| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) SG - Daniel White (fresh) SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) C - Charles Rouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | The short jumper by Keith Matthews is denied by Charles Rouse | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Keith Matthews buries a jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Pitt | Charles Rouse's dunk attempt is rejected by Keith Matthews | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Pitt | Charles Rouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague is hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Pitt | Daniel White knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Charles Rouse | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Sean Sowders loses the dribble to Charles Rouse | 4-2 |
| 16:55 | Pitt | Charles Rouse drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Zachary Brown | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Daniel White - foul #1 on Daniel White, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Rouse - foul #1 on Charles Rouse, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:11 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses badly on a runner in the paint | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Charles Rouse | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) PF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Daniel White can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (C) Charles Rouse | |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:42 | Pitt | Daniel White makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Zachary Brown - foul #1 on Zachary Brown, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson is hacked by Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (SG) Daniel White | |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #1 on Rodney Heller, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (C) Gerry Parsons | |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is fouled on the floor by Roger Arce - foul #1 on Roger Arce, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:19 | Pitt | Angel Marino pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Matt Wynn pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Matt Wynn buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 13:29 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Rodney Heller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Arce - foul #2 on Roger Arce, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Matthew Sprague (SF), Charles Rouse (C) Roger Arce, Gerry Parsons, Angel Marino | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:01 | Pitt | Louis Reaves is called for the reach on Charles Rouse - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:47 | Pitt | Zachary Brown buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is called for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (PF) Geoffrey Jackson | |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the lay-in | 11-12 |
| 11:43 | Pitt | Angel Marino snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Zachary Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Pitt | Frederick Byrd takes the ball from Angel Marino | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Sean Sowders connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frederick Byrd | 13-12 |
| 10:42 | Pitt | Angel Marino double dribbles | 13-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF) Angel Marino | |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Matt Wynn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 10:30 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:12 | Pitt | Daniel White misses short on a shot from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Sean Sowders gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it in | 15-12 |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague clanks a shot from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 09:22 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague tips it in | 15-14 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Zachary Brown - foul #2 on Zachary Brown, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (PF), Angel Marino (C) Zachary Brown, Charles Rouse | |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Gerry Parsons steals it from Leonel Lundin | 15-14 |
| 09:05 | Pitt | Daniel White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerry Parsons | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | David Harvey misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Sprague - foul #1 on Matthew Sprague, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:50 | Pitt | Angel Marino grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 08:26 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague drills a fadeaway from the left block | 15-18 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Keith Matthews scores on a jump hook from the left block | 17-18 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons is fouled on the floor by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:46 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fresh) C - Angel Marino (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Gerry Parsons takes the ball from Ryan Rine | 17-20 |
| 07:29 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague banks in the layup on a great pass from Gerry Parsons | 17-22 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the shot in the paint | 17-22 |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 07:11 | Pitt | Daniel White clanks a floater from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons tips it in | 17-24 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Rouse (SF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 06:32 | Pitt | The jumper by Daniel White is denied by Ryan Rine | 17-24 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Rouse - foul #2 on Charles Rouse, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Matthew Sprague (SF) Charles Rouse | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-24 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Gerry Parsons - foul #1 on Gerry Parsons, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Sean Sowders is called for the reach on Gerry Parsons - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:58 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Keith Matthews lays it in set up by Rodney Heller | 21-26 |
| 04:15 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 21-26 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matt Wynn | 21-26 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Angel Marino blocks the short jumper by Keith Matthews | 21-26 |
| 03:56 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 03:42 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson misses the lay-in | 21-26 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Rodney Heller pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Sprague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Angel Marino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | David Harvey knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 23-26 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #9 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Pitt | Zachary Brown (PG), Roger Arce (SG), Charles Rouse (C) Daniel White, Geoffrey Jackson, Angel Marino | |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:12 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Charles Rouse steps in front of the Sean Sowders pass | 23-28 |
| 02:42 | Pitt | Matthew Sprague's layup is rejected by Louis Reaves | 23-28 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louis Reaves | 25-28 |
| 01:57 | Pitt | Zachary Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-28 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it home | 27-28 |
| 01:16 | Pitt | Zachary Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson (PF) Matthew Sprague | |
| 00:51 | Pitt | Zachary Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 00:50 | Pitt | Geoffrey Jackson tips it in | 27-30 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Keith Matthews | 30-30 |
| 00:21 | Pitt | Zachary Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 00:19 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Geoffrey Jackson | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Zachary Brown misses the shot from the left wing | 30-30 |