| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | David Taylor blocks the short jumper by Nicholas Yarnell | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Mike Williams loses the dribble to Mark Boyce | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Herman Pleasant - foul #1 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Abraham Heineman | 2-3 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Lee and he's fouled by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 4-3 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky tips it in | 6-3 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Eric Lee is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Steven Dick knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Mark Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-7 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Charles Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 6-7 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Williams | 6-10 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky scores on a floater from the right side set up by Mark Boyce | 8-10 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Mark Boyce picks off the pass by David Taylor | 8-10 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Lee | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, David Taylor | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky banks in the layup | 12-10 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | David Ralston buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shing Ching | 12-13 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Kerry Windham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-13 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Xavier Willis gets the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Daniel Tomczak - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Mike Williams | 15-15 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a jumper near the basket | 15-15 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it back up and in | 17-15 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #3 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Young (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Herman Pleasant | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) David Roberts | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a runner from the right block | 17-16 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Steven Dick can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Shing Ching | 17-16 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Mike Williams scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Shing Ching takes the ball from Nicholas Yarnell | 17-19 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Mike Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Shing Ching | 17-21 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Eric Lee | 19-21 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Boyce, Mark Young, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | David Ralston's floater is knocked away by Eric Lee | 19-21 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Xavier Willis gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Eric Lee scores on a shot from the free throw line | 21-21 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Daniel Tomczak - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Kerry Windham (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | The jumper by David Ralston is denied by David Roberts | 21-21 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Xavier Willis snags the defensive board | 21-21 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky blows the layup | 21-21 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Roberts (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Johnson (fresh) | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 21-23 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the lay-in | 21-23 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | David Ralston is whistled for a carry | 21-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Eric Lee jams it set up by Nicholas Yarnell and he's fouled by Abraham Heineman - foul #1 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF) Shing Ching | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the free throw | 24-23 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Mark Boyce | 26-23 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Eric Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Mark Boyce tips it home | 28-23 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is called for traveling | 28-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't throw it down | 28-23 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-23 |