| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) C - Michael Knowlton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fresh) SG - Luis Flick (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) C - William Cox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | William Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Pittsburgh | William Cox can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Knowlton - foul #1 on Michael Knowlton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Pittsburgh | William Cox makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Pittsburgh | William Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Robert Halverson is fouled on the floor by Tory Chapman - foul #1 on Tory Chapman, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton buries a jumper in the paint set up by Mark Metivier | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Robert Halverson gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Robert Halverson grabs the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Mark Metivier | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Pittsburgh | William Cox misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Shannon Bissette - foul #1 on Shannon Bissette, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (PG), Blake Romaine (SG), Corey Sibley (SF), George Lamont (PF) Mark Metivier, Shelby Graham, Robert Halverson, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Randy Near (PF) Shannon Bissette | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Pittsburgh | Stephen Chase is called for the reach on Tory Chapman - foul #1 on Stephen Chase, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Winters (C) Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | William Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Stephen Chase (fresh) SG - Blake Romaine (fresh) SF - Corey Sibley (fresh) PF - George Lamont (fresh) C - James Winters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fresh) SG - Luis Flick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Whaley (fairly fresh) PF - Randy Near (fresh) C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Randy Near steals the ball from George Lamont | 6-5 |
| 15:23 | Pittsburgh | William Cox comes up short on the floater in the lane | 6-5 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | James Winters snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | George Lamont comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-5 |
| 15:00 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:49 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Winters | 6-5 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | James Winters clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Robert Halverson (SF) Stephen Chase, Corey Sibley | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Randy Near | |
| 14:27 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:04 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Lamont | 8-5 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Robert Halverson is hacked by William Whaley - foul #2 on William Whaley, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson (PF) George Lamont | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham (SG) William Whaley | |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Mark Metivier splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:45 | Pittsburgh | William Cox gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:17 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 13:15 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 12:57 | Pittsburgh | Blake Romaine is called for the reach on Tory Chapman - foul #1 on Blake Romaine, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (PG), Shelby Graham (SG), Corey Sibley (SF), George Lamont (PF), Michael Knowlton (C) Mark Metivier, Blake Romaine, Robert Halverson, Jeffery Wilson, James Winters | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 12:41 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Shelby Graham pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Stephen Chase misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Corey Sibley tips it back up and in | 10-5 |
| 12:12 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Luis Flick | 10-7 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Shelby Graham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joel Graham - foul #1 on Joel Graham, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Robert Halverson (SF), Jeffery Wilson (PF), James Winters (C) Stephen Chase, Corey Sibley, George Lamont, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Tory Chapman (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Graham (fresh) SF - Luis Flick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | William Cox scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Shelby Graham connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Metivier and he's hacked by William Cox - foul #1 on William Cox, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lamont (PF), Michael Knowlton (C) Jeffery Wilson, James Winters | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Randy Near (PF), Samuel Fox (C) Shannon Bissette, William Cox | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Shelby Graham misses the free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:56 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:39 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Luis Flick, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SG), Jeffery Wilson (PF) Shelby Graham, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-10 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Mark Metivier grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson drills a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Randy Near - foul #1 on Randy Near, team foul #8 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (PG), Corey Sibley (SF), James Winters (C) Mark Metivier, Robert Halverson, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (SG) Joel Graham | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:54 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 09:53 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson double dribbles | 17-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Robert Halverson (SF), George Lamont (PF), Michael Knowlton (C) Stephen Chase, Corey Sibley, Jeffery Wilson, James Winters | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (SF), William Cox (C) Joseph Glass, Samuel Fox | |
| 09:25 | Pittsburgh | William Cox can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 17-12 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Mark Metivier pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Robert Halverson is called for traveling | 17-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), James Winters (C) Blake Romaine, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 08:55 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 08:54 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette hits the follow up shot | 17-14 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Shelby Graham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-14 |
