| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) SG - Benny Adams (fresh) SF - Monty Shaw (fresh) PF - Alton Goss (fresh) C - John Serna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Pitt | Kwas Abdool is called for the reach on Johnny William in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Pitt | Johnny William buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Monty Shaw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Pitt | Johnny William is hacked by Stephen Steadham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Johnny William hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | Monty Shaw grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Pitt | Alton Goss clanks a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Pitt | Rodney Remick takes the ball from Alton Goss | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham lays it up and in set up by Rodney Remick | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Alton Goss scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Monty Shaw and he's fouled by Kwas Abdool - foul #2 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 17:18 | Pitt | Alton Goss makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| 16:34 | Pitt | Benny Adams makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnny William | 8-4 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:17 | Pitt | Monty Shaw pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-4 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benny Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) SG - Walker King (fresh) SF - Joshua Hensel (fresh) PF - Terry Parnell (fresh) C - Michael Perkins (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Walker King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Johnny William snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 15:52 | Pitt | Johnny William loses the dribble to Joshua Hensel in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton dunks the ball on a great pass from Joshua Hensel | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | Pitt | John Serna hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 8-6 |
| 15:26 | Pitt | Alton Goss misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Benny Adams - foul #1 on Benny Adams, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), George Kern (SF), Leonard Park (PF), Everett Tolbert (C) Johnny William, Monty Shaw, Alton Goss, John Serna | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Joshua Hensel | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:11 | Pitt | Benny Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Michael Perkins | |
| 14:44 | Pitt | The refs have stopped play. George Kern is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 8-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Alton Goss (PF) George Kern | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Peter West is called for the reach on Stephen Steadham - foul #1 on Peter West, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 14:26 | Pitt | Leonard Park gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | Pitt | Leonard Park misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-7 |
| 14:02 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert tips it home | 10-7 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Park - foul #1 on Leonard Park, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Milian (PG), Monty Shaw (SF) Peter West, Alton Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Michael Perkins, Dale Bhatt | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:21 | Pitt | Benny Adams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:13 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:44 | Pitt | Leonard Park clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Hensel | 10-10 |
| 12:13 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert hits a jump hook from the right block | 12-10 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Robert Milian steals it from Rodney Remick | 12-10 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Leonard Park lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Milian | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Robert Milian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Adams (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leonard Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Everett Tolbert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley can't finish the layup | 14-10 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 10:52 | Pitt | Gregg Bentley swats the short shot by Monty Shaw | 14-12 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Everett Tolbert - foul #1 on Everett Tolbert, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Alton Goss (PF), John Serna (C) Robert Milian, Leonard Park, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG), Brandon Clayton (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Terry Parnell | |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:28 | Pitt | Monty Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (C) Gregg Bentley | |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins blows the dunk | 14-14 |
| 10:14 | Pitt | Alton Goss pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 09:50 | Pitt | Monty Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Monty Shaw - foul #1 on Monty Shaw, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Pitt | Leonard Park (SF) Monty Shaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:55 | Pitt | Leonard Park can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Bhatt | 14-19 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Johnny William knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Serna | 17-19 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Walker King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Monty Shaw (SF) Johnny William, Leonard Park | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Terry Parnell (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Brandon Clayton, Michael Perkins, Dale Bhatt | |
| 07:56 | Pitt | Peter West is hacked by Herbert McCullick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (SF) Terry Parnell | |
| 07:40 | Pitt | Benny Adams is hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (PF) Herbert McCullick | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Peter West (fresh) SG - Benny Adams (tired) 3 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Alton Goss (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Serna (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Pitt | Alton Goss is denied on a layup by Terry Parnell | 17-19 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 06:43 | Pitt | Alton Goss pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 06:41 | Pitt | Benny Adams's pass is intercepted by Rodney Remick in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | The rebound goes to John Serna | 17-19 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | The jump hook by Monty Shaw is blocked by Brandon Clayton | 17-19 |
| 06:02 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the tip | 17-19 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregg Bentley | 17-19 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 17-21 |
| 05:31 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is fouled on the floor by Monty Shaw - foul #2 on Monty Shaw, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny William (PG), Leonard Park (SF), Everett Tolbert (C) Peter West, Monty Shaw, John Serna | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Rodney Remick, Brandon Clayton, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 17-21 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Walker King | 17-21 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG) Stephen Steadham | |
| 03:49 | Pitt | Joshua Hensel takes the ball from Leonard Park | 17-21 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Leonard Park is called for the reach on Joshua Hensel - foul #2 on Leonard Park, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | Monty Shaw (SF) Benny Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Rodney Remick, Michael Perkins, Dale Bhatt | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 03:29 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert grabs the board | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Johnny William (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Park (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Monty Shaw (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Alton Goss (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Everett Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walker King (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Pitt | Monty Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-21 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool knocks in the runner in the paint | 17-23 |
| 02:33 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert is hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #3 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Milian (PG), John Serna (C) Johnny William, Everett Tolbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| 02:05 | Pitt | John Serna can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 17-23 |
| 02:04 | Pitt | Leonard Park snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Monty Shaw lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alton Goss and he's fouled by Kwas Abdool - foul #3 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Pitt | Benny Adams (SG) Alton Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Terry Parnell (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool | |
| 01:51 | Pitt | Monty Shaw misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Terry Parnell | 19-25 |
| 01:00 | Pitt | Robert Milian is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Milian, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Peter West (PG), Everett Tolbert (PF) Robert Milian, Monty Shaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Dale Bhatt (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Walker King connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 00:10 | Pitt | Benny Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Everett Tolbert steals the ball from Brandon Clayton | 19-28 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Everett Tolbert misses short on a halfcourt shot | 19-28 |