| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | West Virginia | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Alvin Haas - foul #1 on Rodney Washington, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 31-34 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 31-34 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | George Stevens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the tip | 31-34 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Florentino Lombardi - foul #3 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Rodney Washington buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Harris | 36-39 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | George Stevens hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 36-42 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | George Stevens misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Rodney Washington, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:03 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | George Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | George Stevens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Ryan Page tips it home | 42-45 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Timothy Marshall | 45-45 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Page | 45-45 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Timothy Marshall picks off the pass by George Stevens | 45-45 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall lays it in | 47-45 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Ryan Page hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | George Stevens buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Page | 49-50 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Kinnear - foul #3 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Gary Kinnear | |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | William Grullon is fouled on the floor by Robert Manzi - foul #1 on Robert Manzi, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (C) Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #3 on Raymond Harris, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Rodney Washington connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-53 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by William Grullon | 50-55 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | The jump hook by Gary Kinnear is blocked by Alvin Haas | 53-55 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 53-55 |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 53-55 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi clanks a shot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #2 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Robert Manzi, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Benjamin Goss and the foul's on George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes misses the free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Scott Carnegie swats the short shot by Scott Sikes | 55-57 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Marshall | 58-59 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | George Stevens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher grabs the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the dunk attempt | 58-59 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page is whistled for traveling | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Timothy Marshall, Carl Dunmire, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is whistled for a carry | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor | |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-59 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | George Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Ryan Page hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Lipe | 58-59 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 58-59 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Raymond Harris - foul #4 on Raymond Harris, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Allen Baugher (SG) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Grullon | 58-62 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | William Grullon steals it from Allen Baugher | 58-62 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Grullon | 58-64 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Allen Baugher | 60-64 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the finger roll | 60-66 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Baugher | 62-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Timothy Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the lay-in | 62-66 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 62-66 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris buries a jump hook near the basket | 64-66 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Carl Dunmire (SG) Timothy Marshall, Christopher Lipe | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by George Stevens | 64-68 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't finish the layup | 64-68 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses the tip | 64-68 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 64-68 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by George Stevens - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Allen Baugher, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (C) Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Alvin Haas - foul #2 on Alvin Haas, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Gary Kinnear swats the shot by Alvin Haas | 66-70 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is fouled on the floor by Raymond Harris - foul #5 on Raymond Harris, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi loses the ball out of bounds | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Manzi - foul #2 on Robert Manzi, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Ryan Page (SF) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Lipe | 66-74 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Manzi - foul #3 on Robert Manzi, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire | 69-74 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Gary Kinnear in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Manzi, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG) David Broderick | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses short on a 3 from straight away | 69-75 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Ryan Page in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Manzi, team foul #11 | 69-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (SG) Gary Kinnear | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) David Broderick, Ryan Page | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Allen Baugher is called for the reach on Gary Kinnear in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #12 | 72-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas snags the defensive board | 72-78 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Baugher | 75-78 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Dunmire - foul #3 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #13 | 75-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Gary Kinnear | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 3 from the right wing | 75-80 |