| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-32 |
| 19:35 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 19:30 | Pitt | Cary Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Vernon Harris travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| 18:54 | Pitt | Theodore Robinson steps in front of the Robert Norwood pass | 42-32 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| 18:14 | Pitt | Marcus Stradford steals the ball from Peter Witt | 42-32 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-32 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 17:38 | Pitt | Robert Norwood is whistled for traveling | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Vernon Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Ronald Delk (PF), Richard Holland (C) Robert Norwood, Michael Colucci, Ronnie Butler | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Cary Marshall drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kong Ming | 42-35 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Raymond Reid is called for the reach on Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Cary Marshall, Kong Ming, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 15:53 | Pitt | Peter Witt's layup is rejected by Marcus Stradford | 45-35 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 stl. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Radomil Polakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Raymond Reid double dribbles | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG) Manuel Barker | |
| 15:03 | Pitt | Michael Colucci blows the layup | 45-37 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 45-37 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Ronnie Butler - foul #1 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Richard Holland (C) Radomil Polakowski, Ronnie Butler | |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 3rd free throw | 48-37 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Marcus Stradford takes the ball from Richard Holland | 48-37 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 48-37 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Cary Marshall | 48-37 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 48-38 |
| 13:05 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 48-38 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it in | 50-38 |
| 12:15 | Pitt | Cary Marshall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Richard Holland can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 50-38 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 11:47 | Pitt | Kong Ming snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Robert Norwood can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #3 on Robert Fusco, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Peter Witt (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Cary Marshall, Kong Ming, Michael Colucci, Richard Holland | |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 11:20 | Pitt | Robert Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Robinson | 53-39 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 53-39 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Robert Norwood | 53-39 |
| 10:06 | Pitt | Robert Norwood buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Delk | 53-42 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Robert Norwood is called for the reach on Jeffery Maloney - foul #2 on Robert Norwood, team foul #2 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Donald Fuhr, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Manuel Barker (SG), Richard Holland (PF) Radomil Polakowski, Robert Norwood, Ronald Delk | |
| 09:19 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Holland - foul #2 on Richard Holland, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 09:08 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is fouled on the floor by Theodore Robinson - foul #3 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #4 on Robert Fusco, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Raymond Reid (SG) Robert Fusco, Jeffery Maloney | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:02 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Ronnie Butler swats the shot by Theodore Robinson | 54-43 |
| 08:36 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Peter Witt | 54-43 |
| 08:30 | Pitt | Richard Holland drills a runner near the basket | 54-45 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | James Wilson can't tip it in | 54-45 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | James Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Vernon Harris | 56-45 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a jumper in the paint set up by Ronnie Butler | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Robinson (tiring) 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Witt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Peter Witt is called for the reach on Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Jeffery Maloney (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Kong Ming (SF), Michael Colucci (PF) Cary Marshall, Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Manuel Barker is called for the reach on Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Robert Fusco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 56-47 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 06:24 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 06:08 | Pitt | The short jumper by Radomil Polakowski is denied by Marcus Stradford | 56-47 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Robert Fusco shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Radomil Polakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Polakowski, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Ronald Delk (SF), Richard Holland (C) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Ronnie Butler | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:38 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 05:20 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses the jumper in the lane | 57-47 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffery Maloney | 57-47 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Vernon Harris can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr is called for traveling | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Donald Fuhr, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF) Kong Ming, Ronald Delk | |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Michael Colucci comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Richard Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Marcus Stradford swats the layup by Peter Witt | 57-47 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Maloney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Cary Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Norwood (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Cary Marshall - foul #3 on Cary Marshall, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), James Wilson (PF) Jeffery Maloney, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Michael Colucci, Richard Holland | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Peter Witt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cary Marshall | 57-49 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Butler - foul #2 on Ronnie Butler, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG), Ronald Delk (PF) Cary Marshall, Peter Witt | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 01:58 | Pitt | Robert Fusco is called for the reach on Kong Ming - foul #5 on Robert Fusco, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF) Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Richard Holland (C) Robert Norwood, Ronnie Butler | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Pitt | James Wilson steals it from Ronald Delk | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Radomil Polakowski steals the ball from James Wilson | 59-49 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski lays it up and in | 59-51 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Jeffery Maloney, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Cary Marshall (PG), Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Michael Colucci (PF), Ronnie Butler (C) Radomil Polakowski, Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Ronald Delk, Richard Holland | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr's pass is intercepted by Cary Marshall | 59-51 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Peter Witt jams it set up by Cary Marshall | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Cary Marshall is called for the reach on Marcus Stradford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cary Marshall, team foul #9 | 59-53 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 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) | |
| 00:43 | Pitt | Robert Norwood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 00:42 | Pitt | Ronnie Butler pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:40 | Pitt | Robert Norwood misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Cary Marshall is called for the reach on Donald Fuhr in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cary Marshall, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski (PG) Cary Marshall | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:36 | Pitt | Michael Colucci grabs the defensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 00:32 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski loses the dribble to Theodore Robinson | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Robert Norwood is called for the reach on Vernon Harris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Norwood, team foul #11 | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Vernon Harris misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Vernon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:22 | Pitt | Radomil Polakowski makes the floater from the baseline | 63-55 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Robert Norwood is called for the reach on Raymond Reid in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Norwood, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Michael Colucci hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #3 on Raymond Reid, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF), James Wilson (PF) Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Pitt | Manuel Barker (SG), Kong Ming (SF), Richard Holland (C) Robert Norwood, Peter Witt, Ronnie Butler | |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:11 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Barker - foul #3 on Manuel Barker, team foul #13 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Jeffery Maloney, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Norwood (SG), Peter Witt (SF), Ronnie Butler (C) Manuel Barker, Kong Ming, Richard Holland | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:08 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 00:01 | Pitt | Peter Witt knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 66-58 |
| 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 | Donald Fuhr runs out the clock | 66-58 |