| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) C - Robert Beers (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Gerhardt (fresh) PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 47-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the lay-in | 47-47 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Gerhardt | 47-47 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Jordan | 47-49 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Adam Little connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Troy Barrie | 50-49 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Dibiase picks off the pass by Alan Beasley | 50-49 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Paul Jordan takes the ball from Adam Little | 50-49 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Richard Capo (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, James Gerhardt, Alan Beasley | |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the easy layup | 50-49 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the tip | 50-49 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Adam Little is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #1 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Rickey Parsley (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Robert Beers blocks the short jumper by Richard Capo | 50-49 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dino Winski | 50-49 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Dino Winski lays it in set up by Dikembe Adi | 52-49 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | John Dyer is hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Thomas Downs (SF) Troy Barrie, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Kenneth Cole is blocked by Dino Winski | 52-49 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | William Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Cole - foul #2 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #1 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF) Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), James Gerhardt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) John Dyer, Richard Capo, Joseph Garner, Kenneth Cole | |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | William Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Henry Moritz snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | William Williams picks off the pass by Ronald Dibiase in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | William Williams lays it in | 54-51 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Jordan - foul #2 on Paul Jordan, team foul #2 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Thomas Downs makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | William Williams misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-51 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers is open and buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Troy Barrie | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Downs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Gerhardt (fairly fresh) PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Douglas Audette (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) Paul Jordan, William Williams, James Gerhardt, Alan Beasley | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Adam Little misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-51 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Richard Capo's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Little | 57-51 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Adam Little loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dino Winski (PF) Troy Barrie, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole (C) Ralph Lyman | |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Douglas Audette misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole gets the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | William Samson is fouled on the floor by Merrill Koga - foul #1 on Merrill Koga, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG) Ronald Dibiase | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Joseph Garner | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Douglas Audette | 57-53 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi is fouled on the floor by Douglas Audette - foul #4 on Douglas Audette, team foul #3 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), William Williams (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) William Samson, Douglas Audette, Richard Capo, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| 13:51 | Louisville | James Gerhardt steals the ball from Rickey Parsley | 57-53 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley lays it in on a nice dish by James Gerhardt and he's fouled by Adam Little - foul #4 on Adam Little, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Adam Little | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Joseph Garner (PF) John Dyer, Ralph Lyman | |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the free throw | 57-55 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 57-55 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-55 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Downs | 57-55 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Parsley | 60-55 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley grabs the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Garner | 60-57 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | William Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Downs in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Robert Beers (C) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Thomas Downs, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), William Samson (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, William Williams, James Gerhardt, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Robert Beers is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cole - foul #3 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Christopher Shufelt swats the layup by Dikembe Adi | 60-57 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Robert Beers tips it home | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Samson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Richard Capo banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dino Winski - foul #1 on Dino Winski, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Richard Capo makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Dyer | 62-60 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Richard Capo misses the easy layup | 62-60 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Dino Winski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Shufelt | 62-60 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | John Dyer misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Kenneth Cole is denied by Robert Beers | 62-60 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Robert Beers connects on the open floater from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 64-60 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | John Dyer is hacked by Merrill Koga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Merrill Koga, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Rickey Parsley (PF) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), William Williams (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) John Dyer, William Samson, Richard Capo, Christopher Shufelt, Kenneth Cole | |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | William Williams is hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt's pass is intercepted by Ronald Dibiase | 64-62 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase's pass is intercepted by James Gerhardt in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Thomas Downs steps in front of the Joseph Garner pass | 64-62 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Troy Barrie dunks the ball set up by Thomas Downs | 66-62 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-64 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase can't tip it in | 66-64 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | William Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is whistled for traveling | 66-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Thomas Downs, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Alan Beasley (PF) William Williams, James Gerhardt, Joseph Garner | |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley hits the finger roll | 66-66 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is hacked by William Samson in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Samson, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Dino Winski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Audette (SG) William Samson | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Adam Little is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Adam Little, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Adam Little | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (tiring) 4 reb. C - Rickey Parsley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Audette (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Beasley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Richard Capo hits the finger roll set up by Ralph Lyman | 66-68 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 66-68 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Richard Capo snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-68 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rickey Parsley | 66-68 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is hacked by Douglas Audette in the backcourt - foul #5 on Douglas Audette, team foul #7 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Beers (C) Troy Barrie, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), William Samson (SG), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, Douglas Audette, Alan Beasley, Ralph Lyman | |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole buries a runner in the paint set up by William Samson | 66-70 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Dino Winski makes the wide open jump hook from close range | 68-70 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Richard Capo misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the board | 68-70 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Cole - foul #4 on Kenneth Cole, team foul #8 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF) Ronald Dibiase, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), James Gerhardt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF) John