| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Richard Post splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Rodney Washington - foul #1 on Rodney Washington, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Shawn Rose scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Washington | 29-37 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | The short jumper by Shawn Rose is denied by Richard Post | 29-37 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Allen Baugher | 29-37 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Piao China loses the dribble to Allen Baugher | 29-37 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-37 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Piao China | 29-37 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Rodney Washington knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Piao China | 29-40 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Gary Kinnear is called for the reach on Carl Dunmire - foul #3 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Benjamin Goss (C) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Richard Post is hacked by Ryan Page - foul #2 on Ryan Page, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Richard Post | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-40 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Shawn Rose scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Piao China | 29-42 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG) David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Ryan Page | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Piao China travels in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Sikes (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 32-42 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG), Allen Baugher (SF), Richard Post (PF) Robert Manzi, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Stephen Catalano steals it from Allen Baugher | 32-42 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a runner from close range | 32-42 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by Piao China - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-42 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Page | 32-42 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Scott Sikes denies the turnaround by Shawn Rose | 32-42 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Carl Dunmire, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Benjamin Goss swats the short shot by Shawn Rose | 32-42 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Richard Post pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | David Zollicoffer picks off the pass by Stephen Catalano | 35-42 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Richard Post can't finish the layup | 35-42 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Zollicoffer | 35-42 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Richard Post can't finish the layup | 35-42 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer tips it back up and in | 37-42 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Rodney Washington connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Thomas McCier (PF), Scott Sikes (C) David Zollicoffer, Richard Post, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), George Stevens (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor is fouled on the floor by Scott Sikes - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Harbor - foul #2 on Robert Harbor, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Harbor | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCier - foul #1 on Thomas McCier, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG), Richard Post (PF) Robert Manzi, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF) David Broderick | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Shawn Rose's pass is intercepted by Richard Post | 41-46 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Rafael Barnes is called for the reach on Richard Post - foul #1 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor | |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Piao China grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is fouled on the floor by Scott Sikes - foul #3 on Scott Sikes, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear comes up short on the runner in the paint | 41-46 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Piao China steals it from David Zollicoffer | 41-46 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear clanks a jump hook in the paint | 41-46 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Rodney Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Carl Dunmire, Robert Harbor, Richard Post, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #9 | 43-46 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #10 | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) Rodney Washington | |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 47-46 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the dunk | 47-46 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Richard Post (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Robert Manzi, Thomas McCier, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, George Stevens, Rafael Barnes | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Piao China knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 47-48 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 47-48 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is fouled on the floor by Scott Sikes - foul #4 on Scott Sikes, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG) David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Piao China hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Carl Dunmire steals the ball from Rodney Washington | 47-51 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is fouled on the floor by Piao China - foul #3 on Piao China, team foul #11 | 47-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled on the floor by Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Robert Harbor (SF) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 52-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-53 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Robert Manzi, Robert Harbor, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rafael Barnes | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Sikes - foul #5 on Scott Sikes, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-54 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Piao China can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Gary Kinnear blocks the short jumper by Richard Post | 55-54 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Shawn Rose comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-54 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it home | 55-56 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss hits a wide open shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 57-56 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Allen Baugher - foul #3 on Allen Baugher, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-57 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses long on a halfcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-57 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Richard Post tips it but misses | 57-57 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Shawn Rose pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Piao China knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Stephen Catalano | 57-59 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Piao China knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Stephen Catalano | 57-62 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 57-62 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it home | 57-64 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #3 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #12 | 57-64 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Piao China comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss is fouled on the floor by Stephen Catalano - foul #4 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Richard Post snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF) Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-64 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire tips it in | 62-64 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #3 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is denied on a layup by Richard Post | 65-66 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #5 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #14 | 65-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Carl Dunmire | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Shawn Rose dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rodney Washington and the foul's on Richard Post - foul #1 on Richard Post, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 67-69 |