| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wishart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Christopher (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Rice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jake Yates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Burns | 30-34 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | William Wishart drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Don Baker | 32-34 |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Mayo | 32-36 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Don Baker's pass is intercepted by Jake Yates | 32-36 |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Paul Rogers loses the dribble to Marvin Toupin | 32-36 |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-36 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Paul Rogers pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Paul Rogers comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 32-36 |
| 17:19 | Pittsburgh | David Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:55 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses short on a jumper in the paint | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wishart | 32-36 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher is fouled on the floor by Jake Yates - foul #3 on Jake Yates, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (SG) Don Baker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Clifford Burns, Marvin Toupin, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Scott Soule comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 15:59 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Justin Carlisle | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Soule (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Christopher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Carlisle (fresh) SF - Brian Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis hits the finger roll set up by Justin Carlisle and he's fouled by Christopher Christopher - foul #2 on Christopher Christopher, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Troy Izquierdo (SF) Brian Mayo | |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Wishart | 34-39 |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis travels with the ball | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG) Scott Soule | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Marvin Toupin (SG), David Rice (PF) Dan Scruggs, Troy Izquierdo, Mark McCurtis | |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Don Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:11 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 14:10 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown tips it but misses | 34-39 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clifford Burns - foul #3 on Clifford Burns, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo (SF), Jake Yates (C) Justin Carlisle, Wayne Brown | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:02 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Rice | 35-39 |
| 13:36 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-39 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | William Wishart gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on David Rice - foul #2 on David Rice, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:05 | Pittsburgh | David Rice is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zehnder - foul #2 on Fyodor Zehnder, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (SG), Nicolas Dorman (C) Don Baker, William Wishart | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis (PF) David Rice | |
| 12:42 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Marvin Toupin steps in front of the Nicolas Dorman pass | 37-39 |
| 11:56 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Nicolas Dorman - foul #3 on Nicolas Dorman, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG), William Wishart (SF) Fyodor Zehnder, Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SG), David Rice (PF) Clifford Burns, Marvin Toupin, Mark McCurtis | |
| 11:56 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:56 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Scott Soule (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Don Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicolas Dorman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Dan Scruggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Carlisle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Rice (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jake Yates (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Jake Yates swats the layup by Don Baker | 37-41 |
| 11:37 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 11:12 | Pittsburgh | Brian Mayo hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Don Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 10:58 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Rice | 37-43 |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates lays it in set up by Brian Mayo | 37-45 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Don Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Carlisle - foul #1 on Justin Carlisle, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), George Fuller (PF), Christopher Christopher (C) William Wishart, Paul Rogers, Nicolas Dorman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Marvin Toupin (SG), Mark McCurtis (PF), Wayne Brown (C) Dan Scruggs, Brian Mayo, David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Don Baker misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Don Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 09:57 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin loses the dribble to Fyodor Zehnder | 38-45 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Scott Soule buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fyodor Zehnder | 41-45 |
| 09:22 | Pittsburgh | Wayne Brown hits a floater in the lane | 41-47 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Scott Soule is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | George Fuller misses the tip | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder tips it but misses | 41-47 |
| 09:03 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:34 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Christopher picks off the pass by Clifford Burns | 41-47 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Don Baker makes the 3 from straight away set up by Fyodor Zehnder | 44-47 |
| 07:48 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Christopher swats the short shot by Mark McCurtis | 44-47 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Soule (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Christopher (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Toupin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Justin Carlisle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fyodor Zehnder and the foul's on Wayne Brown - foul #2 on Wayne Brown, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG), William Wishart (SF), Paul Rogers (PF) Fyodor Zehnder, Don Baker, Scott Soule | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Brian Mayo (SF), David Rice (PF) Clifford Burns, Marvin Toupin, Mark McCurtis | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:10 | Pittsburgh | Justin Carlisle misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 07:08 | Pittsburgh | David Rice can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | William Wishart grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | George Fuller knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Surface | 49-47 |
| 06:38 | Pittsburgh | William Wishart is called for the reach on Brian Mayo - foul #3 on William Wishart, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG), Nicolas Dorman (C) George Fuller, Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates (C) Wayne Brown | |
| 06:20 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the fadeaway in the paint | 49-47 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Don Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:59 | Pittsburgh | David Rice pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Carlisle | 49-49 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Christopher Surface is called for 10 seconds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), Scott Soule (SG) Christopher Surface, Don Baker | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Marvin Toupin (SG) Dan Scruggs, Justin Carlisle | |
| 05:05 | Pittsburgh | Paul Rogers is called for the reach on Marvin Toupin - foul #3 on Paul Rogers, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| 04:45 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Paul Rogers snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 49-49 |
| 04:36 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 04:15 | Pittsburgh | Marvin Toupin is hacked by Fyodor Zehnder - foul #3 on Fyodor Zehnder, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Christopher (C) Nicolas Dorman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis (PF), Wayne Brown (C) David Rice, Jake Yates | |
| 03:50 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-49 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wishart | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Soule (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Christopher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Clifford Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Toupin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Brian Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark McCurtis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher slams it home on a nice dish by Fyodor Zehnder | 51-49 |
| 03:16 | Pittsburgh | Mark McCurtis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Scott Soule gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | William Wishart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Fuller (SF), Nicolas Dorman (C) William Wishart, Paul Rogers | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dan Scruggs (PG), Justin Carlisle (SF) Clifford Burns, Brian Mayo | |
| 02:57 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG), Paul Rogers (PF) George Fuller, Nicolas Dorman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns (PG), Brian Mayo (SF), David Rice (PF), Jake Yates (C) Dan Scruggs, Justin Carlisle, Mark McCurtis, Wayne Brown | |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Marvin Toupin and he's hacked by Christopher Christopher - foul #3 on Christopher Christopher, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 02:38 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Don Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Paul Rogers hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 01:54 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Scott Soule gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Clifford Burns steals the ball from Fyodor Zehnder | 53-52 |
| 00:59 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clifford Burns | 53-54 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Don Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 00:48 | Pittsburgh | David Rice snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Pittsburgh | Jake Yates hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Paul Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right side | 53-54 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher grabs the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher is whistled for a carry | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wishart (SF) Scott Soule | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Clifford Burns runs out the clock | 53-54 |