| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker inbounds the ball | 40-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Daniel Mills snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 19:34 | Pitt | Paul Pierce is called for the reach on Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 19:18 | Pitt | Bruce Williams hits a jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 18:56 | Pitt | William Haskin is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Daniel Mills is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Daniel Mills, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Pierce | 43-35 |
| 18:31 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 43-37 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Gahuj Afshari | 45-37 |
| 18:08 | Pitt | Paul Smith steals it from Michael Wooldridge | 45-37 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 47-37 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Daniel Mills clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 17:34 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to William Haskin | 47-37 |
| 17:29 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is whistled for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (PG), Fyodor Zollman (SG), Salvador Saenz (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Jeffrey Whidden, Michael Wooldridge, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| 16:58 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman misses the easy layup | 47-37 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Salvador Saenz is called for the reach on David Brooks - foul #1 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG) William Haskin | |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell is hacked by Fyodor Zollman - foul #2 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | David Brooks blows the layup | 47-37 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it home | 49-37 |
| 15:51 | Pitt | Igor Bernoski is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF) David Bogart, Fyodor Zollman, Igor Bernoski | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Michael Wooldridge picks off the pass by Leo Paxton | 49-37 |
| 15:31 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge lays it in | 49-39 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | William Haskin swats the shot by David Brooks | 49-39 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Billy Tucker denies the turnaround by Michael Wooldridge | 49-39 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 14:59 | Pitt | Daniel Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:40 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:32 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Bruce Williams (C) Bill Raymond, Salvador Saenz | |
| 14:20 | Pitt | Paul Pierce is called for the reach on Daniel Mills - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Hunt (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG) Michael Wooldridge | |
| 14:03 | Pitt | William Haskin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Whidden | 49-42 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is hacked by William Haskin - foul #2 on William Haskin, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (PF) Daniel Mills | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Jeffrey Whidden is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG), Igor Bernoski (PF) Fyodor Zollman, William Haskin | |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is whistled for traveling | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG) Bill Raymond | |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge is fouled on the floor by Gahuj Afshari - foul #3 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Pitt | Salvador Saenz (PF) Igor Bernoski | |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell drills a floater in the lane set up by Gahuj Afshari and he's fouled by Jeffrey Whidden - foul #2 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF) Glen Greeley, Salvador Saenz | |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 12:06 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Whidden | 52-48 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-48 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 11:42 | Pitt | Bruce Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | William Haskin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-48 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gahuj Afshari | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 11:13 | Pitt | Daniel Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:59 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 10:39 | Pitt | Bruce Williams gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:24 | Pitt | Daniel Mills can't throw it down | 52-48 |
| 10:23 | Pitt | William Haskin hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steven Hunt | 55-50 |
| 09:51 | Pitt | Daniel Mills misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-50 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Bruce Williams gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:39 | Pitt | Bruce Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Steven Hunt scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 57-50 |
| 09:07 | Pitt | Daniel Mills comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's pass is intercepted by William Haskin | 57-50 |
| 08:33 | Pitt | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Jeffrey Whidden - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| 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 | |
| 08:26 | Pitt | David Brooks swats the shot by Fyodor Zollman | 57-50 |
| 08:24 | Pitt | Bill Raymond gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 08:11 | Pitt | Bill Raymond clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 08:00 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:47 | Pitt | Glen Greeley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz tips it home | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Bill Raymond (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fyodor Zollman (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Glen Greeley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Igor Bernoski (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Leo Paxton | 59-52 |
| 07:08 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses short on a floater from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | David Brooks hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Rafael Ayala | 61-52 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Glen Greeley misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the board | 61-52 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Gilliam | 63-52 |
| 06:01 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman is called for a charge - foul #3 on Fyodor Zollman, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, Rafael Ayala, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Pitt | David Bogart (PG), William Haskin (SF), Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Fyodor Zollman, Glen Greeley, Salvador Saenz, Igor Bernoski | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Billy Tucker blows the dunk but he's hacked by Daniel Mills - foul #2 on Daniel Mills, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge (SG) Bill Raymond | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:21 | Pitt | Daniel Mills makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Bruce Williams | 65-54 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is fouled on the floor by David Bogart - foul #2 on David Bogart, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden (PG), Salvador Saenz (C) David Bogart, Bruce Williams | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Mills - foul #3 on Daniel Mills, team foul #10 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David Brooks | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Salvador Saenz blocks the short jumper by Gregory Caldwell | 66-54 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Daniel Mills pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:09 | Pitt | Paul Pierce blocks the jumper by Daniel Mills | 66-54 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 03:41 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Jeffrey Whidden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Haskin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Salvador Saenz (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Pitt | Michael Wooldridge comes up short on the floater from the right side | 66-54 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is fouled on the floor by William Haskin - foul #3 on William Haskin, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Pitt | Bill Raymond (SG), Glen Greeley (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) Michael Wooldridge, Daniel Mills, Salvador Saenz | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:02 | Pitt | Glen Greeley grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 02:59 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Gahuj Afshari, Steven Hunt, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Mills (PF), Bruce Williams (C) Glen Greeley, Igor Bernoski | |
| 02:53 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 67-54 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Ray Richards tips it in | 69-54 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Billy Tucker - foul #2 on Billy Tucker, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Glen Greeley (SF), Salvador Saenz (PF), Igor Bernoski (C) William Haskin, Daniel Mills, Bruce Williams | |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 02:12 | Pitt | Jeffrey Whidden makes the 2nd free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Leo Paxton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 71-55 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Paul Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Whidden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Whidden, team foul #12 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG) Leo Paxton | |
| Subs | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman (SG) Jeffrey Whidden | |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Fyodor Zollman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 73-55 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Billy Tucker connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari and the foul's on Salvador Saenz - foul #2 on Salvador Saenz, team foul #13 | 75-55 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the free throw | 75-55 |
| 00:58 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Salvador Saenz | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Pitt | Salvador Saenz hits a runner from close range set up by Fyodor Zollman | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's floater is knocked away by Glen Greeley | 75-57 |
| 00:27 | Pitt | Glen Greeley snags the defensive board | 75-57 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | Billy Tucker steps in front of the Bill Raymond pass | 75-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 75-57 |