| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - William Bowlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Allen Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Richard Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Allen Harris comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | William Bowlin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Long Tang scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Allen Harris | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a driving attempt in the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer scores on a floater from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Richard Anderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Laroche - foul #1 on Joseph Laroche, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | William Bowlin blows the layup but the foul's on Allen Harris - foul #1 on Allen Harris, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | William Bowlin makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | William Bowlin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Long Tang grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Allen Harris can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Lorenzo Krell | 8-6 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-6 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF), Clay Guerrette (C) Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Long Tang, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson, Allen Harris | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Jesus Macias pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fairly fresh) SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) PF - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) C - Clay Guerrette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses long on a floater from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura is hacked by Ernest Linthicum - foul #1 on Ernest Linthicum, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), William Bowlin (C) Vince Young, Billy Brouwer, Ernest Linthicum, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Allen Harris (C) Thomas Gilliam, Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Richard Anderson lays it in set up by Long Tang | 8-8 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Long Tang - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche clanks a shot from the left block | 10-8 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Long Tang misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Allen Harris tips it home | 10-10 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Billy Brouwer (SG) Aaron Shaul, Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Billy Brouwer is called for the reach on Long Tang - foul #1 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum (C) William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Linthicum - foul #2 on Ernest Linthicum, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette (C) Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Vince Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-11 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Allen Harris | 10-11 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clay Guerrette - foul #1 on Clay Guerrette, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Antonio Hamilton (C) Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Anthony Harrington | |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Long Tang steals the ball from Billy Brouwer | 10-13 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell lays it in on a nice dish by Long Tang | 10-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) PF - Clay Guerrette (fresh) C - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Vince Young connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Brouwer | 12-15 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Long Tang drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Vince Young grabs the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Clay Guerrette | 12-18 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom makes the jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Long Tang misses the 3 from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Jesus Macias grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Long Tang | 14-21 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Vince Young is whistled for traveling | 14-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), William Bowlin (C) Vince Young, Billy Brouwer, Clay Guerrette, Antonio Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Long Tang, Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, Allen Harris | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Richard Anderson drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Billy Tucker | 14-23 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 14-23 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (SG) Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrington takes the ball from Aaron Shaul | 14-23 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Richard Anderson travels with the ball | 14-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG) Glenn Bass | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Aaron Shaul (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Bowlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | William Bowlin can't finish the layup | 14-23 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | William Bowlin comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 14-23 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #4 | 14-23 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | William Bowlin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Long Tang grabs the board | 16-26 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Long Tang | 16-29 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | William Bowlin is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Bowlin, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Clay Guerrette (PF), Antonio Hamilton (C) Aaron Shaul, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), Allen Harris (C) Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson, Daniel Hayes | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Long Tang misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Long Tang grabs the offensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Jesus Macias is whistled for a carry | 16-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Billy Brouwer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Long Tang | |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 16-29 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura pulls down the rebound | 16-29 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Allen Harris | 16-31 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Vince Young | 18-31 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Allen Harris comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 18-31 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clay Guerrette | 18-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) PF - Clay Guerrette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Gilliam is called for the reach on Antonio Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #5 | 18-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), William Bowlin (C) Manuel Hedstrom, Randall Chau, Clay Guerrette, Antonio Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-31 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | William Bowlin tips it in | 20-31 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is called for traveling | 20-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG) Vince Young | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (C) Allen Harris | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Laroche - foul #2 on Joseph Laroche, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer clanks a floater from the free throw line | 21-32 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Long Tang snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Anderson | 21-34 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Ernest Linthicum (C) Aaron Shaul, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Harris (C) Daniel Hayes | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Richard Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington's pass is intercepted by Ernest Linthicum | 21-34 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche misses long on a shot from the left side | 21-34 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 21-34 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is hacked by Vince Young - foul #1 on Vince Young, team foul #8 | 21-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF), Clay Guerrette (C) Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 21-36 |