| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Harold Smith is denied by Kenneth Lee | 27-27 |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 27-27 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's fadeaway is rejected by Lamont Mallory | 27-27 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Lee steals it from Harold Smith | 27-27 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | William Wallace clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | The short jumper by Lamont Mallory is denied by Ronald Wood | 29-29 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | William Wallace tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Merrifield | 31-32 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the lay-in | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | William Wallace snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SF) James Brown | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Kostka - foul #2 on James Kostka, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) James Fisher | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence Milam | 33-32 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louie Chavira - foul #1 on Louie Chavira, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Victor Woolford | |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | William Wallace buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Bunn | 36-34 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't connect on a floater from close range | 36-34 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | James Brown tips it but misses | 36-34 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 36-34 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Warren Schneider and he's hacked by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Harold Smith (PF) Mario Klima, Mark Masters | |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | William Wallace steals it from Ronald Wood | 39-34 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | William Wallace is called for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by James Kostka - foul #3 on James Kostka, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, James Kostka, Robert Whittle, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | William Wallace scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lamont Mallory and he's fouled by Mark Masters - foul #3 on Mark Masters, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses long on a shot near the basket | 44-35 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory tips it in | 46-35 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-35 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Mark Masters is called for the reach on Lamont Mallory - foul #4 on Mark Masters, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Christopher Bunn (PF) Louie Chavira, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Harold Smith (PF) Lawrence Milam, Mark Masters | |
| 09:58 | Louisville | William Wallace is hacked by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF) James Brown | |
| 09:58 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Warren Schneider scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wallace | 51-38 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Daryl Sheldon steps in front of the Michael Merrifield pass | 51-38 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Mario Klima steps in front of the Ronald Smith pass | 51-38 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the easy layup | 51-38 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn slams it home on a nice dish by William Wallace and the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #8 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Mario Klima | |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares scores on a shot from the right block set up by Lawrence Milam | 54-40 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Lyle Tavares takes the ball from Warren Schneider | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 54-42 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the floater in the paint | 56-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood loses the dribble to Robert Whittle | 56-42 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Warren Schneider banks in the layup set up by Robert Whittle | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Lyle Tavares | 58-44 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | James Kostka buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Whittle | 61-44 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #6 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Warren Schneider, James Kostka, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is called for traveling | 61-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:21 | Louisville | William Wallace hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | James Brown takes the ball from Lamont Mallory | 63-44 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Mario Klima buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-47 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is hacked by Mario Klima in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Klima, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) Lawrence Milam | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-47 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | James Fisher tips it back up and in | 65-49 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | James Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on James Brown, team foul #10 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Robert Whittle (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Louie Chavira, William Wallace, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 68-49 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield buries a floater from the left side | 68-51 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory drills a driving attempt from the left block | 70-51 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Mario Klima hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 70-51 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 70-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 70-51 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Ronald Smith tips it in | 72-51 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-51 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | James Fisher is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #11 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory, Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-51 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle snags the defensive board | 74-51 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon drills a turnaround from the left block | 76-51 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-51 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn gets the rebound | 76-51 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Ronald Smith clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 76-51 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 76-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | James Fisher scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Mario Klima | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn's pass is intercepted by Mario Klima | 76-53 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Smith steals the ball from Lyle Tavares | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Louie Chavira scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daryl Sheldon | 78-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-53 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the offensive rebound | 78-53 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 78-53 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Mario Klima tips it back up and in | 78-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Louie Chavira runs out the clock | 78-55 |