| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) C - Richard Post (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Shawn Rose scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-35 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Barnes | 36-35 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes can't tip it in | 36-35 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Shawn Rose can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Walter Magner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-35 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McCier | 36-35 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Walter Magner's pass is intercepted by Wilfredo Rizzo | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Shawn Rose clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas McCier - foul #2 on Thomas McCier, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Darryl Lee (PF) Kevin Davidson, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Rafael Barnes - foul #3 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | David Zollicoffer steals the ball from Darryl Lee | 37-37 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer lays it in | 37-39 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is fouled on the floor by Larry Logan - foul #3 on Larry Logan, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (PF) Thomas McCier | |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job is whistled for a carry | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Richard Post | |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Wilfredo Rizzo - foul #1 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SF) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Darryl Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darryl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses long on a floater in the paint | 37-39 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Walter Magner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Piao China is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Jeffrey Job, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), John Minard (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Richard Post (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, Robert Harbor, Benjamin Goss | |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | John Minard misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Evan Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Matthew Breault - foul #2 on Matthew Breault, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (SF) John Minard | |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes double dribbles | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris | |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson scores on a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Thomas McCier - foul #3 on Thomas McCier, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Magner | 40-44 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rafael Barnes | 43-44 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Walter Magner steps in front of the Piao China pass | 43-44 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Richard Post's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #2 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darryl Lee (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Minard (SF) Walter Magner | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Minard (fresh) PF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | The jump hook by Shawn Rose is blocked by Benjamin Goss | 43-44 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Larry Logan's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Davidson | 43-44 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | John Minard hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, Gary Kinnear, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Walter Magner (SF), Richard Post (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, John Minard, Benjamin Goss | |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Wilfredo Rizzo - foul #2 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG) Piao China | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks tips it home | 45-48 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Manzi | 45-50 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks drills a jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Walter Magner connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 47-53 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Shawn Rose snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Shawn Rose picks off the pass by Walter Magner | 47-53 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks lays it in | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Davidson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Evan Morris (fresh) SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Harbor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Post (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Shawn Rose snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Rose | 52-53 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Walter Magner's pass is intercepted by Wilfredo Rizzo | 52-53 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), John Minard (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Walter Magner, Robert Harbor, Richard Post | |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | John Minard's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Job | 52-53 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Benjamin Goss blocks the jumper by Darryl Lee | 52-53 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Matthew Breault is called for the reach on Larry Logan - foul #3 on Matthew Breault, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (SF) John Minard | |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Larry Logan is called for traveling | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG) Matthew Breault | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Darryl Lee knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Thomas McCier - foul #4 on Thomas McCier, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Richard Post's layup is rejected by Wilfredo Rizzo | 55-53 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Richard Post gets the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Richard Post lays it up and in set up by David Zollicoffer | 55-55 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks can't connect on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Richard Post - foul #1 on Richard Post, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 3rd free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Walter Magner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Post (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Piao China drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Kinnear and he's hacked by Thomas McCier - foul #5 on Thomas McCier, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Gary Kinnear, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (PF) Thomas McCier | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Piao China misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Job | 60-58 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Matthew Breault steps in front of the Larry Logan pass | 60-58 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the lay-in | 60-58 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Matthew Breault grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Richard Post is called for the reach on Jeffrey Job - foul #2 on Richard Post, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Richard Post | |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the shot from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Brooks | 64-58 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Kevin Davidson picks off the pass by Walter Magner | 64-58 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks slams it home set up by Kevin Davidson | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Walter Magner grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Walter Magner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is hacked by David Zollicoffer in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG) Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Rafael Barnes steals it from Walter Magner | 68-61 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled in the backcourt by David Zollicoffer - foul #4 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #11 | 68-61 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-61 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is hacked by Larry Logan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Logan, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-61 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is hacked by Larry Logan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Logan, team foul #13 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG) Larry Logan | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-61 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor tips it home | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks runs out the clock | 72-63 |