| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Hawkins (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Fred Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Delaney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Thad Lynn inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Scott Desantis lays it in on a great pass from Thad Lynn and he's hacked by Fred Butler - foul #1 on Fred Butler, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:40 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Robert Wallace buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Fred Butler and he's hacked by Bruce Bouley - foul #2 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:03 | Pitt | Howin Xue steals it from David Hawkins | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Bruce Bouley steals it from Timothy Colburn | 29-31 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley clanks a shot from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 18:28 | Pitt | David Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses short on a shot from the baseline | 29-31 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson hits the follow up shot | 31-31 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Wallace | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | David Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-33 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Scott Desantis comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 31-33 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 31-33 |
| 16:57 | Pitt | Scott Desantis snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | Pitt | Robert Delaney is called for the reach on Thad Lynn - foul #2 on Robert Delaney, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Matthew Orner (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), John Bailey (PF), Robert Fleming (C) David Hawkins, Robert Dickinson, Thad Lynn, Bruce Bouley, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:14 | Pitt | Steven Dock comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Robert Wallace scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Pitt | Howin Xue is called for the reach on Steven Dock - foul #2 on Howin Xue, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Fred Butler | |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Howin Xue - foul #3 on Howin Xue, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Thad Lynn (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner, Arthur Banks, John Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:57 | Pitt | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Robert Delaney snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue double dribbles | 32-35 |
| 14:30 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Pitt | Scott Desantis (C) Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Willard Hensler is fouled on the floor by Bruce Bouley - foul #3 on Bruce Bouley, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Scott Desantis - foul #2 on Scott Desantis, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 13:42 | Pitt | Scott Desantis knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Dickinson | 34-36 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thad Lynn - foul #1 on Thad Lynn, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 13:12 | Pitt | Scott Desantis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 13:10 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dickinson | 34-38 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Scott Desantis is hacked by Howin Xue - foul #4 on Howin Xue, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Matthew Orner (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), John Bailey (PF), Robert Fleming (C) David Hawkins, Robert Dickinson, Thad Lynn, Bruce Bouley, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Robert Delaney (PF), Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn, Robert Wallace, Howin Xue | |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Steven Dock knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Arthur Banks and he's hacked by Fred Butler - foul #2 on Fred Butler, team foul #6 | 36-38 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Hensler | 37-38 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Robert Delaney lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Butler | 37-40 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Steven Dock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Fleming - foul #3 on Robert Fleming, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Robert Fleming grabs the board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) SF - Arthur Banks (fresh) PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Matthew Orner drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Fleming | 40-41 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Fred Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Thad Lynn (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Scott Desantis (C) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner, Arthur Banks, John Bailey, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Robert Wallace (SF) Fred Butler, Peter Alexander | |
| 10:57 | Pitt | David Hawkins lays it in | 42-41 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Thad Lynn - foul #2 on Thad Lynn, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (C) Robert Delaney | |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 10:29 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 10:02 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-41 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 09:43 | Pitt | Thad Lynn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:37 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | Pitt | Scott Desantis tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is hacked by Thad Lynn - foul #3 on Thad Lynn, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Arthur Banks (SF), Robert Fleming (C) Thad Lynn, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:00 | Pitt | David Hawkins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | The short jumper by Marc Lutz is denied by Bruce Bouley | 44-43 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Willard Hensler pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Robert Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Matthew Orner (SG), John Bailey (PF) David Hawkins, Robert Dickinson, Bruce Bouley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Willard Hensler is called for the reach on Matthew Orner - foul #1 on Willard Hensler, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF) Arthur Banks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Fred Butler | |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Matthew Orner makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:02 | Pitt | Matthew Orner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Marc Lutz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-43 |
| 07:41 | Pitt | Robert Fleming gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Steven Dock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Orner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Bailey (fresh) C - Robert Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willard Hensler (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Pitt | Marc Lutz takes the ball from Robert Fleming | 46-43 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Marc Lutz's layup is rejected by John Bailey | 46-43 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Matthew Orner grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 06:23 | Pitt | Matthew Orner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 06:22 | Pitt | John Bailey tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Marc Lutz shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Arthur Banks (SF), Bruce Bouley (PF), Scott Desantis (C) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner, Thad Lynn, John Bailey, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Robert Wallace (SF), Howin Xue (C) Timothy Colburn, Willard Hensler, Robert Delaney | |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Robert Dickinson scores on a jumper from the left block set up by David Hawkins | 50-45 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 05:25 | Pitt | Arthur Banks grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the floater in the lane | 50-45 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Peter Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 04:45 | Pitt | David Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:23 | Pitt | David Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 04:22 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Fred Butler is called for the reach on Scott Desantis - foul #3 on Fred Butler, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Thad Lynn (SF) Arthur Banks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Robert Delaney (PF) Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Scott Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:03 | Pitt | Scott Desantis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Desantis | 51-45 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | David Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Hawkins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SG - Robert Dickinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thad Lynn (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Bouley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Scott Desantis (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Fred Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | David Hawkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Dickinson | 54-45 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | David Hawkins is called for the reach on Timothy Colburn - foul #2 on David Hawkins, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (PG), Matthew Orner (SG), John Bailey (PF), Robert Fleming (C) David Hawkins, Robert Dickinson, Bruce Bouley, Scott Desantis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:48 | Pitt | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 54-47 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Robert Wallace buries a turnaround in the lane | 54-49 |
| 02:30 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Hawkins (PG), Robert Dickinson (SG), Bruce Bouley (PF), Scott Desantis (C) Steven Dock, Matthew Orner, John Bailey, Robert Fleming | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Fred Butler | |
| 02:08 | Pitt | David Hawkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Dickinson | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-49 |
| 01:54 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Timothy Colburn is called for the reach on Bruce Bouley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Steven Dock (SG) Robert Dickinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 01:52 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Robert Delaney is called for the reach on Bruce Bouley - foul #3 on Robert Delaney, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Bruce Bouley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the lay-in | 60-49 |
| 01:38 | Pitt | Steven Dock pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Marc Lutz is called for the reach on Steven Dock in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Lutz, team foul #11 | 60-49 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Steven Dock misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:36 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is denied on a dunk by Scott Desantis | 61-49 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Steven Dock pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Steven Dock is hacked by Marc Lutz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Marc Lutz, team foul #12 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG) Marc Lutz | |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 01:26 | Pitt | Steven Dock makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Howin Xue can't finish the layup | 63-49 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Howin Xue | 63-49 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Scott Desantis - foul #3 on Scott Desantis, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Dickinson (SG) Steven Dock | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Thad Lynn connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Dickinson | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is hacked by Thad Lynn - foul #4 on Thad Lynn, team foul #11 | 65-51 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | David Hawkins runs out the clock | 65-53 |