| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Harned inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-30 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Robert Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Marc Lutz takes the ball from Lawrence McClatcher | 25-30 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Melvin Phillips | 25-32 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Melvin Phillips - foul #1 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Victor White hits the follow up shot | 26-34 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is called for traveling | 26-34 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Victor White is hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Robert Wallace, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #3 on Robert Wallace, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF) William Harned | |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Victor White can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it home | 26-36 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Robert Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant blows the layup | 26-36 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant can't tip it in | 26-36 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Robert Delaney pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Weaver - foul #2 on Henry Weaver, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Henry Weaver, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 28-36 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor White | 28-36 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Timothy Colburn steps in front of the William Harned pass | 28-36 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Marc Lutz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Colburn | 30-36 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Howin Xue swats the short shot by Melvin Phillips | 30-36 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | William Harned gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver's pass is intercepted by Robert Delaney | 30-36 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Marc Lutz connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Robert Wallace | 32-36 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | William Harned is fouled on the floor by Howin Xue - foul #2 on Howin Xue, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | William Harned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the contested shot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Butler - foul #1 on Fred Butler, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy Bryant, Victor White | |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue clanks a jumper in the paint | 34-38 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | James Johnson is denied on a layup by Robert Wallace | 34-38 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses short on a jumper from close range | 34-38 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is called for traveling | 34-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG), Robert Delaney (PF) Marc Lutz, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Henry Weaver, James Johnson | |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Victor White lays it up and in | 34-40 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is hacked by William Harned during a doubleteam - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG), Willard Hensler (SF), Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn, Robert Wallace, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (PF) William Harned | |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Victor White steals the ball from Fred Butler | 34-40 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 34-43 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Victor White swats the shot by Peter Alexander | 34-43 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Robert Delaney tips it back up and in | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) SG - Danny Booth (fresh) SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Victor White (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Victor White is hacked by Danny Booth - foul #1 on Danny Booth, team foul #5 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Wallace (SF), Howin Xue (C) Fred Butler, Danny Booth, Robert Delaney, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF) Billy McNaughton, Victor White | |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 36-45 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Marc Lutz can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 38-48 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses long on a runner in the lane | 38-48 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Howin Xue | 40-48 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Marc Lutz connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Wallace | 42-48 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is hacked by Willard Hensler - foul #1 on Willard Hensler, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Robert Delaney (PF) Timothy Colburn, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF), Victor White (C) Melvin Phillips, Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Butler - foul #2 on Fred Butler, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Billy McNaughton steals the ball from Howin Xue | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the jumper near the basket set up by Billy Bryant and the foul's on Howin Xue - foul #3 on Howin Xue, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Howin Xue clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 42-53 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Marc Lutz connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-53 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Robert Wallace (SF) Fred Butler, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Steven Dollinger, Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Robert Wallace steals the ball from Victor White | 44-53 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Robert Delaney can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 44-53 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the board | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Timothy Colburn in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Robert Delaney pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Robert Wallace splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | William Harned pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Harned is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Colburn - foul #2 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #10 | 44-53 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Harned misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | William Harned makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue is whistled for a carry | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Timothy Colburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #11 | 44-54 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Marc Lutz lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Colburn and he's fouled by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #4 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Timothy Colburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #12 | 47-56 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Wallace | 49-58 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Colburn - foul #5 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #13 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Harned steps in front of the Robert Wallace pass | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | William Harned misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-60 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Marc Lutz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Robert Wallace splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by William Harned - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #7 | 49-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips runs out the clock | 51-60 |