| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hawkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Hugh Shinault is called for the reach on John Thigpen - foul #3 on Hugh Shinault, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Harshaw - foul #3 on Jesse Harshaw, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is called for traveling | 26-30 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David Hawkins | 26-32 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Hugh Shinault denies the turnaround by Ivan Chrostowski | 26-32 |
| 17:50 | Pitt | David Hawkins gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 17:21 | Pitt | David Hawkins buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Edward | 26-35 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Thigpen | 29-35 |
| 16:41 | Pitt | Brian Edward knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Larry Watkins comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw is hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #1 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Orner (SG), Steven Dock (SF), John Bailey (PF), Bruce Bouley (C) Brian Edward, David Hawkins, Kenneth Nicholson, Hugh Shinault | |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Von Mitkowski - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:05 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Howin Xue clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Dock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #2 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:22 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-42 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Steven Dock grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 29-42 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-42 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 14:10 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-42 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | John Thigpen grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | John Thigpen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SG), Willard Hensler (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Von Mitkowski, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (PG), David Hawkins (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Hugh Shinault (C) Jesse Harshaw, Matthew Orner, John Bailey, Bruce Bouley | |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Steven Dock is whistled for a carry | 34-42 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it but misses | 34-42 |
| 12:25 | Pitt | Brian Edward snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski connects on the floater from the right side | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Shawn Deans (fresh) SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Brian Edward (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Hugh Shinault (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Pitt | David Hawkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Dock | 36-47 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses long on a floater from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 11:14 | Pitt | David Hawkins snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 10:47 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 36-47 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Howin Xue is fouled on the floor by Steven Dock - foul #3 on Steven Dock, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Willard Hensler, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Matthew Orner (SF), Bruce Bouley (C) Steven Dock, David Hawkins, Hugh Shinault | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Thigpen and the foul's on Kenneth Nicholson - foul #2 on Kenneth Nicholson, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Bailey (PF) Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Brian Edward buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits a 3 from straight away | 42-50 |
| 08:57 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw connects on the shot from the left side | 42-52 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the jumper from close range set up by Von Mitkowski | 44-52 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Brian Edward drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-55 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a floater from the left side set up by John Thigpen | 46-55 |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Brian Edward makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Orner | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howin Xue (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Edward (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Orner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Bruce Bouley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Bouley | 46-57 |
| 06:59 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Matthew Orner tips it in | 46-59 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 06:38 | Pitt | Brian Edward pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:18 | Pitt | Brian Edward clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 06:17 | Pitt | John Bailey snags the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Brian Edward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-59 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the offensive board | 46-59 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Robert Wallace (PF), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Howin Xue, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SG), David Hawkins (SF), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Hugh Shinault (C) Brian Edward, Matthew Orner, John Bailey, Bruce Bouley | |
| 05:41 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw hits a floater from the right wing | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Willard Hensler buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 48-61 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | David Hawkins hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Nicholson and he's hacked by Shawn Deans - foul #2 on Shawn Deans, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| 05:10 | Pitt | David Hawkins makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | David Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 04:34 | Pitt | Willard Hensler is called for the reach on David Hawkins - foul #1 on Willard Hensler, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (PG) Jesse Harshaw | |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Robert Wallace picks off the pass by Kenneth Nicholson | 48-64 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Howin Xue blocks the short jumper by Hugh Shinault | 51-64 |
| 03:37 | Pitt | David Hawkins tips it in | 51-66 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Wallace and he's fouled by Brian Edward - foul #1 on Brian Edward, team foul #7 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Willard Hensler (C) Shawn Deans, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw (PG), Bruce Bouley (C) David Hawkins, Hugh Shinault | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the free throw | 53-66 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the offensive board | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jesse Harshaw (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Edward (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Dock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Nicholson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the shot near the basket | 53-66 |
| 03:05 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Brian Edward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | The jump hook by John Thigpen is blocked by Kenneth Nicholson | 53-66 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson snags the defensive board | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Steven Dock is hacked by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (SF), John Bailey (PF) Brian Edward, Kenneth Nicholson | |
| 01:52 | Pitt | David Hawkins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-69 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-69 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Bailey | 55-72 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is fouled on the floor by John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Robert Wallace (PF) Ray Overstreet, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Pitt | Brian Edward (SG), Kenneth Nicholson (PF), Hugh Shinault (C) Steven Dock, John Bailey, Bruce Bouley | |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:09 | Pitt | Kenneth Nicholson snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 00:46 | Pitt | David Hawkins misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski grabs the board | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Larry Watkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the follow up shot | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Pitt | Hugh Shinault can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-72 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 57-72 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Kenneth Nicholson | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Jesse Harshaw runs out the clock | 57-72 |