| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Butz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Clifford Lewis | 30-23 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | William Butz is hacked by Clifford Lewis - foul #1 on Clifford Lewis, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | William Butz loses the ball out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 18:22 | Pitt | Charles Rouse buries a floater from the left block | 32-23 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Louis Reaves connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-25 |
| 17:35 | Pitt | A charge is called on Daniel White - foul #2 on Daniel White, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Rodney Heller clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel White - foul #3 on Daniel White, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:50 | Pitt | Roger Arce makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | The jumper by David Blanchard is denied by Charles Rouse | 34-27 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't tip it in | 34-27 |
| 16:23 | Pitt | Roger Arce snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Randolph - foul #1 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG), Angel Marino (PF) Clifford Lewis, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:18 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 35-27 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson's pass is intercepted by Angel Marino | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fairly fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Pitt | Roger Arce is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Randolph - foul #2 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (SG), Charles Rouse (PF) Gerry Parsons, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Nicholas Randolph, Sammie Hudson, Louis Reaves | |
| 15:04 | Pitt | Daniel White connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Arce | 38-27 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | James Gamble is whistled for traveling | 38-27 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Roger Arce | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG) James Gamble | |
| 14:28 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 38-27 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-30 |
| 13:57 | Pitt | Angel Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 13:55 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 13:44 | Pitt | Angel Marino is hacked by David Blanchard - foul #1 on David Blanchard, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Ronald McNeil (C) Ernest Mildenberger, Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons connects on the jumper from the right side | 40-30 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | Daniel White hits a shot from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | David Blanchard can't throw it down but he's hacked by Angel Marino - foul #1 on Angel Marino, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Charles Rouse (PF) Clifford Lewis, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF) Rodney Heller, William Butz | |
| 12:19 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Charles Rouse can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Arthur Yutzy - foul #4 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger (SG) Daniel White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Sammie Hudson (PF) Arthur Yutzy, David Blanchard | |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:56 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:45 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald McNeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Ronald McNeil swats the short shot by Rodney Heller | 43-34 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 10:55 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger hits a jumper from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Louis Reaves scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-38 |
| 10:11 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Arce | 48-38 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Louis Reaves lays it up and in | 48-40 |
| 09:20 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger banks in the layup | 50-40 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-40 |
| 08:59 | Pitt | Charles Rouse grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 08:31 | Pitt | Roger Arce buries a shot from the left side | 52-40 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Louis Reaves connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Nicholas Randolph | 52-42 |
| 07:43 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Roger Arce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ernest Mildenberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Gamble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fairly fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | The short jumper by Louis Reaves is denied by Charles Rouse | 52-42 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | James Gamble tips it home | 52-44 |
| 06:53 | Pitt | Charles Rouse misses the jump hook from close range | 52-44 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 52-44 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Roger Arce - foul #2 on Roger Arce, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel White (PG), Clifford Lewis (SG), Angel Marino (C) Roger Arce, Ernest Mildenberger, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), David Blanchard (PF) James Gamble, Nicholas Randolph, Sammie Hudson | |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:03 | Pitt | Charles Rouse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 52-46 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is fouled on the floor by Angel Marino - foul #2 on Angel Marino, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Angel Marino is called for the reach on Arthur Yutzy - foul #3 on Angel Marino, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald McNeil (C) Charles Rouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:52 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Rodney Heller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-50 |
| 04:06 | Pitt | Daniel White misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 04:05 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:43 | Pitt | Rodney Heller steals the ball from Angel Marino | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Angel Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronald McNeil (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Butz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | William Butz's floater is knocked away by Gerry Parsons | 52-50 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | William Butz tips it in | 52-52 |
| 03:08 | Pitt | Gerry Parsons misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 52-52 |
| 03:07 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil tips it home | 54-52 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Roger Arce (PG), Ernest Mildenberger (SF), Charles Rouse (PF) Clifford Lewis, Gerry Parsons, Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, William Butz, David Blanchard, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:09 | Pitt | Angel Marino misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 02:07 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger can't tip it in | 54-52 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Clifford Lewis (SG) Roger Arce | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) James Gamble, Sammie Hudson | |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 01:50 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 01:28 | Pitt | Ernest Mildenberger is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Randolph - foul #3 on Nicholas Randolph, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Gerry Parsons (SF), Ronald McNeil (C) Ernest Mildenberger, Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Nicholas Randolph | |
| 01:10 | Pitt | Louis Reaves steals it from Charles Rouse | 54-52 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | William Butz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-52 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it in | 54-54 |
| 00:14 | Pitt | Daniel White misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Butz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Daniel White misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Rouse (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Butz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 25 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Pitt | Ronald McNeil wins the tip | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:39 | Pitt | Daniel White comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Gerry Parsons takes the ball from Louis Reaves | 54-54 |
| 04:00 | Pitt | Daniel White connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Gerry Parsons | 57-54 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | Angel Marino (C) Ronald McNeil | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph (SF) Rodney Heller | |
| 03:20 | Pitt | Daniel White is hacked by Arthur Yutzy - foul #5 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is fouled on the floor by David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 02:55 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph loses the dribble to Charles Rouse | 59-54 |
| 02:05 | Pitt | Louis Reaves steals it from Clifford Lewis | 59-54 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | David Blanchard knocks in the floater from the right side | 59-56 |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis is fouled on the floor by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Pitt | Ronald McNeil (C) Angel Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:23 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Blanchard | 59-56 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Ronald McNeil is called for the reach on William Butz - foul #2 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | William Butz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the offensive board | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Daniel White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parsons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Rouse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Ronald McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 25 pts. 15 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ronald McNeil - foul #3 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:30 | Pitt | Charles Rouse gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Charles Rouse is hacked by Rodney Heller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:29 | Pitt | Charles Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph is fouled on the floor by Ronald McNeil - foul #4 on Ronald McNeil, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis is hacked by Rodney Heller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Heller, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Pitt | Clifford Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Daniel White grabs the board | 62-60 |