Dyer, Richard Capo, Christopher Shufelt | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Moritz | 69-70 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Merrill Koga misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cole | 69-70 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Henry Moritz swats the layup by Kenneth Cole | 69-70 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt grabs the offensive board | 69-70 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-70 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Thomas Downs snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Cole swats the layup by Dikembe Adi | 69-70 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on William Samson - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #9 | 69-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Rickey Parsley (PF) Merrill Koga, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SF), Alan Beasley (C) James Gerhardt, Kenneth Cole | |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | William Samson makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | William Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 69-72 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | William Williams grabs the board | 69-72 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | William Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 69-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), James Gerhardt (SF), Ralph Lyman (C) Paul Jordan, William Samson, Joseph Garner | |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Downs | 72-72 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Capo (SF) James Gerhardt | |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley hits the follow up shot | 74-72 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the lay-in | 74-72 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Richard Capo tips it in | 74-74 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 77-74 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Dibiase (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Thomas Downs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Rickey Parsley (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Beers (tired) 23 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Dyer (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Williams (tiring) 16 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Beasley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | William Williams misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 77-74 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Richard Capo pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | John Dyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-74 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Richard Capo can't tip it in | 77-74 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the defensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Thomas Downs is hacked by John Dyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Dyer, team foul #9 | 77-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Henry Moritz (PF) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), William Samson (SG), James Gerhardt (SF), Joseph Garner (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) John Dyer, William Williams, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley, Ralph Lyman | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Thomas Downs makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Downs steals it from James Gerhardt | 78-74 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Henry Moritz is whistled for a carry | 78-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beers (C) Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Kenneth Cole misses the lay-in | 78-74 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Merrill Koga grabs the board | 78-74 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SF) Merrill Koga, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Beasley (C) Kenneth Cole | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Robert Beers connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Troy Barrie | 80-76 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF) Dikembe Adi, Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG) William Samson | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley is fouled on the floor by Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #12 | 80-76 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 80-78 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Garner gets the rebound | 80-78 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Williams connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Ronald Dibiase - foul #2 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #13 | 80-80 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Williams makes the free throw | 80-81 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Troy Barrie's pass is intercepted by William Williams in the backcourt | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Robert Beers is called for the reach on Alan Beasley - foul #3 on Robert Beers, team foul #14 | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Robert Beers is alone and drills a jump hook from close range set up by Troy Barrie | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt drills a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Dino Winski - foul #2 on Dino Winski, team foul #15 | 82-84 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the free throw | 82-85 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 85-85 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-85 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Henry Moritz steps in front of the James Gerhardt pass | 85-85 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 85-85 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 4 stl. SF - James Gerhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Garner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Beasley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Robert Beers wins the tip | 85-85 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Dino Winski double dribbles in the backcourt | 85-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (C) Robert Beers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG) Paul Jordan | |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Henry Moritz - foul #1 on Henry Moritz, team foul #16 | 85-85 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 1st free throw | 85-86 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alan Beasley - foul #3 on Alan Beasley, team foul #10 | 85-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (SF) Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Alan Beasley can't connect on a floater from the left block | 87-87 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Dino Winski gets the rebound | 87-87 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the wide open floater from close range | 89-87 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 89-87 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the rebound | 89-87 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is open and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 91-87 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | William Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 91-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Dyer (PG), Richard Capo (SF), Kenneth Cole (C) William Samson, James Gerhardt, Alan Beasley | |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. John Dyer is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 91-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG) John Dyer | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 91-87 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits the follow up shot | 93-87 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 93-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (SG) William Williams | |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 93-87 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Henry Moritz gets the rebound | 93-87 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Henry Moritz | 95-87 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 95-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), James Gerhardt (SF), Alan Beasley (C) Paul Jordan, Richard Capo, Kenneth Cole | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 95-87 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 95-87 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Robert Beers is hacked by William Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #11 | 95-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (SF) Dino Winski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG) William Samson | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 96-87 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 97-87 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Troy Barrie steps in front of the Joseph Garner pass | 97-87 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Paul Jordan is called for the reach on Troy Barrie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Jordan, team foul #12 | 97-87 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Ronald Dibiase, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Richard Capo (SF), Christopher Shufelt (PF), Kenneth Cole (C) Paul Jordan, William Williams, Joseph Garner, Alan Beasley | |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 98-87 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 99-87 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Troy Barrie takes the ball from William Samson | 99-87 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the lay-in | 99-87 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Cole | 99-87 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 99-87 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the defensive rebound | 99-87 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Downs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Dino Winski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Samson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Gerhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Capo (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cole (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Troy Barrie | 101-87 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 101-87 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Dino Winski gets the rebound | 101-87 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Troy Barrie runs out the clock | 101-87 |