| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 5 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Dennis inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 24-29 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 24-29 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Frank Behr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Michael Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-29 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is called for traveling | 24-29 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Larry Gray knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Dennis | 24-31 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 24-31 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is hacked by Larry Gray - foul #2 on Larry Gray, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the paint | 24-31 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Antonio Arnett takes the ball from Lance Hargrave | 24-31 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Dennis - foul #3 on Michael Dennis, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Lloyd Stogner is called for the reach on Kyle Olson - foul #4 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Arnett - foul #1 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Justin Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 2 blk. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-33 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett tips it back up and in | 26-33 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | William Rayford drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Rayford | 26-38 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is hacked by William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Stogner | 28-38 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave lays it up and in and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 28-40 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas blows the layup over the doubleteam | 28-41 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits the follow up shot | 28-43 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-43 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the defensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-43 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Michael Dennis tips it in | 28-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 20 pts. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carl McNurlen | 30-45 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the lay-in | 30-45 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave hits the follow up shot | 30-47 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Charles Raff - foul #2 on Charles Raff, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett's fadeaway is rejected by Mike Curtis | 30-47 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner tips it in | 32-47 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Kyle Olson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Rayford | 32-50 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Justin Henson travels with the ball | 32-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Richard Saxon's floater is tipped away by Carl McNurlen | 32-50 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Frank Behr pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 32-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Carl McNurlen steals it from Lance Hargrave | 32-50 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Behr | 34-50 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-50 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the tip | 34-50 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Raff | 34-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 22 pts. 4 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 5 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it home | 34-52 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Dennis - foul #4 on Michael Dennis, team foul #5 | 34-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) William Rayford, Michael Dennis | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is whistled for a carry | 36-52 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Arnett | 38-52 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Cory Dyar connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Gray | 38-54 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner tips it home | 40-54 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Larry Gray is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #5 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 40-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (SF) Cory Dyar | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Michael Dennis double dribbles | 40-54 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Gray | 40-57 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner's floater is knocked away by Michael Dennis | 40-57 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Carl McNurlen steals the ball from Kyle Olson | 40-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Raff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Lance Hargrave swats the short shot by Antonio Arnett | 40-57 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Kyle Olson pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Gray | 40-60 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Frank Behr - foul #4 on Frank Behr, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 40-60 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Richard Saxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Rayford | 40-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is fouled on the floor by William Rayford - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #6 | 40-63 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard Saxon - foul #2 on Richard Saxon, team foul #7 | 42-63 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the free throw | 43-63 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Mike Curtis is whistled for a carry | 43-63 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser's pass is intercepted by Justin Henson | 43-63 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner lays it in on a great pass from Justin Henson | 45-63 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Richard Saxon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is fouled on the floor by Richard Saxon - foul #3 on Richard Saxon, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Mike Curtis connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Hooser | 47-65 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | The refs have stopped play. Mike Curtis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 47-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John McWalters (PF) Mike Curtis | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Justin Henson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-65 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the offensive board | 47-65 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett's dunk attempt is rejected by John McWalters | 47-65 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Cory Dyar pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Rayford runs out the clock | 47-65 |