| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pitt | Robert Baxter inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Pitt | Christopher Maines steps in front of the Donald Lansberry pass | 41-33 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Robert Brock double dribbles | 41-33 |
| 19:17 | Pitt | Irving Mandell hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Short | 43-33 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 19:09 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:51 | Pitt | Irving Mandell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Donald Lansberry takes the ball from Robert Boyd | 46-33 |
| 18:10 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-36 |
| 17:41 | Pitt | Robert Baxter travels with the ball | 46-36 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (C) Robert Boyd, Christopher Maines | |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Robert Brock hits the follow up shot | 46-38 |
| 16:57 | Pitt | Charles Short can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-38 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Robert Brock grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon is fouled on the floor by Donald Lansberry - foul #2 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Randall Pino (SF) Charles Short, Donald Lansberry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Inek Matkovic (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Brock | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Andrew Hall comes up short on the floater from the left side | 46-38 |
| 16:28 | Pitt | Randall Pino gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 16:10 | Pitt | Howard Leo is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hall - foul #1 on Andrew Hall, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) Randall Pino, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Inek Matkovic | |
| 15:54 | Pitt | Howard Leo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Irving Mandell | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 11 pts. C - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Charles Fincher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 15:49 | Pitt | Robert Baxter grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 15:43 | Pitt | Charles Fincher takes the ball from Jeffrey Williams | 49-38 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Irving Mandell takes the ball from Andrew Hall | 49-38 |
| 15:02 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 15:00 | Pitt | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 14:39 | Pitt | Howard Leo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Charles Fincher grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses short on a shot from the left block | 49-38 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Christopher Maines can't tip it in | 49-38 |
| 14:31 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 14:22 | Pitt | Howard Leo hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Christopher Maines connects on the jumper from the right block | 51-40 |
| 13:48 | Pitt | Howard Leo drills a 3 from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is called for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG), Randall Pino (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) William Parker, Howard Leo, Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Rodney Link, Andrew Hall, Robert Boyd, Charles Fincher, Christopher Maines | |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Randall Pino misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Tommy Burkhart - foul #3 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Randall Pino makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:19 | Pitt | Randall Pino makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-42 |
| 12:43 | Pitt | Randall Pino comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 12:42 | Pitt | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Thompson | 56-42 |
| 12:29 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson clanks a shot from close range | 56-42 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Inek Matkovic | 56-42 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 12:17 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Short and he's fouled by Inek Matkovic - foul #1 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Irving Mandell (PF) Randall Pino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Inek Matkovic | |
| 12:05 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the free throw | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Kevin Emerson steals it from Joseph Gordon | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Irving Mandell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. C - Kevin Emerson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (SF), William Wilber (C) Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Short - foul #3 on Charles Short, team foul #2 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams (C) William Wilber | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 11:19 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:03 | Pitt | Randall Pino misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 11:02 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry tips it but misses | 59-42 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Brock | 59-42 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is called for traveling | 59-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG), Robert Baxter (SF) Donald Lansberry, Randall Pino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Charles Fincher (PF) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Brock | |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Irving Mandell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Andrew Hall - foul #2 on Andrew Hall, team foul #4 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| 10:44 | Pitt | Irving Mandell misses the free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Christopher Maines drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tommy Burkhart and the foul's on Howard Leo - foul #2 on Howard Leo, team foul #3 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Pitt | William Parker (PG) Charles Short | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:11 | Pitt | William Parker makes the floater from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Howard Leo - foul #3 on Howard Leo, team foul #4 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson (PF), Kevin Emerson (C) Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Brock (PF) Christopher Maines | |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 10:05 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 63-45 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Charles Fincher gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Charles Fincher hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Hall | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:24 | Pitt | Robert