| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew Bonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Call (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tyrone Davis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Walter Saez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Manuel Adams picks off the pass by Reginald Maxie | 25-26 |
| 19:21 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams's floater is knocked away by Reginald Maxie | 25-26 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Walter Saez gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 25-26 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Reginald Maxie - foul #3 on Reginald Maxie, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radman Hajek (C) Reginald Maxie | |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:51 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 3rd free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Walter Saez drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Coleman | 28-28 |
| 18:09 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 28-28 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Crocker | 28-28 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 17:46 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Walter Saez | 28-28 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 16:30 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams is hacked by William Coleman - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG), Garland Patterson (SF), Wayne Clarke (C) Bruce Big, Manuel Adams, Ian Call | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Kenneth Dulac (SF) William Coleman, Walter Saez | |
| 16:10 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris scores on a shot from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Wayne Clarke steals it from Radman Hajek | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garland Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Dulac (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Radman Hajek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Dulac - foul #1 on Kenneth Dulac, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (SF) Garland Patterson | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG), Reginald Maxie (C) Daniel Crocker, Kenneth Dulac | |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | William Burkey is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Manuel Adams | 31-31 |
| 14:47 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams is hacked by Radman Hajek - foul #2 on Radman Hajek, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG), Ian Call (C) Michael Briscoe, Wayne Clarke | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Walter Saez (PF) Matthew Osborne, Radman Hajek | |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Harris | 33-31 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Walter Saez misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Drew Bonds - foul #1 on Drew Bonds, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Walter Saez misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Walter Saez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-32 |
| 14:03 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call tips it in | 35-32 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | William Burkey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from William Coleman | 35-35 |
| 13:23 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds blows the layup but he's fouled by Walter Saez - foul #3 on Walter Saez, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson (SF) Manuel Adams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Crocker (SG) William Burkey | |
| 13:23 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:23 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 13:11 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:06 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie is hacked by Garland Patterson - foul #2 on Garland Patterson, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG) Bruce Big | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radman Hajek (PF) Walter Saez | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Garland Patterson - foul #3 on Garland Patterson, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 12:25 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 39-36 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie loses the dribble to Garland Patterson | 39-36 |
| 11:59 | Pittsburgh | Reginald Maxie blocks the short jumper by Drew Bonds | 39-36 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garland Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Drew Bonds (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Call (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Radman Hajek is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Radman Hajek, team foul #6 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams (PF), Wayne Clarke (C) Drew Bonds, Ian Call | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Kenneth Dulac (SF) William Coleman, Tyrone Davis | |
| 11:16 | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-36 |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Garland Patterson hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Crocker | 41-38 |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh | Matthew Osborne takes the ball from Manuel Adams | 41-38 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Garland Patterson steals the ball from Reginald Maxie | 41-38 |
| 10:01 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris clanks a shot from the left side | 41-38 |
| 10:00 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG), Drew Bonds (PF), Ian Call (C) Michael Briscoe, Garland Patterson, Wayne Clarke | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Tyrone Davis (SF), Walter Saez (PF) Matthew Osborne, Kenneth Dulac, Radman Hajek | |
| 09:30 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds drills a driving attempt near the basket | 43-38 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Coleman | 43-41 |
| 09:02 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds lays it in and he's fouled by Walter Saez - foul #4 on Walter Saez, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG), Radman Hajek (PF) Daniel Crocker, Walter Saez | |
| 09:02 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Radman Hajek pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | William Burkey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Coleman | 45-44 |
| 08:42 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 48-44 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Radman Hajek tips it home | 48-46 |
| 08:03 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Harris | 50-46 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Burkey | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (tiring) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bruce Big (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Manuel Adams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Call (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 7 ast. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 07:21 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Call | 50-48 |
| 07:13 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 07:11 | Pittsburgh | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Call | 50-48 |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | William Coleman is called for the reach on Richard Harris - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Michael Briscoe (SG), Garland Patterson (SF), Ron Coyne (PF), Wayne Clarke (C) Bruce Big, Manuel Adams, Drew Bonds, Ian Call | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Kenneth Dulac (SF), Walter Saez (PF) William Coleman, William Burkey, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| 06:52 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Radman Hajek grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 06:19 | Pittsburgh | Ron Coyne grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 06:00 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Clarke can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-48 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Radman Hajek | 50-48 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Michael Briscoe - foul #2 on Michael Briscoe, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | George Curtis (PG), Bruce Big (SG) Richard Harris, Michael Briscoe | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Tyrone Davis (SF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, Kenneth Dulac, Radman Hajek | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:32 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Ron Coyne | 50-49 |
| 05:04 | Pittsburgh | Walter Saez takes the ball from Wayne Clarke | 50-49 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Coleman | 50-51 |
| 04:02 | Pittsburgh | Ron Coyne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris (PG), Michael Briscoe (SG), Manuel Adams (SF), Drew Bonds (PF), Ian Call (C) George Curtis, Bruce Big, Garland Patterson, Ron Coyne, Wayne Clarke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radman Hajek (PF) Walter Saez | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Richard Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Briscoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Drew Bonds (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Call (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Reginald Maxie (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 03:05 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 02:45 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds misses the runner from the left block | 50-53 |
| 02:44 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds tips it back up and in | 52-53 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big (SG) Michael Briscoe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Kenneth Dulac (SF), Walter Saez (PF) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| 01:58 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds's layup is rejected by Walter Saez | 52-53 |
| 01:57 | Pittsburgh | Drew Bonds tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Radman Hajek snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Tyrone Davis (SF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Kenneth Dulac, Radman Hajek | |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 01:07 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-55 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Reginald Maxie | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is hacked by Manuel Adams - foul #2 on Manuel Adams, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Bruce Big is called for the reach on Daniel Crocker - foul #2 on Bruce Big, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Richard Harris is called for the reach on Reginald Maxie - foul #1 on Richard Harris, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:56 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big is fouled on the floor by Walter Saez - foul #5 on Walter Saez, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SF) Walter Saez | |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Bruce Big makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is hacked by Bruce Big in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Big, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radman Hajek (PF) Kenneth Dulac | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie grabs the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie is fouled on the floor by Drew Bonds - foul #2 on Drew Bonds, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 00:32 | Pittsburgh | Ian Call gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 00:09 | Pittsburgh | Richard Harris hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ian Call | 56-55 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | The jump hook by Radman Hajek is blocked by Ian Call | 56-55 |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Manuel Adams grabs the board | 56-55 |