| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisville | John Dyer steps in front of the Donald Charles pass in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 19:57 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt throws it down set up by John Dyer | 49-56 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Adam Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Troy Barrie tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt travels with the ball | 49-58 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the open dunk | 49-58 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it in | 49-60 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Donald Charles is fouled on the floor by James Gerhardt - foul #1 on James Gerhardt, team foul #1 | 49-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) Gary Merritt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-60 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | James Greggs snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 49-60 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley can't tip it in | 49-60 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | William Williams picks off the pass by Rickey Parsley | 49-60 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Richard Capo steals the ball from Ramon Benavidez | 49-60 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Richard Capo lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Gerhardt | 51-60 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Capo - foul #3 on Richard Capo, team foul #2 | 51-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Gary Merritt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Richard Capo, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Robert Beers (PF) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | William Williams travels with the ball | 51-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Rickey Parsley | |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers is denied on a layup by Kenneth Cole | 51-61 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Robert Beers buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 51-63 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt clanks a jump hook in the lane | 51-63 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Donald Charles pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the shot from the baseline | 53-63 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Merritt (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ramon Benavidez (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Dyer | 55-63 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Charles and the foul's on Kenneth Cole - foul #1 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #3 | 55-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF) John Dyer, William Williams, Gary Merritt, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses the free throw | 55-65 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cole | 55-65 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Richard Capo knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Cole | 57-65 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Massey - foul #4 on Andrew Massey, team foul #4 | 57-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), Joseph Garner (PF), James Greggs (C) Andrew Massey, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG) Thomas Downs | |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Richard Capo is called for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Capo, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (SF) Richard Capo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Rickey Parsley, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 57-69 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-69 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman's pass is intercepted by James Greggs in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Adi - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #1 | 57-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Gary Merritt (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Adam Little connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Charles | 57-71 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Thomas Downs is called for the reach on Gary Merritt - foul #1 on Thomas Downs, team foul #2 | 57-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF) Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-71 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses long on a runner in the lane | 57-71 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Dino Winski tips it but misses | 57-71 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Jeffry Dickman blocks the short jumper by Gary Merritt | 57-71 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Thomas Downs pulls down the rebound | 57-71 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cole - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #6 | 57-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Alan Beasley (C) John Dyer, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Robert Beers (PF) Donald Charles, Dino Winski | |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Adam Little | 57-73 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the easy layup | 57-73 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Adam Little is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 57-75 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt hits a jumper from the left side set up by William Williams | 59-75 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Adam Little is hacked by Douglas Audette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Audette, team foul #7 | 59-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), James Greggs (C) Douglas Audette, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Robert Beers | |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | James Greggs double dribbles | 59-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-77 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | John Dyer loses the dribble to Ronald Dibiase | 59-77 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Gerhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dyer (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Gary Merritt (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (tired) 2 pts. C - James Greggs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-77 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung gets the offensive rebound | 59-77 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the runner from the baseline | 59-77 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung tips it back up and in | 59-79 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Gerhardt | 61-79 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is hacked by John Dyer in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dyer, team foul #8 | 61-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) John Dyer, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Robert Beers (PF) Donald Charles, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 61-80 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt grabs the defensive rebound | 61-80 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 61-80 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley pulls down the rebound | 61-80 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-80 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt snags the defensive board | 61-80 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Cole and he's fouled by Rickey Parsley - foul #3 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #3 | 63-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Alan Beasley (PF) James Gerhardt, Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Dino Winski (SF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley | |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the free throw | 64-80 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman is hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #3 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #9 | 64-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Garner (PF) Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (SG), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Dikembe Adi, Robert Beers | |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner snags the defensive board | 64-80 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | John Dyer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Dyer, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-80 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley snags the defensive board | 64-80 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 64-80 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the board | 64-80 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-80 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt gets the rebound | 64-80 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt is denied on a layup by Jeffrey Yeung | 64-80 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Dino Winski grabs the defensive rebound | 64-80 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is hacked by John Dyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Dyer, team foul #11 | 64-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (PG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Gary Merritt, Joseph Garner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Donald Charles, Dino Winski, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 64-81 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-82 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Troy Barrie is called for the reach on James Gerhardt - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #4 | 64-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-82 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the defensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Adam Little misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Shufelt - foul #1 on Christopher Shufelt, team foul #12 | 64-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) Christopher Shufelt, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (PG) Dikembe Adi | |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Williams | 67-84 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the easy open layup | 67-84 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Adam Little can't tip it in | 67-84 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase tips it in | 67-86 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Gerhardt (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Williams (very tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gary Merritt (tiring) 35 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Garner (tired) 2 pts. C - James Greggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Downs (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ramon Benavidez (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) James Gerhardt, William Williams, Gary Merritt, Joseph Garner, James Greggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Thomas Downs, Ronald Dibiase, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt is fouled on the floor by Robert Beers - foul #3 on Robert Beers, team foul #5 | 67-86 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Shufelt | 69-86 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Robert Beers is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Audette - foul #5 on Douglas Audette, team foul #13 | 69-86 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG) Douglas Audette | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 69-87 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 69-88 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt lays it up and in | 71-88 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits a wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 71-90 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Richard Capo clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Rickey Parsley - foul #4 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #6 | 71-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), Gary Merritt (SF), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Robert Beers | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 1st free throw | 72-90 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-90 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Richard Capo is called for the reach on Troy Barrie - foul #5 on Richard Capo, team foul #14 | 73-90 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Beasley (PF) Richard Capo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Rickey Parsley | |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 73-91 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-92 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gerhardt | 76-92 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Beasley - foul #1 on Alan Beasley, team foul #15 | 76-92 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Donald Charles | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the 1st free throw | 76-92 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 76-93 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Adam Little - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #7 | 76-93 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole (C) James Greggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG) Troy Barrie | |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 76-93 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 77-93 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Adam Little can't finish the uncontested layup | 77-93 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt snags the defensive board | 77-93 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Little - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #8 | 77-93 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Joseph Garner (PF) James Gerhardt, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Adam Little, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 78-93 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-93 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 79-96 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-96 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Yeung | 79-96 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-96 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the offensive board | 79-96 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-96 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 79-96 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-96 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole tips it but misses | 79-96 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung grabs the defensive rebound | 79-96 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ramon Benavidez | 79-98 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | John Dyer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Merritt | 81-98 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-98 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), James Greggs (C) John Dyer, Gary Merritt, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Robert Beers's pass is intercepted by James Greggs | 81-98 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andrew Massey (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - William Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Greggs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-98 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Greggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-98 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Donald Charles steps in front of the Alan Beasley pass | 81-98 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the easy layup | 81-98 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Beers | 81-98 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 81-100 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 81-100 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman pulls down the rebound | 81-100 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-100 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | James Greggs gets the rebound | 81-100 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-100 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 81-100 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 81-100 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the offensive rebound | 81-100 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Adam Little scores on a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Christopher Shufelt - foul #2 on Christopher Shufelt, team foul #16 | 81-102 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (SG), Joseph Garner (PF) Andrew Massey, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the free throw | 81-103 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Williams | 83-103 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the jumper from the right wing | 83-103 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt grabs the defensive rebound | 83-103 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | William Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 83-103 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt snags the offensive board | 83-103 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | William Williams buries a shot from the left wing | 85-103 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi runs out the clock | 85-103 |