Louisville opened ACC play slowly in the first quarter. Fortunately Pitt started off even slower. Pitt got their first field goal of the game with only 1:29 left in the quarter. Despite that, the Cards only carried a 19-12 lead into the 2nd. Part of that was attributable to Morgan Jones being on the bench with 2 early fouls.
However in the 2nd quarter things started to click and by the time the buzzer sounded for halftime Louisville was up 39-19. Pitt wouldn’t seriously challenge for the rest of the game. Coach Walz said, “It’s a great road win.