| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Randall Chau inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ray Richards - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Billy Tucker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the offensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-23 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis travels with the ball | 37-23 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-23 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Richards | 37-23 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Oscar Figueroa - foul #3 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF) Oscar Figueroa | |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Randall Chau is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 39-23 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 42-23 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Randall Chau is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 42-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Randall Chau knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio Hamilton | 42-26 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Randall Chau is called for the reach on Billy Tucker - foul #3 on Randall Chau, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG) Randall Chau | |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 45-26 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-26 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits the follow up shot | 45-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | David Brooks connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Robert Espinosa - foul #1 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Antonio Hamilton | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the free throw | 47-28 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Randall Chau grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Randall Chau knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Doug Curtis | 47-31 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | The 3pt attempt by Gregory Caldwell is denied by Oscar Figueroa | 47-31 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Randall Chau connects on the shot from close range set up by Oscar Figueroa and he's hacked by Gregory Caldwell - foul #1 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #4 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 49-34 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Paul Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Chien | 49-36 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Billy Tucker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis travels in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Spafford (PF) Erik Johnson | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits a shot from the left side set up by Paul Smith | 54-39 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Randall Chau can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the tip | 54-39 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford tips it home | 54-41 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a shot from the left side | 54-41 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the 3 from straight away | 54-41 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 54-41 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-43 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Oscar Figueroa - foul #4 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF), Erik Johnson (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Oscar Figueroa, Charles Spafford, Christopher Chien | |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gilliam | 59-43 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-43 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Paxton | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Leo Paxton | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson's floater is tipped away by David Brooks | 61-43 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam loses the dribble to Robert Espinosa | 61-43 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-43 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gilliam | 61-43 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | David Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-43 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Paxton | 61-43 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Erik Johnson picks off the pass by Thomas Gilliam | 61-43 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson's layup is rejected by Gregory Caldwell | 61-43 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is fouled on the floor by Doug Curtis - foul #3 on Doug Curtis, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Charles Spafford (PF), Christopher Chien (C) Randall Chau, Erik Johnson, Robert Espinosa | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Smith | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Chien (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Smith | 67-43 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-43 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Antonio Hamilton picks off the pass by Gahuj Afshari | 67-43 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Erik Johnson (PF) Charles Spafford | |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-43 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien snags the defensive board | 67-43 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien lays it up and in on a nice dish by Oscar Figueroa and the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #2 on Steven Hunt, team foul #6 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SG), Charles Spafford (PF) Doug Curtis, Erik Johnson | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the free throw | 67-46 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Charles Spafford picks off the pass by Gahuj Afshari | 67-46 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien is fouled on the floor by Ray Richards - foul #2 on Ray Richards, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Richards | 69-48 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton is called for traveling | 69-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Leo Paxton clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-48 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the offensive board | 69-48 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | David Brooks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-48 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Randall Chau gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Paul Pierce steals it from Christopher Chien | 69-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | David Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SG - Randall Chau (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Hamilton (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leo Paxton | 71-48 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Pierce | 74-48 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-48 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Chien | 74-48 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Randall Chau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-48 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 74-48 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-48 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam grabs the offensive board | 74-48 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Antonio Hamilton - foul #2 on Antonio Hamilton, team foul #6 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, David Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG) Randall Chau | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 75-48 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the defensive rebound | 75-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Paul Smith takes the ball from Antonio Hamilton | 75-48 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Billy Tucker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-48 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the board | 75-48 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Billy Tucker picks off the pass by Christopher Chien | 75-48 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Billy Tucker lays it in set up by Paul Smith | 77-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 77-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari clanks a 3 from the left corner | 77-51 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 77-51 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-51 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 77-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 77-51 |