| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SF - Peter Witt (fresh) PF - Richard Holland (fresh) C - Michael Colucci (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Richard Holland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses long on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Peter Witt is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #1 on Peter Witt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Robert Fusco connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Lee | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Holland | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Richard Holland swats the short shot by Marcus Stradford | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Pitt | Peter Witt pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Pitt | Peter Witt misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Pitt | Richard Holland hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Manuel Barker is hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), John Matas (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Kong Ming connects on the 3 from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 7-2 |
| 16:24 | Pitt | Craig Thomas grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Kong Ming misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford jams it set up by James Wilson and the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #1 on Manuel Barker, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (C) Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Eric Lee steals the ball from John Matas | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (fairly fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 15:11 | Louisville | John Matas swats the short shot by Zlatko Zukowsky | 7-5 |
| 15:10 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | James Wilson steals the ball from Craig Thomas | 7-5 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | John Matas denies the turnaround by Marcus Stradford | 7-5 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Vernon Harris tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Manuel Barker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | James Wilson buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Richard Holland - foul #1 on Richard Holland, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Colucci (C) John Matas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (C) Robert Fusco, Marcus Stradford | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:12 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Michael Colucci | 10-7 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Holland | 12-7 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Raymond Reid buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Wilson | 12-10 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Manuel Barker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | James Wilson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Harris | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Richard Holland can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF) Peter Witt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, James Wilson, Vernon Harris | |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:45 | Pitt | Richard Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's floater is tipped away by Richard Holland | 13-13 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson tips it in | 13-15 |
| 12:23 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Matas (PF) Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Robert Fusco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #1 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Michael Colucci misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:02 | Pitt | Michael Colucci makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | John Matas is called for the reach on Nicholas Yarnell - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti (PF) John Matas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Kong Ming (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) C - Michael Colucci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Michael Colucci picks off the pass by Nicholas Yarnell | 14-15 |
| 11:04 | Pitt | Craig Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Michael Colucci tips it in | 16-15 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Lee | 16-18 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti loses the dribble to Raymond Reid | 16-18 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raymond Reid | 16-20 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 16-20 |
| 09:59 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:42 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-20 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Yarnell | 16-22 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 16-22 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Marcus Stradford and the foul's on Manuel Barker - foul #2 on Manuel Barker, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), Richard Holland (PF) Kong Ming, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Donald Fuhr (SG), James Wilson (SF), Vernon Harris (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:53 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Manuel Barker | 16-24 |
| 08:35 | Pitt | Nicholas Yarnell takes the ball from Richard Holland | 16-24 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the easy layup | 16-24 |
| 08:08 | Pitt | Michael Colucci snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 08:04 | Pitt | Peter Witt buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | James Wilson misses short on a jumper in the paint | 19-24 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | James Wilson loses the dribble to Richard Holland | 19-24 |
| 07:32 | Pitt | Michael Colucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (tired) 2 pts. SG - Manuel Barker (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Holland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford loses the dribble to Richard Holland | 19-24 |
| 07:01 | Pitt | Manuel Barker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr tips it in | 19-26 |
| 06:15 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #4 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (C) Peter Witt, Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Raymond Reid (PF), Theodore Robinson (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Donald Fuhr, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| 05:59 | Pitt | Manuel Barker clanks a shot from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 05:39 | Pitt | Manuel Barker pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Manuel Barker scores on a shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) James Wilson | |
| 05:26 | Pitt | Manuel Barker makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:57 | Pitt | Kong Ming connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-28 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:44 | Pitt | Manuel Barker gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:26 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Holland | 26-28 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Robert Fusco buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Vernon Harris | 26-31 |
| 03:44 | Pitt | Kong Ming throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter Witt (SF), John Matas (PF), Michael Colucci (C) Kong Ming, Richard Holland, Giuseppe Conti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Theodore Robinson, Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | James Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Manuel Barker (tired) 6 pts. SG - Craig Thomas (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Peter Witt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Matas (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Colucci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Pitt | John Matas scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Manuel Barker | 28-31 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell scores on a jumper from the right side set up by James Wilson and he's fouled by John Matas - foul #3 on John Matas, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Richard Holland (PF) John Matas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (SG) Robert Fusco | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:31 | Pitt | Michael Colucci can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-34 |
| 02:29 | Pitt | Manuel Barker grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 02:16 | Pitt | Zlatko Zukowsky steps in front of the Craig Thomas pass | 28-34 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr hits the follow up shot | 28-36 |
| 01:42 | Pitt | Peter Witt's 3 pointer is rejected by Nicholas Yarnell | 28-36 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | James Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 01:31 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Richard Holland | 28-36 |
| 01:12 | Pitt | Richard Holland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Colucci - foul #1 on Michael Colucci, team foul #9 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kong Ming (SF), Giuseppe Conti (PF) Peter Witt, Richard Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Donald Fuhr, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:33 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's pass is intercepted by Robert Fusco | 28-37 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Craig Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Craig Thomas, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald Delk (SF) Michael Colucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Raymond Reid (PF) James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:03 | Pitt | Manuel Barker's floater is tipped away by Vernon Harris | 28-39 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Vernon Harris comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-39 |