| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Pitt | David Anderson swats the short shot by Jim Bell | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | David Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Pitt | Jim Bell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | John Stanley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Fry | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Pitt | Jim Bell gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Pitt | John Stanley drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Alexander | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Jim Bell is called for the reach on Kevin Winston - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Henry Lee works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert Fry | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Kevin Winston scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Anderson | 5-7 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Kevin Winston snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Henry Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (C) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Matthew Smith (PF) Bruce Peet, David Anderson | |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | Pitt | John Stanley pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Michael Alexander scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-9 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), David Anderson (PF) Kevin Winston, Matthew Smith | |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:47 | Pitt | John Stanley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd tips it in | 10-11 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the contested jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Goble | 10-13 |
| 14:21 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd buries a fadeaway from the left block | 12-13 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry clanks a shot near the basket | 12-13 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | David Anderson snags the offensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | David Anderson scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Goble | 12-15 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Michael Alexander loses the ball out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Hollis Smith (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Edward Pipes, Henry Lee, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Jim Bell | 12-15 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Alexander and the foul's on Earl Crosby - foul #1 on Earl Crosby, team foul #1 | 14-15 |
| 13:06 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Earl Crosby can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Earl Crosby snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Kevin Winston loses the dribble to Lee Walls | 15-15 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Matthew Smith takes the ball from John Stanley | 15-15 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Earl Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Bruce Peet slams it home set up by Matthew Smith | 15-17 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Walls (tiring) PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 15-17 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Kevin Winston tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) Lee Walls | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), Henry Lee (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Kevin Winston, Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith, Earl Crosby | |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Peet and the foul's on Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #5 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Michael Alexander | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG) Bruce Peet | |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses the free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:58 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses long on a floater from close range | 15-21 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Pipes | 15-24 |
| 10:10 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Stanley | 17-24 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | David Anderson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 10:01 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | John Stanley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is whistled for traveling | 17-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), Earl Crosby (C) Edward Pipes, Jeffrey Goble, Gilbert Fry | |
| 09:14 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell jams it on a nice dish by John Stanley | 19-24 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Earl Crosby misses short on a jumper from the right side | 19-24 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Bruce Peet gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Earl Crosby loses the dribble to Kenneth Drozd | 19-24 |
| 07:54 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd connects on the shot near the basket | 21-24 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Lee Walls is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #2 on Lee Walls, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Lee Walls, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) David Anderson, Earl Crosby | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Miguel Ayala (fresh) SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) PF - Steven Mitchell (tired) 6 pts. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Henry Lee tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Henry Lee, team foul #2 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG) Bruce Peet | |
| 07:18 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Henry Lee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (C) Jim Bell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:04 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Miguel Ayala | 23-25 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Henry Lee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-25 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the tip | 23-25 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Henry Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Pipes | 23-27 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | The jump hook by Steven Mitchell is blocked by Henry Lee | 23-27 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | John Stanley can't tip it in | 23-27 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Kevin Winston comes up short on the floater from the left block | 23-27 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Pipes - foul #1 on Edward Pipes, team foul #3 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) John Stanley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), David Anderson (PF) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith | |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the fadeaway from the right side | 24-27 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Hollis Smith hits the follow up shot | 24-29 |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-29 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Andrew Washington pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:40 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala is fouled on the floor by Bruce Peet - foul #1 on Bruce Peet, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG) Miguel Ayala | |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| 04:35 | Pitt | John Stanley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | William Macdonald drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from John Stanley and the foul's on Jeffrey Goble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Hollis Smith, David Anderson | |
| 04:15 | Pitt | William Macdonald makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble's pass is intercepted by William Macdonald | 27-29 |
| 03:46 | Pitt | John Stanley is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Goble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #6 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), Lee Walls (SF), Jim Bell (C) John Stanley, Andrew Washington, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Kevin Winston (SG) Bruce Peet, Jeffrey Goble | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Pitt | William Macdonald comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Henry Lee grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Henry Lee | 27-31 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Earl Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Henry Lee hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Matthew Smith | 27-33 |
| 02:34 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-33 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Earl Crosby gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Mitchell - foul #1 on Steven Mitchell, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Macdonald, Steven Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Edward Pipes, Matthew Smith, Earl Crosby | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:18 | Pitt | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Drozd is blocked by David Anderson | 27-34 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gilbert Fry | 27-34 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the contested jumper from the baseline set up by Kevin Winston | 27-36 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Peet - foul #2 on Bruce Peet, team foul #7 | 27-36 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Peet | 29-38 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is fouled on the floor by Bruce Peet - foul #3 on Bruce Peet, team foul #8 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (PF) Miguel Ayala, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG) Bruce Peet, Kevin Winston | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Andrew Washington | 31-38 |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the easy layup | 31-38 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Henry Lee gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Lee Walls denies the turnaround by David Anderson | 31-38 |
| 00:13 | Pitt | William Macdonald snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Gilbert Fry steals the ball from Jim Bell | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the fullcourt shot | 31-38 |