| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher tips it in | 29-29 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the shot from the right block | 31-29 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Richard Post tips it in | 31-31 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Shawn Rose can't connect on a floater from the left side | 31-31 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it in | 33-31 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Stephen Catalano denies the turnaround by Richard Post | 33-31 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Shawn Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Allen Baugher | 33-34 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Richard Post hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Allen Baugher and the foul's on Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Benjamin Goss (C) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Scott Sikes | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Piao China's pass is intercepted by David Zollicoffer in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer throws it down | 36-39 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Post - foul #2 on Richard Post, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Richard Post | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss loses the dribble to Rafael Barnes | 37-39 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the dunk | 37-39 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor double dribbles | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Richard Post (PF), Scott Sikes (C) David Zollicoffer, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier, Benjamin Goss | |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Piao China comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Piao China tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Richard Post can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-39 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Manzi | 39-39 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Richard Post clanks a jump hook from the right block | 39-39 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Richard Post snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Richard Post drills a driving attempt from close range | 39-41 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Richard Post slams it home | 39-43 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Robert Manzi steals it from Shawn Rose | 39-43 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Stephen Catalano denies the turnaround by Richard Post | 39-43 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Dunmire | 39-43 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is fouled on the floor by Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Richard Post, Scott Sikes | |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Ryan Page is called for the reach on Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Evan Morris connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by David Zollicoffer | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 11 pts. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Evan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Robert Harbor steals it from Rafael Barnes | 39-45 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Rafael Barnes denies the turnaround by Benjamin Goss | 39-45 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Shawn Rose snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-45 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to George Stevens | 39-45 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Piao China double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Richard Post (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Evan Morris, Thomas McCier, Benjamin Goss | |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Zollicoffer | 39-47 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Piao China | 41-47 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF) Robert Harbor | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Sikes - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by Richard Post - foul #3 on Richard Post, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Shawn Rose lays it up and in set up by Piao China | 45-47 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rodney Washington | 45-47 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Piao China scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Washington | 48-47 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Richard Post hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 48-47 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses badly on a floater from the right block | 48-47 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Post | 48-47 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by David Zollicoffer is blocked by Stephen Catalano | 48-47 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Post - foul #4 on Richard Post, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) David Zollicoffer, Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Richard Post, Scott Sikes | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas McCier | 49-49 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes lays it in | 51-49 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Goss | 51-51 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Shawn Rose - foul #3 on Shawn Rose, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) Piao China, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG), Carl Dunmire (SG), Richard Post (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Thomas McCier, Benjamin Goss | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Shawn Rose is called for the reach on Scott Sikes - foul #4 on Shawn Rose, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF) Robert Harbor | |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-54 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | George Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-54 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dikembe Victor | 55-54 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Richard Post is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) George Stevens | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Richard Post | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | The short jumper by Rafael Barnes is denied by Scott Sikes | 55-54 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas McCier | 55-57 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Shawn Rose (SF), Ryan Page (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Carl Dunmire | 55-59 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 55-59 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier's layup is rejected by Gary Kinnear | 55-59 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire tips it in | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Scott Sikes picks off the pass by Piao China | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas McCier | 55-63 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (PF) Thomas McCier | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Piao China is called for the reach on David Zollicoffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Carl Dunmire, Scott Sikes | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is whistled for a carry | 55-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by David Broderick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Broderick, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Broderick | 58-67 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Evan Morris in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Evan Morris makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Evan Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear dunks the ball set up by Piao China and the foul's on Richard Post - foul #5 on Richard Post, team foul #5 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Thomas McCier (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Evan Morris, Richard Post, Benjamin Goss | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Piao China is called for the reach on Allen Baugher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Piao China, team foul #11 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Carl Dunmire, Scott Sikes | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Shawn Rose's floater is tipped away by Thomas McCier | 60-71 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it back up and in | 62-71 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Washington - foul #4 on Rodney Washington, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Shawn Rose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer runs out the clock | 62-72 |