| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) PF - David Dunn (fresh) C - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) C - Jim Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Jim Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:53 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Pitt | Lee Walls pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is hacked by Bruce Peet - foul #1 on Bruce Peet, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Hollis Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Pitt | Jim Bell pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Michael Alexander clanks a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Lee Walls tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Matthew Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by Jim Bell | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Bruce Peet - foul #2 on Bruce Peet, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 17:56 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Drozd - foul #1 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Hollis Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it back up and in | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd loses the dribble to Matthew Smith | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | David Dunn is fouled on the floor by Jim Bell - foul #1 on Jim Bell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses long on a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) PF - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fresh) SG - Terry O'Harra (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Bell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the jumper from the right block | 4-5 |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Hollis Smith tips it but misses | 4-5 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | David Dunn can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Edward Pipes tips it in | 6-5 |
| 15:24 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jim Bell | 6-7 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Michael Alexander steals the ball from David Dunn | 6-7 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra is whistled for traveling | 6-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Don Jordan (PF) David Dunn, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, Kenneth Drozd, Jim Bell | |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Don Jordan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Pegues - foul #1 on William Pegues, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Michael Alexander is denied on a layup by Matthew Smith | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Hollis Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | John Hinton snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:28 | Pitt | Edward Pipes is called for the reach on William Macdonald - foul #1 on Edward Pipes, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (C) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF) William Pegues | |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Don Jordan - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:18 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Matthew Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | John Hinton grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:56 | Pitt | Michael Alexander knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Smith is blocked by John Hinton | 7-12 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | Lee Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 12:18 | Pitt | Jim Bell scores on a jump hook in the lane | 7-14 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Matthew Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Edward Pipes grabs the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) SG - Edward Pipes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Edward Pipes clanks a shot from the right block | 7-14 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Don Jordan clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by John Hinton - foul #1 on John Hinton, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), David Dunn (PF) Edward Pipes, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF), William Pegues (C) William Macdonald, Jim Bell, John Hinton | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Drozd | 8-14 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 8-14 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Don Jordan is fouled on the floor by Lee Walls - foul #1 on Lee Walls, team foul #5 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Matthew Smith (SF) Timothy Taylor, Don Jordan | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hollis Smith and the foul's on William Pegues - foul #2 on William Pegues, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (C) William Pegues | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the offensive board | 10-14 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | David Dunn misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 10:17 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Hollis Smith picks off the pass by Michael Alexander | 10-14 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Chris Gerken hits the finger roll set up by Hollis Smith | 12-14 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Jim Bell is whistled for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG) Chris Gerken, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Lee Walls | |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Hollis Smith drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Pipes | 15-14 |
| 09:15 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jim Bell | 15-16 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | David Dunn tips it back up and in | 17-16 |
| 08:45 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra connects on the 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Hollis Smith can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Drozd - foul #2 on Kenneth Drozd, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (SF), Don Jordan (PF) Edward Pipes, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | John Hinton (C) Kenneth Drozd | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Matthew Smith grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Matthew Smith lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Alexander - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #8 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Lee Walls (SF) Terry O'Harra | |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Michael Alexander can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 07:42 | Pitt | Lee Walls hits the follow up shot | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 7 pts. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) SF - Lee Walls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Hinton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Matthew Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:22 | Pitt | Kenneth Wynn steps in front of the Lee Walls pass | 22-21 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is called for a backcourt violation | 22-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 06:51 | Pitt | Jim Bell's fadeaway is rejected by David Dunn | 22-21 |
| 06:50 | Pitt | Jim Bell tips it back up and in | 22-23 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Michael Alexander makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Macdonald | 24-25 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Don Jordan clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jim Bell - foul #2 on Jim Bell, team foul #9 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Hollis Smith (SF) Chris Gerken, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG), Kenneth Drozd (PF) William Macdonald, Jim Bell | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:51 | Pitt | Lee Walls makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Terry O'Harra | 26-28 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | David Dunn knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on John Hinton - foul #2 on John Hinton, team foul #10 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (C) Don Jordan | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Pegues (C) John Hinton | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the free throw | 28-28 |
| 05:32 | Pitt | William Pegues gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:12 | Pitt | Lee Walls's pass is intercepted by David Dunn | 28-28 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Edward Pipes knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Timothy Taylor | 30-28 |
| 04:51 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (C) Edward Pipes | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Macdonald (SG) Lee Walls | |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Hollis Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Matthew Smith | 33-28 |
| 04:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | David Dunn banks in the layup on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 35-28 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 03:59 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | William Macdonald drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Alexander | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Michael Alexander (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry O'Harra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Drozd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Pegues (fresh) | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Hollis Smith blows the layup | 35-31 |
| 03:38 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd blows the layup but he's hacked by David Dunn - foul #1 on David Dunn, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Bruce Peet (SG), Don Jordan (PF) Timothy Taylor, Matthew Smith, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jim Bell (PF), John Hinton (C) Terry O'Harra, William Pegues | |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:19 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Miguel Ayala (SG), Lee Walls (SF) William Macdonald, Kenneth Drozd | |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Lee Walls misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Bruce Peet pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 02:41 | Pitt | Lee Walls gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Michael Alexander misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | John Hinton gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Wynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (SF) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Pitt | Terry O'Harra (SG) Michael Alexander | |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 02:21 | Pitt | Jim Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Terry O'Harra steals the ball from Kenneth Wynn | 35-35 |
| 02:03 | Pitt | Terry O'Harra jams it | 35-37 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Bruce Peet's dunk attempt is rejected by John Hinton | 35-37 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 01:44 | Pitt | Jim Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Chris Gerken throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) Chris Gerken | |
| Subs | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd (PF) John Hinton | |
| 01:29 | Pitt | Miguel Ayala drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor is hacked by Miguel Ayala - foul #1 on Miguel Ayala, team foul #11 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SF), David Dunn (PF) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Alexander (PG), William Macdonald (SG), William Pegues (C) Miguel Ayala, Lee Walls, Jim Bell | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:57 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | David Dunn pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Hollis Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 37-40 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Hollis Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Bruce Peet clanks a jump hook in the lane | 37-40 |
| 00:25 | Pitt | Kenneth Drozd grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Macdonald buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-43 |