| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fresh) SG - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) SF - Randall Chau (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Erik Johnson - foul #1 on Erik Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Randall Chau snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Randall Chau can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Doug Curtis is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Doug Curtis, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is fouled on the floor by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Chau | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Espinosa | 2-0 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa can't connect on a runner from close range | 2-0 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Doug Curtis | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Robert Espinosa steps in front of the Ray Richards pass | 4-2 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fairly fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-2 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 6-2 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Ray Richards clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 6-2 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the offensive board | 6-2 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Gahuj Afshari | 6-5 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Ray Richards steps in front of the Doug Curtis pass | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Erik Johnson steals the ball from Paul Pierce | 6-5 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Christopher Chien (C) Oscar Figueroa, Erik Johnson, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Christopher Chien | 9-5 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | David Brooks misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Chien | 9-5 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Spafford | 12-5 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | David Brooks scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam and he's hacked by Christopher Chien - foul #1 on Christopher Chien, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Erik Johnson (PF) Randall Chau, Charles Spafford | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:09 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis's floater is knocked away by Gregory Caldwell | 12-7 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Hunt | 12-10 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | David Brooks clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 12-10 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the tip | 12-10 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Hamilton | 12-10 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 12-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa (C) Christopher Chien | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is hacked by Antonio Hamilton - foul #1 on Antonio Hamilton, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SG), Christopher Chien (PF) Oscar Figueroa, Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Billy Tucker gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Antonio Hamilton - foul #2 on Antonio Hamilton, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG) Antonio Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-11 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 15-14 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses short on a floater from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Erik Johnson (PF) Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Ray Richards | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Leo Paxton buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Gilliam and he's hacked by Erik Johnson - foul #2 on Erik Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Spafford (PF) Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Hunt (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Randall Chau throws it down on a great pass from Oscar Figueroa | 17-17 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Leo Paxton is fouled on the floor by Oscar Figueroa - foul #1 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is fouled on the floor by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 17-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt | |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Paul Pierce is called for the reach on Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, David Brooks | |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien clanks a turnaround in the lane | 17-18 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randall Chau (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) C - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Gilliam | 17-20 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien is called for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa (C) Christopher Chien | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SF) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell | |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 17-23 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Randall Chau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Hunt (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Doug Curtis - foul #2 on Doug Curtis, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Ray Richards | |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa tips it in | 19-24 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Steven Hunt lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Smith | 19-26 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford's layup is rejected by David Brooks | 19-26 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 19-26 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Steven Hunt comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Charles Spafford, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, David Brooks | |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Randall Chau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Hunt - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Steven Hunt | |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Randall Chau makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 21-30 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Randall Chau grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien's fadeaway is rejected by Ray Richards | 21-30 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Paul Smith, Billy Tucker | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Hamilton | 23-30 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Gilliam | 23-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oscar Figueroa (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. SG - Randall Chau (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antonio Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Spafford (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Antonio Hamilton, team foul #10 | 23-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG), Erik Johnson (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Antonio Hamilton, Charles Spafford, Christopher Chien | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Ray Richards | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Oscar Figueroa - foul #2 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #11 | 23-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Randall Chau can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-35 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa gets the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-35 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Robert Espinosa steals it from Billy Tucker | 23-35 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Randall Chau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Billy Tucker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari and the foul's on Randall Chau - foul #1 on Randall Chau, team foul #12 | 23-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce | |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the free throw | 23-38 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | David Brooks blocks the short jumper by Erik Johnson | 23-38 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 23-38 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Billy Tucker's dunk attempt is rejected by Erik Johnson | 23-38 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #7 | 23-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (C) David Brooks | |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits a floater in the paint | 24-40 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Billy Tucker takes the ball from Christopher Chien | 24-40 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Billy Tucker jams it | 24-42 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Leo Paxton blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Oscar Figueroa | 24-42 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Billy Tucker knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Paul Smith and he's hacked by Randall Chau - foul #2 on Randall Chau, team foul #13 | 24-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Erik Johnson | 24-44 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses the halfcourt shot | 24-44 |