| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | James Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it but misses | 21-25 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle lays it up and in | 23-25 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood scores on a runner from the baseline | 23-27 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Ronald Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Warren Schneider | 26-27 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Robert Whittle steals it from Michael Merrifield | 26-27 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Ronald Smith lays it in on a great pass from Robert Whittle | 28-27 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't finish the layup | 28-27 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Warren Schneider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled on the floor by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (SG), Joseph Brennan (PF) Ronald Smith, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Robert Whittle is called for the reach on James Aaron - foul #2 on Robert Whittle, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Larry Shivers (SF) Warren Schneider, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lee - foul #3 on Kenneth Lee, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) SF - Larry Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the shot from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Louie Chavira gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Masters | 28-27 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 28-27 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | James Aaron pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Mark Masters hits a shot in the lane | 28-29 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | James Kostka gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Kostka and the foul's on Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the driving attempt in the paint | 31-31 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Ronald Wood steals the ball from Christopher Bunn | 31-31 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Ronald Smith | 33-31 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Bunn - foul #4 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Robert Whittle lays it up and in on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 35-32 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | James Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harold Smith | 35-34 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Ronald Smith drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Fisher | 37-37 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is hacked by Michael Merrifield - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), Mark Masters (PF) James Fisher, Harold Smith | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Edward Wages - foul #3 on Edward Wages, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon buries a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Edward Wages throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 39-37 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon can't finish the layup | 39-39 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Louie Chavira | 39-39 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee can't connect on a floater from the left block | 39-39 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) Edward Wages | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Robert Whittle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Joseph Brennan - foul #3 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | James Brown is hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Merrifield | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | James Aaron can't tip it in | 44-43 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Wages - foul #4 on Edward Wages, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-46 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 46-46 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Robert Whittle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | James Fisher is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | James Kostka makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 49-46 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Edward Wages takes the ball from James Kostka | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | James Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | James Brown gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, Victor Woolford | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Harold Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-48 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Ronald Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | James Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Fisher | 49-50 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-50 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 51-50 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 51-50 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Warren Schneider steps in front of the James Fisher pass | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is hacked by Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #9 | 51-50 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the offensive rebound | 52-50 |