| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 21-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the offensive board | 21-24 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a floater from the right side | 21-24 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Mark Boyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a shot in the paint | 21-24 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Steven Dick comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 21-24 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant gets the offensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-24 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a floater near the basket | 21-24 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Eric Lee steals it from Abraham Heineman in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Eric Lee lays it up and in | 21-26 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Abraham Heineman | 24-26 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Abraham Heineman is called for the reach on Nicholas Yarnell - foul #2 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is fouled on the floor by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Mark Boyce is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 24-26 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the board | 24-26 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky's pass is intercepted by Shing Ching | 24-26 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Abraham Heineman - foul #3 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham | |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Mark Boyce | 26-29 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Shing Ching loses the dribble to Mark Boyce | 26-29 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Charles Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Steven Dick blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #3 on Mark Boyce, team foul #4 | 26-29 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Steven Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | David Taylor scores on a floater in the lane | 29-29 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Abraham Heineman - foul #4 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #4 | 29-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Abraham Heineman, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky clanks a 3 from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mike Williams | 32-31 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Shing Ching gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Kerry Windham picks off the pass by David Taylor | 32-31 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Lee and he's fouled by Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham, Robert Hyslop | |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak blows the dunk but he's hacked by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 34-36 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | David Ralston connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Steven Dick | 36-36 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-36 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't throw it down but the foul's on Daniel Tomczak - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Xavier Willis | |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | David Ralston is whistled for traveling | 36-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG) David Ralston | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Mark Boyce | 36-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 15 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Mike Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Mark Young comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 39-39 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Eric Lee tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | David Taylor loses the dribble to Robert Hyslop | 39-41 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mark Boyce and he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #7 | 39-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Mark Young | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 39-43 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | David Taylor can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 39-43 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits a turnaround in the paint | 39-45 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Robert Hyslop is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Shing Ching lays it in set up by Abraham Heineman | 41-45 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky and he's fouled by Daniel Tomczak - foul #2 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Herman Pleasant - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), David Roberts (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Abraham Heineman | 46-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Eric Lee loses the dribble to David Taylor | 46-48 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) David Roberts, Kerry Windham | |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 46-48 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop banks in the layup set up by Eric Lee and the foul's on Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-50 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Shing Ching can't tip it in | 46-50 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #10 | 46-50 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Robert Hyslop steals it from Mike Williams | 46-51 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is fouled in the backcourt by Abraham Heineman - foul #5 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #11 | 46-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG) Abraham Heineman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Mark Young (SF) Eric Lee, Charles Thomas | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Young | 46-52 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), David Roberts (SG) Mark Boyce, Mark Young | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Mike Williams is called for the reach on Zlatko Zukowsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #12 | 46-52 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | David Ralston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Shing Ching grabs the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-54 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the offensive board | 46-54 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | David Ralston buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Williams | 49-54 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is hacked by David Ralston in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ralston, team foul #13 | 49-54 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Nicholas Yarnell steps in front of the David Ralston pass | 49-54 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is hacked by Mike Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mike Williams, team foul #14 | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | David Ralston comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zukowsky | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky runs out the clock | 49-55 |