| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) PF - Harold Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Harold Carter steals it from Sean Sowders | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan's pass is intercepted by Ryan Rine | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Kevin Regina scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Matthews | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Sean Sowders picks off the pass by Harvey Newell | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Sean Sowders lays it in | 0-5 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Keith Matthews snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 0-8 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mervin Logan, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a floater from the baseline | 0-8 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-8 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Harvey | 0-8 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Carter | 3-8 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't connect on a shot from the left side | 3-8 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | David Harvey is called for the reach on Mervin Logan - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Carlson - foul #1 on James Carlson, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to James Carlson | 4-8 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #1 on Shane Brockway, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Ryan Rine (PF) Edward Drayton, Frederick Byrd | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses long on a jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF) Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (SG) Matt Wynn | |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels tips it in | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) James Carlson | |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Harold Carter pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Kevin Regina buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Harvey | 6-11 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Grove is blocked by Frank Reppert | 6-11 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 6-11 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Kevin Regina can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-11 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Frank Reppert tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 6-11 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 6-11 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Harold Carter snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-11 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove can't tip it in | 6-11 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan gets the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Harold Carter hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Raymond Grove | 9-11 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Frank Reppert blocks the short jumper by Harold Carter | 9-14 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), John Larson (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), James Carlson (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 9-15 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) PF - John Larson (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Kevin Regina comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-15 |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere drills a jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Kevin Regina banks in the layup set up by Frederick Byrd | 11-17 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Kevin Regina gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matt Wynn | 11-17 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is fouled in the backcourt by Jess Daniels - foul #1 on Jess Daniels, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), David Harvey (SF), Ryan Rine (PF) Kevin Regina, Matt Wynn, James Carlson, Frederick Byrd | |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Harvey | 11-20 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels loses the dribble to Edward Drayton | 11-20 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | David Harvey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Drayton | 11-22 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell banks in the layup | 13-22 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the offensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | John Larson steps in front of the David Harvey pass | 13-22 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Giguere | 15-22 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is whistled for a carry | 15-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, John Larson, Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF) David Harvey | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Robert Manus is called for the reach on Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Robert Manus, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Keith Matthews | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Reppert | 15-25 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-25 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 15-25 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Harold Carter is called for a charge - foul #1 on Harold Carter, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, James Carlson, Ryan Rine | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 15-27 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Harold Carter is fouled on the floor by David Harvey - foul #2 on David Harvey, team foul #4 | 15-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Harvey Newell (C) Robert Manus, Raymond Grove | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, David Harvey, Frank Reppert | |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan grabs the offensive board | 15-27 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Harold Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #5 | 15-27 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Harold Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Harvey Newell steals it from Frederick Byrd | 17-27 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | James Carlson steps in front of the Mervin Logan pass | 17-27 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Mervin Logan steps in front of the Kevin Regina pass | 17-27 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses the lay-in | 17-27 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | James Carlson blows the dunk but he's fouled by Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Antonio Mitchell (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), Ryan Rine (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| 05:48 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (C) Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't tip it in | 17-28 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Edward Drayton tips it in | 17-30 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Edward Drayton is called for the reach on Thomas Giguere - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-30 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 17-30 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Sowders and he's hacked by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #9 | 17-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), John Larson (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Raymond Grove, Lester Sharp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG) Edward Drayton | |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the free throw | 17-33 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Robert Manus knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Kevin Regina - foul #1 on Kevin Regina, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | James Carlson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere gets the rebound | 19-33 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the offensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 22-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Larson (fresh) C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | James Carlson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Giguere | 22-33 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Sean Sowders snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | James Carlson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on John Larson - foul #1 on John Larson, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (PF) Robert Manus, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, John Larson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Keith Matthews | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Harold Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan tips it home | 24-34 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 24-37 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shane Brockway | 27-37 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Shane Brockway | 30-37 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Shane Brockway picks off the pass by Kevin Regina | 30-37 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan can't finish the layup | 30-37 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Matt Wynn gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Harvey Newell is called for the reach on Frank Reppert - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #11 | 30-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (C) Harvey Newell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Sean Sowders (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Kevin Regina, Matt Wynn, James Carlson, Ryan Rine | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway scores on a jumper from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Newlin steps in front of the Frank Reppert pass | 32-38 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #8 | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-41 |