| 08:34 | Pittsburgh | Randy Near grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:30 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Robert Halverson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:59 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette is called for traveling | 19-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (PG), Blake Romaine (SG), Corey Sibley (SF), Jeffery Wilson (PF), Michael Knowlton (C) Mark Metivier, Shelby Graham, Robert Halverson, George Lamont, James Winters | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG), Joel Graham (SG) Tory Chapman, Randy Near | |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Chase | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Stephen Chase (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blake Romaine (fresh) SF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Knowlton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) SG - Joel Graham (fresh) SF - Luis Flick (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shannon Bissette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Stephen Chase is fouled on the floor by William Cox - foul #2 on William Cox, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Robert Halverson (SF) Blake Romaine, Corey Sibley | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (PG), Randy Near (PF), Samuel Fox (C) Joseph Glass, Shannon Bissette, William Cox | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Stephen Chase misses the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:09 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 06:50 | Pittsburgh | Shelby Graham steals it from Tory Chapman | 21-17 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Robert Halverson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Chase | 23-17 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox connects on the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Michael Knowlton - foul #2 on Michael Knowlton, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Blake Romaine (SG), George Lamont (PF), James Winters (C) Stephen Chase, Shelby Graham, Jeffery Wilson, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-20 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Mark Metivier is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Mark Metivier, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Corey Sibley (SF), Jeffery Wilson (PF) Robert Halverson, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Randy Near | |
| 05:18 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette hits a shot from the right side | 23-22 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Corey Sibley misses the jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 05:05 | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:47 | Pittsburgh | Joel Graham is hacked by Corey Sibley - foul #1 on Corey Sibley, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Robert Halverson (SF), George Lamont (PF) Blake Romaine, Corey Sibley, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joseph Glass (PG), Randy Near (PF) Tory Chapman, Joel Graham | |
| 04:29 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Mark Metivier gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Mark Metivier is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Glass - foul #1 on Joseph Glass, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson (C) James Winters | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace (C) Samuel Fox | |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Wilson | 23-22 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 03:53 | Pittsburgh | The jump hook by Alvin Peace is blocked by Jeffery Wilson | 25-22 |
| 03:51 | Pittsburgh | Randy Near pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 03:33 | Pittsburgh | Alvin Peace misses the lay-in | 25-22 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the board | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Lamont (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffery Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joseph Glass (fresh) SG - Luis Flick (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Bissette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Near (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Peace (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Robert Halverson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Jeffery Wilson is open but misses the lay-in | 25-22 |
| 02:56 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:44 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Luis Flick | 25-25 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | George Lamont hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Randy Near - foul #2 on Randy Near, team foul #11 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (PG), Blake Romaine (SG), Corey Sibley (SF), Michael Knowlton (C) Mark Metivier, Shelby Graham, Robert Halverson, Jeffery Wilson | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman (PG), Joel Graham (SG), William Whaley (SF), William Cox (C) Joseph Glass, Luis Flick, Shannon Bissette, Randy Near | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | George Lamont misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | George Lamont makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:10 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Graham | 26-27 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | George Lamont's fadeaway is rejected by William Cox | 26-27 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Corey Sibley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton misses the dunk | 26-27 |
| 01:38 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 01:32 | Pittsburgh | Tory Chapman makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Cox | 26-30 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 26-30 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Michael Knowlton can't tip it in | 26-30 |
| 01:07 | Pittsburgh | William Cox snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | Blake Romaine is called for the reach on William Whaley - foul #2 on Blake Romaine, team foul #7 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Shelby Graham (SG), Robert Halverson (SF), James Winters (C) Stephen Chase, Blake Romaine, Corey Sibley, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick (SG), Randy Near (PF) Joel Graham, Alvin Peace | |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | William Whaley picks off the pass by Shelby Graham | 26-32 |
| 00:14 | Pittsburgh | Luis Flick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | James Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Mark Metivier throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SG), Jeffery Wilson (PF) Shelby Graham, James Winters | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette (PF) Randy Near | |
| 00:05 | Pittsburgh | Mark Metivier steals it from Luis Flick | 26-32 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Mark Metivier is fouled on the floor by William Cox - foul #3 on William Cox, team foul #12 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Samuel Fox (C) William Cox | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:01 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Shannon Bissette | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Shannon Bissette can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 27-32 |