| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Johnny Pfeiffer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) C - David Hubbard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer inbounds the ball | 41-38 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy is called for a backcourt violation | 41-38 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Robert Adams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Creasy - foul #3 on Joseph Creasy, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dale Rico (PF) Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:15 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Terry Schwebach | 43-41 |
| 19:00 | Pitt | Dale Rico is fouled on the floor by Robert Adams - foul #3 on Robert Adams, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (PF) Robert Adams | |
| 18:40 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 18:38 | Pitt | David Hubbard tips it home | 45-41 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Dale Stewart's pass is intercepted by Hugh Citizen | 45-41 |
| 18:07 | Pitt | Dale Rico hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 45-41 |
| 18:06 | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:48 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Dale Stewart misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-41 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Dale Stewart tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Dale Stewart misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 17:27 | Pitt | David Hubbard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:08 | Pitt | Dale Stewart is called for the reach on Dale Rico - foul #1 on Dale Stewart, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), Daniel Paugh (SF), Byron Phillips (C) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, Johnny Pfeiffer, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Gerardo Garza (PF) Terry Schwebach, Robert Lay, Josiah Hundley | |
| 16:46 | Pitt | Byron Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | James Butterfield loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG) Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (SF) Dale Stewart | |
| 16:02 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Paugh (fresh) PF - Byron Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. C - Steven Seifert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Butterfield (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerardo Garza (fresh) 1 pts. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | James Butterfield makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gonzalo Morales | 47-43 |
| 15:17 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF), Joseph Creasy (PF), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Daniel Paugh, Byron Phillips, Steven Seifert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Robert Lay (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Robert Adams (PF) James Butterfield, Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Robert Adams lays it in | 47-45 |
| 14:35 | Pitt | Robert Greer clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Adams | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Robert Lay travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (PG) Hugh Citizen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (C) Gerardo Garza | |
| 14:07 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Robert Lay clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Creasy - foul #4 on Joseph Creasy, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Dale Rico (PF) Joseph Creasy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:25 | Pitt | Dale Rico hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 50-46 |
| 13:24 | Pitt | Robert Greer grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:07 | Pitt | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG) Joel Lucchesi | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG), Luis Gonzalez (C) Robert Lay, Dale Stewart | |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 12:46 | Pitt | The rebound goes to Dale Rico | 50-46 |
| 12:41 | Pitt | David Hubbard is fouled on the floor by James Butterfield - foul #2 on James Butterfield, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Byron Phillips (C) Robert Greer, David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:33 | Pitt | Dale Rico makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez blows the layup but he's fouled by Byron Phillips - foul #2 on Byron Phillips, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Pitt | Johnny Pfeiffer (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley | |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:00 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-47 |
| 11:58 | Pitt | Byron Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Johnny Pfeiffer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dale Rico (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Byron Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Butterfield (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Pitt | Byron Phillips is fouled on the floor by Luis Gonzalez - foul #3 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Greer (SG), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Dale Stewart (SF), Gerardo Garza (PF) Christopher Millikan, Gonzalo Morales, Robert Adams | |
| 11:28 | Pitt | Dale Rico drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Greer | 54-47 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Dale Stewart loses the dribble to Hugh Citizen | 54-47 |
| 10:50 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Greer | 57-47 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Butterfield | 57-50 |
| 10:22 | Pitt | Dale Rico misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Dale Stewart lays it in and the foul's on Johnny Pfeiffer - foul #2 on Johnny Pfeiffer, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), James Johnson (SF), Byron Phillips (PF) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, Johnny Pfeiffer, Dale Rico | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Christopher Millikan (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Robert Adams (PF) James Butterfield, Robert Lay, Gerardo Garza, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Dale Stewart misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 10:00 | Pitt | Steven Seifert gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:45 | Pitt | Dale Stewart is called for the reach on David Hubbard - foul #2 on Dale Stewart, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Messenger (PF) David Hubbard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (C) Dale Stewart | |
| 09:29 | Pitt | Gonzalo Morales steals it from Byron Phillips | 57-52 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Pitt | Daniel Paugh (SF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerardo Garza (C) Gonzalo Morales | |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:06 | Pitt | Steven Seifert clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 09:04 | Pitt | Steven Seifert grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 08:48 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joel Lucchesi | 59-54 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Millikan | 59-56 |
| 08:18 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 62-56 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan tips it in | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Seifert (fresh) SF - Daniel Paugh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Messenger (fresh) C - Byron Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Gerardo Garza (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Pitt | Christopher Millikan steals it from Joel Lucchesi | 62-58 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza clanks a jumper in the paint | 62-58 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Robert Adams tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 07:00 | Pitt | Daniel Paugh drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Messenger | 64-60 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 64-60 |
| 06:36 | Pitt | Byron Phillips snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 06:21 | Pitt | Steven Seifert knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Messenger | 67-60 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Joel Lucchesi steals it from Gerardo Garza | 67-60 |
| 06:11 | Pitt | Joel Lucchesi misses the lay-in | 67-60 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Robert Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 67-60 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Byron Phillips picks off the pass by Robert Adams | 67-60 |
| 05:46 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Pitt | Hugh Citizen (PG), Robert Greer (SG), James Johnson (SF), Joseph Creasy (PF), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Steven Seifert, Daniel Paugh, Robert Messenger, Byron Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Lay (SG), Luis Gonzalez (C) Christopher Millikan, Gerardo Garza | |
| 05:35 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 67-60 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Hugh Citizen steals it from Terry Schwebach in the backcourt | 67-60 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Lay - foul #1 on Robert Lay, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:15 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Lay | 67-63 |
| 04:39 | Pitt | David Hubbard can't connect on a floater in the lane | 67-63 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Lay | 67-63 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Schwebach, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (PG), Dale Stewart (SF) Terry Schwebach, Josiah Hundley | |
| 04:18 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 04:17 | Pitt | David Hubbard misses the tip | 67-63 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Robert Lay scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 67-66 |
| 03:51 | Pitt | Robert Greer drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) 4 pf. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Butterfield (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Dale Stewart drills a 3 from the right wing set up by James Butterfield | 70-69 |
| 03:01 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy buries a floater near the basket | 72-69 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Josiah Hundley (SF) James Butterfield, Dale Stewart | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez can't finish the layup | 72-69 |
| 02:50 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 72-69 |
| 02:27 | Pitt | Joseph Creasy is whistled for a carry | 72-69 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Robert Adams can't finish the layup | 72-69 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 72-71 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | James Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Lay - foul #2 on Robert Lay, team foul #8 | 72-71 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:53 | Pitt | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Robert Greer steps in front of the Terry Schwebach pass | 73-71 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Terry Schwebach - foul #3 on Terry Schwebach, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 01:18 | Pitt | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach's pass is intercepted by Hugh Citizen in the backcourt | 73-71 |
| 01:03 | Pitt | Hugh Citizen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Greer | 75-71 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Terry Schwebach | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Pitt | James Johnson misses short on a shot from the right side | 75-74 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez grabs the board | 75-74 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Hubbard - foul #2 on David Hubbard, team foul #6 | 75-74 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Pitt | Robert Greer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-76 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Robert Adams is hacked by Robert Greer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Greer, team foul #7 | 75-76 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:04 | Pitt | Pitt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| 00:00 | Pitt | Robert Greer clanks a halfcourt shot | 75-78 |