| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Cory Dyar's pass is intercepted by Antonio Arnett | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Kyle Olson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is hacked by Lance Hargrave - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Kyle Olson steals the ball from Carl McNurlen | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Lance Hargrave - foul #2 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Richard Saxon pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-1 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Michael Dennis | 0-1 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Charles Raff (SF), Mike Curtis (PF) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Saxon | 0-1 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Charles Raff is called for traveling | 0-1 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lloyd Stogner and he's hacked by Richard Saxon - foul #1 on Richard Saxon, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG) Timothy Hooser | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the free throw | 0-3 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Mike Curtis gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) SF - Charles Raff (fresh) PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | William Rayford can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (PG) Robert Thomas | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Justin Henson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Saxon - foul #2 on Richard Saxon, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), John McWalters (C) William Rayford, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Justin Henson makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Justin Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | John McWalters gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Cory Dyar | 5-4 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Frank Behr makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Carl McNurlen and the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #5 | 5-6 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Frank Behr makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Larry Gray can't connect on a shot from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen clanks a shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen tips it in | 5-9 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John McWalters | 7-9 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Justin Henson is called for traveling | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (PF) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG) Frank Behr | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | The jump hook by Cory Dyar is blocked by Carl McNurlen | 7-9 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar gets the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | William Rayford buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John McWalters | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas scores on a jumper from close range | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Antonio Arnett picks off the pass by William Rayford | 10-11 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket | 10-11 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | William Rayford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) C - John McWalters (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Henson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser can't connect on a floater in the lane | 10-11 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot near the basket | 10-11 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | William Rayford grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Curtis Miller (C) Timothy Hooser, Cory Dyar, Michael Dennis, John McWalters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lloyd Stogner | 10-13 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | William Rayford misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 10-13 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 10-13 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Kyle Olson snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Larry Gray is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Stogner - foul #1 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (PF) William Rayford | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-13 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Larry Gray picks off the pass by Robert Thomas | 10-13 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Kyle Olson lays it in on a great pass from Larry Gray | 12-13 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Michael Dennis snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 12-13 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 12-13 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Stogner | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Raff (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) C - Curtis Miller (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Charles Raff gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Larry Gray tips it in | 14-15 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), John McWalters (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff, Michael Dennis, Curtis Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| 06:29 | Louisville | William Rayford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | John McWalters pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Mike Curtis connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John McWalters and he's hacked by Carl McNurlen - foul #1 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John McWalters - foul #1 on John McWalters, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | William Rayford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-16 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Mike Curtis hits the follow up shot | 19-16 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | John McWalters is called for the reach on Antonio Arnett - foul #2 on John McWalters, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Michael Dennis (PF), Curtis Miller (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis, John McWalters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Curtis Miller gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Antonio Arnett - foul #1 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-16 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Larry Gray is hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #2 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (SF), Lance Hargrave (C) Cory Dyar, Curtis Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 22-16 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Raff - foul #1 on Charles Raff, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Larry Gray | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-16 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Raff (fresh) PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-18 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Charles Raff tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Lloyd Stogner denies the turnaround by William Rayford | 22-18 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Stogner | 22-18 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner banks in the layup | 22-20 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Charles Raff travels with the ball | 22-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Cory Dyar (SF) William Rayford, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF) Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Cory Dyar connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Olson | 24-20 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the contested turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Frank Behr | 24-22 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kyle Olson | 27-22 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Carl McNurlen | 27-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Henson (SF) Frank Behr | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-22 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 27-22 |