| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Glen Greeley inbounds the ball | 16-36 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-36 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the board | 16-36 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Paul Smith is whistled for a carry | 16-36 |
| 18:59 | Pitt | Glen Greeley scores on a turnaround near the basket | 18-36 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 18:34 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden snags the defensive board | 18-36 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 18-36 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Glen Greeley's pass is intercepted by Paul Pierce | 18-36 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Tucker | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Glen Greeley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-39 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 18-39 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #1 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG), Bill Raymond (SG), Fyodor Zollman (SF), Salvador Saenz (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, Glen Greeley, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 16:43 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Bogart | 20-41 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | David Brooks comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Fyodor Zollman - foul #1 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #2 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Igor Bernoski (C) Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Paul Smith, Billy Tucker | |
| 16:27 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses the easy layup | 20-43 |
| 16:15 | Pitt | Bill Raymond gets the offensive rebound | 20-43 |
| 15:58 | Pitt | Leo Paxton steals it from Igor Bernoski | 20-43 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hunt | 20-46 |
| 15:25 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #3 | 20-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Michael Wooldridge (SG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) David Bogart, Bill Raymond, Fyodor Zollman, Salvador Saenz, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-46 |
| 15:08 | Pitt | Daniel Mills grabs the board | 20-46 |
| 14:50 | Pitt | Billy Tucker steals the ball from Bruce Williams | 20-46 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the jump hook near the basket | 20-46 |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Daniel Mills gets the rebound | 20-46 |
| 14:11 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-46 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-46 |
| 13:52 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 23-46 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 13:40 | Pitt | Bruce Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge takes the ball from Gahuj Afshari | 25-46 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge can't throw it down but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 25-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Salvador Saenz (PF) Daniel Mills | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Ray Richards | |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 13:02 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Williams | 26-46 |
| 12:52 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz's dunk attempt is rejected by David Brooks | 26-46 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 26-46 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the follow up shot | 26-48 |
| 12:19 | Pitt | Billy Tucker steals it from Salvador Saenz | 26-48 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 26-50 |
| 11:52 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge misses the jumper from the left side | 26-50 |
| 11:51 | Pitt | William Haskin snags the offensive board | 26-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Pitt | Paul Pierce denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Whidden | 26-50 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 26-50 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-50 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it in | 26-52 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #4 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Daniel Mills (PF) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, William Haskin, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 27-52 |
| 11:07 | Pitt | Bruce Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 27-52 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Bill Raymond is called for the reach on Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Raymond, team foul #4 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Igor Bernoski (C) Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 27-54 |
| 10:27 | Pitt | Ray Richards blocks the short jumper by Bill Raymond | 27-54 |
| 10:25 | Pitt | Daniel Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-54 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Mills | 29-54 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-54 |
| 10:03 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski gets the rebound | 29-54 |
| 09:46 | Pitt | Glen Greeley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-54 |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski hits the follow up shot | 31-54 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Mills - foul #3 on Daniel Mills, team foul #5 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), William Haskin (SF), Salvador Saenz (C) Fyodor Zollman, Glen Greeley, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Paul Smith, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 09:03 | Pitt | William Haskin is fouled on the floor by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #5 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, Salvador Saenz | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Gilliam - foul #2 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #6 | 31-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Ray Richards | |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 32-59 |
| 08:14 | Pitt | William Haskin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 08:13 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the offensive board | 32-59 |
| 07:59 | Pitt | Daniel Mills misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-59 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 32-59 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 32-62 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-62 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari gets the rebound | 32-62 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Brooks | 32-65 |
| 06:52 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden drills a 3 from the right corner | 35-65 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-65 |
| 06:30 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Daniel Mills | 35-65 |
| 06:20 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge double dribbles | 35-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SG), Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Steven Hunt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-65 |
| 06:00 | Pitt | Bill Raymond pulls down the rebound | 35-65 |
| 05:40 | Pitt | Bill Raymond misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-65 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 35-65 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-65 |
| 05:13 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-65 |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Glen Greeley banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Raymond and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 37-65 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| 05:09 | Pitt | Glen Greeley makes the free throw | 38-65 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses the runner from the baseline | 38-65 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the offensive board | 38-65 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 38-67 |
| 04:01 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-67 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 38-67 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Salvador Saenz steals the ball from Steven Hunt | 38-67 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fyodor Zollman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glen Greeley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Salvador Saenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Igor Bernoski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-67 |
| 03:13 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz tips it but misses | 38-67 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Glen Greeley gets the offensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #8 | 38-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG), Russell Coursey (SF) Fyodor Zollman, Igor Bernoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz misses the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 02:54 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is fouled on the floor by David Bogart - foul #1 on David Bogart, team foul #6 | 39-67 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | David Brooks knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 39-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #7 | 39-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG), Igor Bernoski (C) David Bogart, Russell Coursey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-69 |
| 01:27 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz gets the rebound | 39-69 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ray Richards - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #9 | 39-69 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski makes the 1st free throw | 40-69 |
| 01:08 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 41-69 |
| 00:54 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Bill Raymond double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-69 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's floater is tipped away by Salvador Saenz | 41-69 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the follow up shot | 41-71 |
| 00:23 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-71 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 41-71 |