| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lamothe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams double dribbles | 32-25 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Matthew Nash comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 19:23 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 19:06 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Marcus and the foul's on Matthew Nash - foul #2 on Matthew Nash, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:06 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 18:44 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Charles Marcus | 35-25 |
| 18:39 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Aaron Conley | 37-25 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Tom Adams - foul #1 on Tom Adams, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:03 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus is hacked by Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| 17:53 | Pittsburgh | James Pursel swats the layup by Curtis Haynes | 37-27 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | James Pursel pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 3 from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:07 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-30 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), Dennis Williams (PF), James Flowers (C) Aaron Conley, Charles Marcus, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe, Curtis Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| 16:32 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | William Zenner pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | William Zenner misses short on a floater from the left block | 39-30 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Crespo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Harvey Devine | 42-32 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey travels with the ball | 42-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Charles Marcus (SG), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Jason Crespo, James Flowers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| 15:04 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by William Carlsen - foul #2 on William Carlsen, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| 15:04 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Curtis Haynes steps in front of the Matthew Nash pass | 45-32 |
| 14:24 | Pittsburgh | Harvey Devine is whistled for a carry | 45-32 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF) Harvey Devine, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease buries a shot from the left side set up by Robert Mulkey | 45-34 |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tom Adams | 48-34 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | William Carlsen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Nash and he's hacked by Michael Lamothe - foul #2 on Michael Lamothe, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo (SG) Charles Marcus | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (PF) James Pursel | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:28 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 13:10 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Michael Lamothe is called for the reach on Rodney Gilcrease - foul #3 on Michael Lamothe, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Dennis Williams (C) Aaron Conley, Curtis Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Kenneth Carey (SF), William Zenner (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Matthew Nash, William Carlsen | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | William Zenner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on William Zenner, team foul #4 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), James Flowers (C) Jason Crespo, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG) Robert Mulkey | |
| 12:23 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams misses long on a floater in the paint | 48-36 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease scores on a shot from the right side | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Flowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus tips it in | 50-38 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Rodney Gilcrease | 50-41 |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson drills a jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Harvey Devine steals the ball from Kenneth Carey | 52-41 |
| 10:43 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Marcus and he's hacked by Rodney Gilcrease - foul #1 on Rodney Gilcrease, team foul #5 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Tom Adams (SF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Charles Marcus, Harvey Devine, James Flowers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| 10:43 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams makes the free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | William Carlsen lays it up and in set up by Derick Carpenter and he's hacked by Curtis Haynes - foul #1 on Curtis Haynes, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe (PF) Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:27 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:27 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Michael Lamothe | 55-43 |
| 10:22 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Adams | 58-43 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | William Carlsen connects on the floater near the basket set up by James Pursel | 58-45 |
| 09:53 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-45 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Carlsen | 58-47 |
| 09:07 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 58-47 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | William Carlsen pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter double dribbles | 58-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), Harvey Devine (SF) Jason Crespo, Tom Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG) Derick Carpenter | |
| 08:25 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Conley | 60-47 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Charles Marcus steals it from William Carlsen | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Aaron Conley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Harvey Devine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Haynes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pursel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Pittsburgh | Matthew Nash blocks the jumper by Aaron Conley | 60-47 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harvey Devine - foul #1 on Harvey Devine, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Tom Adams (SF), Dennis Williams (PF), James Flowers (C) Aaron Conley, Harvey Devine, Michael Lamothe, Curtis Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Kenneth Carey, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:10 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams knocks in the jumper in the lane | 62-49 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Kenneth Carey (SF) Robert Mulkey, Matthew Nash | |
| 06:25 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Williams and he's hacked by William Zenner - foul #4 on William Zenner, team foul #6 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, James Flowers | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlsen (C) William Zenner | |
| 06:25 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease is fouled on the floor by Dennis Williams - foul #1 on Dennis Williams, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jason Crespo (SG), Harvey Devine (SF) Charles Marcus, Tom Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Pursel (PF) Ralph Baskett | |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kenneth Carey | 65-52 |
| 05:39 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe (PF) Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-52 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it but misses | 65-52 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | James Pursel loses the ball out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), Dennis Williams (C) Jason Crespo, Curtis Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (SG), Matthew Nash (SF) Derick Carpenter, Kenneth Carey | |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Carlsen - foul #3 on William Carlsen, team foul #7 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (PG), Tom Adams (SF) Aaron Conley, Harvey Devine | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Zenner (C) William Carlsen | |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | William Zenner snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-52 |
| 04:21 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 04:07 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus misses badly on a runner from close range | 66-52 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey grabs the board | 66-52 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-52 |
| 03:36 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Robert Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Marcus (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tom Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Pursel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley (PG), Jason Crespo (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), Billy Watson (PF), Curtis Haynes (C) Robert Jackson, Charles Marcus, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe, Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | William Carlsen tips it home | 66-54 |
| 02:59 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), Tom Adams (SF), Dennis Williams (PF) Jason Crespo, Harvey Devine, Billy Watson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:48 | Pittsburgh | Dennis Williams can't finish the layup | 66-54 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-54 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe (PF) Dennis Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), James Pursel (PF) Robert Mulkey, Ralph Baskett | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Aaron Conley is called for the reach on Rodney Gilcrease in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Conley, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:30 | Pittsburgh | James Pursel blocks the short jumper by Michael Lamothe | 66-56 |
| 02:28 | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus can't tip it in | 66-56 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Matthew Nash pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease is fouled on the floor by Aaron Conley - foul #4 on Aaron Conley, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 02:07 | Pittsburgh | Michael Lamothe grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Pursel | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Matthew Nash knocks in the jumper from the right side | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-58 |
| 01:16 | Pittsburgh | Tom Adams grabs the offensive board | 66-58 |
| 00:51 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Aaron Conley | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 00:43 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Pittsburgh | Derick Carpenter is called for the reach on Curtis Haynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson (SG), Harvey Devine (SF), James Flowers (PF) Charles Marcus, Tom Adams, Michael Lamothe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:42 | Pittsburgh | Curtis Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | James Pursel snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Carlsen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 68-58 |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | James Flowers snags the defensive board | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Pittsburgh | Robert Jackson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 68-58 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Nash | 68-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:04 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Charles Marcus (SG), Tom Adams (SF), Michael Lamothe (PF) Robert Jackson, Harvey Devine, James Flowers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Aaron Conley runs out the clock | 68-61 |