grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Peter Persons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Robert Hoke is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Robert Hoke comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-25 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Todd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 30-25 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | James Marinello grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:12 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hoke | 30-28 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Peter Persons buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Clem and he's hacked by Robert Hoke - foul #2 on Robert Hoke, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan (PG), Mitchell Alexander (SG) Hugh Dubois, Robert Hoke | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | James Marinello tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Peter Persons buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Troy Kersten and he's hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Monty Shaw, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), James Burke (C) John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jacob Wright (SF), Oliver Dickens (PF), Mike Hutchison (C) Monty Shaw, James Marinello, Everett Tolbert | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:09 | Pitt | Peter Persons steals the ball from Mitchell Morgan in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist lays it up and in and he's hacked by Mike Hutchison - foul #1 on Mike Hutchison, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG) Peter Persons | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG) Mitchell Alexander | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clarence Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Dickens (fresh) C - Mike Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | James Burke denies the turnaround by Oliver Dickens | 39-30 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Jacob Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Jacob Wright comes up short on the floater from the right block | 39-30 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Secrist | 39-30 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist is hacked by Oliver Dickens - foul #1 on Oliver Dickens, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist, James Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Hoke (SG), Monty Shaw (SF), James Marinello (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Mitchell Morgan, Jacob Wright, Oliver Dickens, Mike Hutchison | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | James Marinello steps in front of the John Clem pass | 39-30 |
| 13:56 | Pitt | James Marinello scores on a jump hook from the right block | 39-32 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Todd Bailey clanks a runner from the right block | 39-32 |
| 13:36 | Pitt | Robert Hoke pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:27 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois is hacked by John Clem - foul #2 on John Clem, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (PG) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan (PG) Hugh Dubois | |
| 13:15 | Pitt | Eugene Purkey picks off the pass by Everett Tolbert | 39-32 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 12:57 | Pitt | Robert Hoke snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 12:40 | Pitt | Monty Shaw buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mitchell Morgan | 39-35 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Troy Kersten's pass is intercepted by Robert Hoke | 39-35 |
| 12:09 | Pitt | Robert Hoke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Peter Persons jams it set up by Troy Kersten and the foul's on Robert Hoke - foul #3 on Robert Hoke, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG) Robert Hoke | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses the free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | James Burke grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Clem (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Marinello (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Pitt | Virgilio Bruno steals the ball from Hugh Dubois | 44-35 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | John Clem is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Morgan - foul #2 on Mitchell Morgan, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) John Clem | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jacob Wright (SF), Oliver Dickens (PF), Mike Hutchison (C) Monty Shaw, James Marinello, Everett Tolbert | |
| 10:28 | Louisville | The jump hook by Curtis Secrist is blocked by Mike Hutchison | 44-35 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Peter Persons gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Donald Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-35 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Mike Hutchison pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 09:57 | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | Mike Hutchison misses the tip | 44-35 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Jacob Wright hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Peter Persons hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 09:12 | Pitt | Jacob Wright is fouled on the floor by Curtis Secrist - foul #2 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Peter Persons, Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist, James Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mitchell Alexander (PG), Robert Hoke (SG), Monty Shaw (SF), James Marinello (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Hugh Dubois, Mitchell Morgan, Jacob Wright, Oliver Dickens, Mike Hutchison | |
| 08:56 | Pitt | Todd Bailey is called for the reach on James Marinello - foul #1 on Todd Bailey, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| 08:44 | Pitt | Mitchell Alexander hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Marinello | 47-39 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey is hacked by Robert Hoke - foul #4 on Robert Hoke, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Dewei Zhao (SG) Robert Hoke | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:12 | Pitt | Monty Shaw scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dewei Zhao | 49-41 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Donald Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Clem | 52-41 |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert hits a runner from the right block and the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (PG) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG), Robert Hoke (SG) Mitchell Alexander, Dewei Zhao | |
| 07:35 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | John Clem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Clem (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hoke (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Marinello (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Todd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Todd Bailey is whistled for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Robert Hoke can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Troy Kersten loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), James Burke (C) John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Pitt | Oliver Dickens (PF) James Marinello | |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Secrist | 52-44 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Allen | 52-44 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 04:31 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Monty Shaw can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Persons | 52-44 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Donald Allen, Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist, James Burke | |
| Subs | Pitt | James Marinello (PF) Oliver Dickens | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | John Clem hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Purkey | 55-44 |
| 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 man to man (0) | |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert misses the dunk | 55-44 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Peter Persons grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Peter Persons buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Peter Persons - foul #1 on Peter Persons, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan (SG), Jacob Wright (SF), Oliver Dickens (PF), Mike Hutchison (C) Robert Hoke, Monty Shaw, James Marinello, Everett Tolbert | |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Clem (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Dubois (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oliver Dickens (fresh) C - Mike Hutchison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Oliver Dickens - foul #2 on Oliver Dickens, team foul #8 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) Peter Persons | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mitchell Alexander (SG) Hugh Dubois | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:44 | Pitt | Mike Hutchison grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Oliver Dickens is denied on a layup by Todd Bailey | 60-46 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Todd Bailey | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Louisville | John Clem hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Jacob Wright pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:55 | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 01:39 | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Troy Kersten is called for the reach on Mike Hutchison - foul #4 on Troy Kersten, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (PG) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Mike Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Mike Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mike Hutchison - foul #2 on Mike Hutchison, team foul #9 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Dubois (PG), Robert Hoke (SG), Monty Shaw (SF), James Marinello (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Mitchell Morgan, Mitchell Alexander, Jacob Wright, Mike Hutchison, Oliver Dickens | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | James Marinello gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:55 | Pitt | Robert Hoke's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Kersten | 61-51 |
| 00:53 | Pitt | James Marinello grabs the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 00:48 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert tips it in | 61-53 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | John Clem is hacked by Robert Hoke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Hoke, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) Peter Persons | |
| Subs | Pitt | Mitchell Morgan (SG) Robert Hoke | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Troy Kersten is fouled on the floor by Everett Tolbert - foul #2 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #11 | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Troy Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-53 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Troy Kersten is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Dubois - foul #1 on Hugh Dubois, team foul #12 | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Troy Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Hugh Dubois comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-53 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Donald Allen | 63-53 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Clem runs out the clock | 63-53 |