| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Bradley Smith inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Pitt | Brooks Headley evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Powers | 31-32 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | John Kingston clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Powers - foul #1 on Michael Powers, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:47 | Pitt | George Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:27 | Pitt | Dexter Avery is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-33 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | John Kingston snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | John Nam travels with the ball | 31-33 |
| 17:51 | Pitt | Henry Walczak steals it from George Boyd | 31-33 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Nam | 31-36 |
| 17:01 | Pitt | Brooks Headley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 17:00 | Pitt | Michael Powers grabs the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 16:51 | Pitt | Brooks Headley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-36 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Dexter Avery tips it in | 33-36 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 33-36 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Brooks Headley snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | George Boyd comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Randall Neal (SG), John Schrecengost (SF), Patrick Stephens (PF) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Anthony Winkler (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 16:11 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler comes up short on the runner from the right block | 33-36 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses the tip | 33-36 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | George Boyd gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randall Neal (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Schrecengost (fresh) PF - Patrick Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | John Schrecengost makes the floater from the right side set up by Randall Neal and the foul's on Phillip Truesdell - foul #2 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) George Boyd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:37 | Pitt | John Schrecengost makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Noel Snow hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:18 | Pitt | Randall Neal gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:05 | Pitt | James Sena picks off the pass by Randall Neal | 36-36 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-36 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is fouled on the floor by Donald Fusco - foul #4 on Donald Fusco, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), Michael Powers (PF) Richard Page, John Schrecengost, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) James Sena, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell, Anthony Winkler | |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 3 from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:46 | Pitt | Brooks Headley is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF), George Boyd (C) Randall Neal, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Christopher Bennett | |
| 13:32 | Pitt | George Boyd misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Walczak - foul #3 on Henry Walczak, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:32 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | John Kingston is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| 12:51 | Pitt | George Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Bradley Smith steps in front of the Henry Walczak pass | 37-39 |
| 12:12 | Pitt | Brooks Headley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Powers (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Brooks Headley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Walczak | 37-41 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | John Kingston connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Nam | 37-43 |
| 10:40 | Pitt | Dexter Avery dunks the ball over the doubleteam | 39-43 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Dexter Avery is called for the reach on John Kingston - foul #1 on Dexter Avery, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Joseph Nakashima (SG), Randall Neal (SF), John Schrecengost (PF), Patrick Stephens (C) Brooks Headley, Dexter Avery, Bradley Smith, Michael Powers, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Anthony Winkler (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 09:53 | Pitt | Randall Neal snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 09:30 | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 09:29 | Pitt | John Schrecengost tips it in | 41-43 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Noel Snow can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Schrecengost - foul #1 on John Schrecengost, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Dexter Avery (SG) Richard Page, Joseph Nakashima | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SF) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:15 | Pitt | Christopher Bennett denies the turnaround by Randall Neal | 41-44 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 41-44 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dexter Avery - foul #2 on Dexter Avery, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Powers (PF), George Boyd (C) John Schrecengost, Patrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Randall Neal hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Powers and the foul's on Noel Snow - foul #1 on Noel Snow, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Donald Fusco (C) George Boyd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Henry Walczak (C) Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| 07:53 | Pitt | Randall Neal makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Dexter Avery steals it from Anthony Winkler | 44-46 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Dexter Avery blows the layup | 44-46 |
| 07:28 | Pitt | Donald Fusco tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brooks Headley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Fusco (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Kingston | 44-48 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Dexter Avery evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Walczak - foul #4 on Henry Walczak, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bradley Smith (SF) Randall Neal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF) Anthony Winkler | |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Dexter Avery misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:45 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Dexter Avery is called for the reach on Henry Walczak - foul #3 on Dexter Avery, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joseph Nakashima (SG), George Boyd (PF) Dexter Avery, Michael Powers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 05:55 | Pitt | Brooks Headley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Kevin Jackson is called for the reach on Brooks Headley - foul #4 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) Jim Elliott, Henry Walczak | |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:36 | Pitt | Brooks Headley makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | John Nam can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 05:04 | Pitt | Brooks Headley pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 04:50 | Pitt | George Boyd lays it up and in set up by Joseph Nakashima | 49-48 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by George Boyd - foul #2 on George Boyd, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Page (PG), Dexter Avery (SG), Michael Powers (PF) Brooks Headley, Joseph Nakashima, Donald Fusco | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG) John Nam, John Kingston | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | George Boyd is hacked by James Sena - foul #1 on James Sena, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Anthony Winkler | |
| 04:17 | Pitt | George Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | George Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Neal (SF) Bradley Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Christopher Bennett | |
| 03:50 | Pitt | Randall Neal hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Noel Snow knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Sena | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Richard Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Avery (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Neal (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Powers (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Henry Walczak swats the dunk try by George Boyd | 50-51 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | Richard Page misses the tip | 50-51 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | James Sena snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Pitt | Brooks Headley (PG), Bradley Smith (SF), Donald Fusco (C) Richard Page, Randall Neal, George Boyd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG) James Sena, Noel Snow | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Nam | 50-54 |
| 02:32 | Pitt | John Kingston steps in front of the Dexter Avery pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 50-54 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | John Nam banks in the layup on a great pass from John Kingston | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:15 | Pitt | Dexter Avery makes the contested runner from the left block set up by Brooks Headley | 52-56 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 52-56 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Michael Powers gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Pitt | Dexter Avery connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald Fusco | 55-56 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Kingston | 55-56 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Bradley Smith steps in front of the Henry Walczak pass | 55-56 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | Bradley Smith hits the finger roll | 57-56 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Donald Fusco gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Donald Fusco is fouled in the backcourt by John Nam - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Donald Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-56 |