| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fresh) SG - Andrew Birkland (fresh) SF - Dennis Shannon (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) C - Giuseppe Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Birkland - foul #1 on Andrew Birkland, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Pitt | Craig Thomas is hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti lays it up and in and he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Shannon - foul #1 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Pitt | John Matas pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Shannon - foul #2 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #3 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 3-4 |
| 16:39 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis's pass is intercepted by David Roberts | 3-4 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Charles Thomas double dribbles | 3-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Craig Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Craig Thomas (fairly fresh) SG - John Key (fresh) SF - Lance Jeanlouis (fresh) PF - John Matas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 1 pts. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Roberts | 3-7 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | John Matas's floater is tipped away by Robert Hyslop | 3-7 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Lance Jeanlouis - foul #1 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) John Key | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop | |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Peter Jenkins denies the turnaround by Giuseppe Conti | 3-7 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Kerry Windham clanks a runner near the basket | 3-7 |
| 14:01 | Pitt | John Matas gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 13:33 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lance Jeanlouis, team foul #5 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Harold Ayon (SF) Lance Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Harold Ayon is called for the reach on Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Harold Ayon, team foul #6 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | John Key (SG) Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Harold Ayon - foul #2 on Harold Ayon, team foul #7 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) Harold Ayon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Fredrick Cost - foul #1 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Craig Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:33 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 12:27 | Pitt | The jump hook by Giuseppe Conti is blocked by Joseph Boyd | 4-9 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | David Roberts clanks a jump hook from the left block | 4-9 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it home | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kristopher Butera (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 1 pts. SF - John Key (fresh) PF - John Matas (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Pitt | John Key comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-11 |
| 11:39 | Pitt | John Matas tips it but misses | 4-11 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | David Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG) Kristopher Butera | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 4-11 |
| 11:05 | Pitt | John Matas misses the tip | 4-11 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the jumper from the right side | 4-11 |
| 10:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Matas | 4-11 |
| 10:09 | Pitt | Joseph Boyd denies the turnaround by Craig Thomas | 4-11 |
| 10:08 | Pitt | John Matas tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Mark Boyce's fadeaway is rejected by John Matas | 6-11 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | John Key gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | John Matas makes the driving attempt in the lane | 8-11 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't finish the layup | 8-11 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Charles Thomas tips it back up and in | 8-13 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits a 3 from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Mark Boyce lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Boyd | 11-15 |
| 08:06 | Pitt | Craig Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-15 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Craig Thomas - foul #1 on Craig Thomas, team foul #8 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kristopher Butera (PG) John Key | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 07:52 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 07:52 | Pitt | John Matas pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Kristopher Butera (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Birkland (fairly fresh) PF - John Matas (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Pitt | John Matas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Aubrey Bell | 11-15 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Kerry Windham can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Matas - foul #1 on John Matas, team foul #9 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG) David Roberts | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 07:02 | Pitt | John Matas snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 06:47 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-16 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is hacked by Kristopher Butera - foul #1 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #10 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Keith Lorentz | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 05:56 | Pitt | Giuseppe Conti hits a jumper from close range set up by Craig Thomas | 13-18 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Kristopher Butera - foul #2 on Kristopher Butera, team foul #11 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Pitt | Mike Hayslett (PG), John Key (SF) Kristopher Butera, Andrew Birkland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 05:29 | Pitt | John Key misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Mark Boyce connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 13-21 |
| 04:56 | Pitt | Mike Hayslett misses the jumper from the free throw line | 13-21 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Keith Lorentz and he's hacked by Giuseppe Conti - foul #1 on Giuseppe Conti, team foul #12 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the free throw | 13-23 |
| 04:38 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 04:32 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 04:24 | Pitt | Robert Hyslop denies the turnaround by Mike Hayslett | 13-23 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 13-23 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 13-23 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 03:47 | Pitt | Mike Hayslett grabs the board | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Mike Hayslett (fresh) SG - Craig Thomas (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Key (fairly fresh) PF - John Matas (tiring) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Giuseppe Conti (tired) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Pitt | John Key can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-23 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 13-23 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Mark Boyce's pass is intercepted by John Key | 13-23 |
| 03:04 | Pitt | John Matas is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Matas, team foul #13 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Andrew Birkland (SG), Dennis Shannon (SF) Mike Hayslett, John Key | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Craig Thomas steps in front of the David Roberts pass in the backcourt | 13-23 |
| 02:43 | Pitt | Craig Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-23 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 13-23 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | David Roberts is hacked by Dennis Shannon - foul #3 on Dennis Shannon, team foul #14 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis (SF) Dennis Shannon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #4 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 01:32 | Pitt | John Matas hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Aubrey Bell - foul #1 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | John Matas makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 01:32 | Pitt | John Matas misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from David Roberts | 14-26 |
| 01:04 | Pitt | Andrew Birkland hits a jumpshot from the right side | 16-26 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins loses the dribble to John Matas | 16-26 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Lance Jeanlouis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 00:28 | Pitt | John Matas grabs the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | John Matas drills a runner in the lane | 18-26 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 18-26 |