Baxter hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Leo | 66-48 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Andrew Hall is fouled on the floor by Kevin Emerson - foul #1 on Kevin Emerson, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Pitt | Charles Short (PG), Donald Lansberry (SG) Howard Leo, Robert Baxter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Boyd (SF) Rodney Link, Andrew Hall, Tommy Burkhart | |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is hacked by Donald Lansberry - foul #3 on Donald Lansberry, team foul #6 | 66-48 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the runner in the lane set up by Steve Hartnett | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:32 | Pitt | William Parker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Charles Fincher pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Robert Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 08:16 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 07:50 | Pitt | Charles Short hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Thompson | 69-50 |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - Charles Short (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Lansberry (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Emerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Fincher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Robert Brock clanks a jumper in the paint | 69-50 |
| 07:36 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 07:09 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 71-50 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Robert Brock knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 06:32 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry loses the dribble to Steve Hartnett | 71-53 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Robert Brock lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Gordon | 71-55 |
| 05:47 | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson misses the easy layup | 71-55 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 05:45 | Pitt | Pitt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Robert Baxter (SF), Irving Mandell (PF), Jeffrey Williams (C) William Parker, Jeffrey Thompson, Kevin Emerson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Charles Fincher | |
| 05:27 | Pitt | Jeffrey Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic grabs the board | 71-55 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett loses the ball out of bounds | 71-55 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Short and he's fouled by Steve Hartnett - foul #1 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #5 | 73-55 |
| 05:06 | Pitt | Donald Lansberry misses the free throw | 73-55 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Christopher Maines pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic is fouled on the floor by Charles Short - foul #4 on Charles Short, team foul #7 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Howard Leo (SG) Donald Lansberry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG) Steve Hartnett | |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart grabs the offensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-55 |
| 04:41 | Pitt | Robert Baxter grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 04:21 | Pitt | Robert Baxter banks in the layup on a great pass from Irving Mandell | 75-55 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Rodney Link is whistled for traveling | 75-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | Randall Pino (PG), William Parker (SF), William Wilber (PF), Jeffrey Thompson (C) Charles Short, Robert Baxter, Irving Mandell, Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG), Howard Roemer (C) Joseph Gordon, Christopher Maines | |
| 03:48 | Pitt | William Parker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney Link - foul #1 on Rodney Link, team foul #6 | 75-55 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PF) Howard Roemer | |
| 03:48 | Pitt | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 03:48 | Pitt | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Pitt | PG - William Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Leo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Pino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - William Wilber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Charles Fincher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-55 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Andrew Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 76-55 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 76-55 |
| 03:18 | Pitt | William Wilber grabs the defensive rebound | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Pitt | Randall Pino makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Parker | 79-55 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Andrew Hall's floater is knocked away by Randall Pino | 79-55 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Rodney Link snags the offensive board | 79-55 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic hits a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Jeffrey Thompson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #8 | 79-57 |
| Subs | Pitt | Kevin Emerson (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Roemer (C) Rodney Link | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic makes the free throw | 79-58 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Inek Matkovic - foul #2 on Inek Matkovic, team foul #7 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Pitt | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG) Inek Matkovic | |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 02:06 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Howard Roemer makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Link | 81-60 |
| 01:22 | Pitt | Kevin Emerson scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Wilber | 83-60 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | The short jumper by Andrew Hall is denied by Kevin Emerson | 83-60 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Charles Fincher tips it home | 83-62 |
| 00:49 | Pitt | William Parker hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Leo | 86-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Rodney Link clanks a 3 from the left wing | 86-62 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the tip | 86-62 |
| 00:37 | Pitt | The rebound goes to William Parker | 86-62 |
| Game Plan | Pitt | Pitt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Pitt | Howard Leo misses long on a jumper from the left side | 86-62 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tommy Burkhart | 86-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Rodney Link loses the ball out of bounds | 86-62 |
| Subs | Pitt | Jeffrey Thompson (PF) William Wilber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (C) Howard Roemer | |
| 00:00 | Pitt | William Parker runs out the clock | 86-62 |