| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fresh) SG - James Butterfield (fresh) SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) SG - Robert Greer (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Creasy (fresh) C - David Hubbard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Robert Adams snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | James Butterfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Robert Greer is called for the reach on Terry Schwebach - foul #1 on Robert Greer, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Robert Adams scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Pittsburgh | Robert Adams picks off the pass by David Hubbard | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Terry Schwebach | 5-3 |
| 18:07 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Hugh Citizen steals it from Luis Gonzalez | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Josiah Hundley - foul #1 on Josiah Hundley, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:34 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy travels with the ball | 5-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico (PF) Joseph Creasy | |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green (SF) James Johnson | |
| 17:12 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-3 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Gonzalez | 5-3 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | James Butterfield scores on a 3 from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Pittsburgh | Robert Adams is called for the reach on Dale Rico - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (PG), Dale Stewart (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Gerardo Garza (C) Terry Schwebach, James Butterfield, Josiah Hundley, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), James Johnson (SF) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, David Hubbard | |
| 16:19 | Pittsburgh | Robert Adams picks off the pass by Shawn Green | 8-3 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza clanks a driving attempt from close range | 8-3 |
| 15:56 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico grabs the board | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) SG - Dale Stewart (fresh) SF - Gonzalo Morales (fresh) PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerardo Garza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Joel Lucchesi (fresh) SG - Steven Seifert (fresh) SF - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Rico (fresh) C - Shawn Green (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Steven Seifert | 8-5 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza scores on a floater from the right block set up by Gonzalo Morales | 10-5 |
| 15:25 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Gerardo Garza - foul #1 on Gerardo Garza, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Gonzalo Morales, Robert Adams, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen (PG), Joseph Creasy (PF) Joel Lucchesi, Shawn Green | |
| 15:25 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Dale Stewart's pass is intercepted by Dale Rico | 10-8 |
| 14:59 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Christopher Millikan | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF) Steven Seifert, James Johnson | |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Dale Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Schwebach | 13-8 |
| 14:14 | Pittsburgh | Dale Rico misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Luis Gonzalez | 13-8 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | James Butterfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Adams (PF) Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer (SG), Shawn Green (SF), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Johnny Pfeiffer, Dale Rico | |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 13-11 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | James Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 13-11 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Robert Adams grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | James Butterfield misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:31 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 13:27 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:25 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard tips it back up and in | 13-13 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Butterfield | 16-13 |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen's pass is intercepted by Terry Schwebach in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-13 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Robert Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Robert Adams buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Butterfield | 18-13 |
| 12:21 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Shawn Green | 18-15 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 12:06 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:45 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Hugh Citizen | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Butterfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Greer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Green (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Creasy (fairly fresh) C - David Hubbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-17 |
| 11:21 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to David Hubbard | 18-17 |
| 11:05 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green is fouled on the floor by Robert Adams - foul #2 on Robert Adams, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Dale Stewart (PF), Gerardo Garza (C) James Butterfield, Josiah Hundley, Robert Adams, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (PG), Steven Seifert (SG), James Johnson (SF), Robert Messenger (PF), Dale Rico (C) Hugh Citizen, Robert Greer, Shawn Green, Joseph Creasy, David Hubbard | |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh | Robert Messenger drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Joel Lucchesi | 18-19 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach loses the dribble to Joel Lucchesi | 18-19 |
| 10:33 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi lays it up and in | 18-21 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Seifert - foul #1 on Steven Seifert, team foul #2 | 18-21 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Messenger | 20-24 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales lays it up and in set up by Terry Schwebach | 22-24 |
| 09:20 | Pittsburgh | Robert Messenger comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 09:18 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson hits the follow up shot | 22-26 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Millikan, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Luis Gonzalez (C) Terry Schwebach, Dale Stewart, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), David Hubbard (C) Steven Seifert, James Johnson, Robert Messenger | |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by James Butterfield - foul #1 on James Butterfield, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Stewart (PF) Gonzalo Morales | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen (PG) Joel Lucchesi | |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 08:33 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Hugh Citizen takes the ball from Christopher Millikan | 22-28 |
| 07:50 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hugh Citizen | 22-31 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | James Butterfield drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Josiah Hundley | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Millikan (fairly fresh) SG - James Butterfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josiah Hundley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Dale Rico (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Pittsburgh | Christopher Millikan takes the ball from Hugh Citizen in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | James Butterfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 07:18 | Pittsburgh | The rebound goes to Johnny Pfeiffer | 25-31 |
| 07:06 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Gonzalo Morales (SF), Gerardo Garza (PF) Christopher Millikan, Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Johnson (SF), Joseph Creasy (PF) Johnny Pfeiffer, Dale Rico | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales is hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (PG) Hugh Citizen | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza clanks a shot in the paint but he's hacked by David Hubbard - foul #1 on David Hubbard, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert (SG), Shawn Green (C) Robert Greer, David Hubbard | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 06:30 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 06:16 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-31 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy can't tip it in | 26-31 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach misses the shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Gonzalez | 29-31 |
| 05:30 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 05:29 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | James Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez tips it home | 31-31 |
| 05:02 | Pittsburgh | Shawn Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales dunks the ball on a nice dish by Terry Schwebach | 33-31 |
| 04:37 | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Millikan (SG), Josiah Hundley (SF), Dale Stewart (PF) James Butterfield, Gonzalo Morales, Gerardo Garza | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen (PG), Robert Greer (SG), Johnny Pfeiffer (SF), Dale Rico (PF), David Hubbard (C) Joel Lucchesi, Steven Seifert, James Johnson, Joseph Creasy, Shawn Green | |
| 03:56 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Terry Schwebach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Adams (PF) Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:23 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dale Stewart - foul #1 on Dale Stewart, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Gonzalez (C) Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 03:23 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:23 | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Terry Schwebach (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Millikan (fresh) SF - Josiah Hundley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Hugh Citizen (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Pfeiffer (fresh) PF - Dale Rico (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hubbard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan is fouled on the floor by Robert Greer - foul #2 on Robert Greer, team foul #5 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Terry Schwebach | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | James Butterfield makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 02:37 | Pittsburgh | Robert Greer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | James Johnson (SF) Johnny Pfeiffer | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales (SG), Dale Stewart (C) James Butterfield, Luis Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 02:08 | Pittsburgh | James Johnson hits a runner from close range | 37-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Greer - foul #3 on Robert Greer, team foul #7 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Joel Lucchesi (SG), Joseph Creasy (PF) Robert Greer, David Hubbard | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Gonzalo Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:20 | Pittsburgh | Hugh Citizen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Josiah Hundley snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan is hacked by Hugh Citizen - foul #1 on Hugh Citizen, team foul #8 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Terry Schwebach (PG), Gerardo Garza (C) Josiah Hundley, Dale Stewart | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert (SG), Shawn Green (C) Hugh Citizen, Dale Rico | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Christopher Millikan misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:12 | Pittsburgh | Joseph Creasy pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gonzalo Morales - foul #1 on Gonzalo Morales, team foul #8 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Butterfield (SG) Christopher Millikan | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | David Hubbard (C) James Johnson | |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 00:49 | Pittsburgh | Steven Seifert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Schwebach | 42-37 |
| 00:02 | Pittsburgh | Gerardo Garza steals it from Joseph Creasy | 42-37 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gerardo Garza clanks a fullcourt shot | 42-37 |