| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Hollis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Pitt | Kevin Winston steals it from William Macdonald | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Henry Lee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 18:52 | Pitt | Lee Walls snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:37 | Pitt | Lee Walls is fouled on the floor by Henry Lee - foul #1 on Henry Lee, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:23 | Pitt | David Anderson swats the short shot by Steven Mitchell | 33-29 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 33-29 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Henry Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Anderson | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gilbert Fry - foul #3 on Gilbert Fry, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:49 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | David Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 17:23 | Pitt | David Anderson steals the ball from Jim Bell | 35-31 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Earl Crosby misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 16:53 | Pitt | John Stanley snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | David Anderson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | William Macdonald steps in front of the Hollis Smith pass | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Pitt | John Stanley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Walls | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Pitt | William Macdonald can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 15:39 | Pitt | John Stanley tips it in | 35-33 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the contested jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Winston and he's fouled by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (SG), Kenneth Drozd (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:09 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | John Stanley tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | John Stanley is called for the reach on Matthew Smith - foul #3 on John Stanley, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SF) Henry Lee | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits a floater from close range | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG) Edward Pipes | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF) Bruce Peet | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 13:31 | Pitt | Matthew Smith takes the ball from John Stanley | 40-34 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | The short jumper by Henry Lee is denied by Kenneth Drozd | 40-34 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Hollis Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 43-34 |
| 13:03 | Pitt | Michael Alexander hits a 3 from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Goble | 45-37 |
| 12:34 | Pitt | John Stanley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry throws it down | 47-40 |
| 11:40 | Pitt | Lee Walls double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Hollis Smith, Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Jim Bell (C) Lee Walls, Kenneth Drozd | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:10 | Pitt | Andrew Washington is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SF) Henry Lee | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:49 | Louisville | David Anderson buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edward Pipes | 52-40 |
| 10:44 | Pitt | John Stanley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Jim Bell lays it up and in | 52-42 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | David Anderson can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #4 on Michael Alexander, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Henry Lee (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Edward Pipes, Bruce Peet, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), Lee Walls (SF) Michael Alexander, Andrew Washington | |
| 10:10 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:55 | Pitt | John Stanley connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jim Bell | 54-45 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is fouled on the floor by Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it in | 56-45 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | David Anderson denies the turnaround by Steven Mitchell | 56-45 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 56-45 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Henry Lee splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kevin Winston | 58-45 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Hollis Smith grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry can't throw it down | 58-45 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Kevin Winston tips it but misses | 58-45 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it back up and in | 60-45 |
| 08:25 | Pitt | Lee Walls buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Mitchell | 60-48 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Hollis Smith and the foul's on Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Kevin Winston, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Washington (SF), Kenneth Drozd (C) Lee Walls, Jim Bell | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the free throw | 62-48 |
| 08:01 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Steven Mitchell | 62-48 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | John Stanley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Henry Lee gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Fry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tired) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Mitchell (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble is fouled on the floor by William Macdonald - foul #1 on William Macdonald, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG) John Stanley | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Henry Lee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 07:17 | Pitt | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Lee | 62-48 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't connect on a shot from the left block | 62-48 |
| 06:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 06:40 | Pitt | Steven Mitchell misses badly on a floater from the right side | 62-48 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Matthew Smith gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Henry Lee tips it but misses | 62-48 |
| 06:06 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | William Macdonald buries a fadeaway from the left side | 62-50 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Smith, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Stanley (PG), Lee Walls (SF), Jim Bell (C) William Macdonald, Andrew Washington, Steven Mitchell | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Stanley - foul #4 on John Stanley, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:08 | Pitt | Lee Walls comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-50 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 63-50 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry blows the layup | 63-50 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Kevin Winston drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Anderson | 66-50 |
| 04:16 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 66-52 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Henry Lee shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Hollis Smith | 68-52 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Henry Lee grabs the board | 68-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - John Stanley (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (PG), William Macdonald (SG), Andrew Washington (SF) John Stanley, Michael Alexander, Lee Walls | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| 03:06 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by William Macdonald | 70-54 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 72-54 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Jim Bell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Andrew Washington grabs the offensive board | 72-54 |
| 02:11 | Pitt | David Anderson blocks the short jumper by Jim Bell | 72-54 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | David Anderson grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | David Anderson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 72-54 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the follow up shot | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Pitt | Jim Bell is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Fry - foul #4 on Gilbert Fry, team foul #4 | 74-54 |
| 01:24 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 74-54 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee pulls down the rebound | 74-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Miguel Ayala is called for the reach on Henry Lee - foul #2 on Miguel Ayala, team foul #9 | 74-54 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Pitt | William Macdonald misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-54 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | David Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-54 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the follow up shot | 78-54 |
| 00:12 | Pitt | Jim Bell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Miguel Ayala | 78-56 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Hollis Smith runs out the clock | 78-56 |