| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Charles Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Danny Bump makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Mike Williams tips it home | 29-34 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | David Roberts misses badly on a jumper from close range | 29-34 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch lays it up and in on a great pass from Mike Williams | 31-34 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Manuel Koch - foul #1 on Manuel Koch, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by David Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Walton Bell - foul #2 on Walton Bell, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | David Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell tips it home | 31-37 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Rene Romano drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Rene Romano snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jimoh Ahmadi | 37-37 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 39-37 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 39-37 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | David Roberts takes the ball from Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 39-37 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd buries a jumper in the paint | 39-39 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Aubrey Bell - foul #1 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Kerry Windham connects on the shot from the left block set up by Keith Lorentz | 42-41 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert tips it but misses | 42-41 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Charles Thomas blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Charles Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Taylor (PF) Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Kerry Windham | |
| 11:02 | Louisville | David Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mark Boyce pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Mark Boyce clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Orville Farr - foul #2 on Orville Farr, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Aubrey Bell is called for the reach on Harold Gearhart - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Boyd (C) Peter Jenkins | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Orville Farr double dribbles | 42-45 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Orville Farr, Danny Bump | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | David Taylor picks off the pass by Mark Boyce | 42-45 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Boyd steals it from Harold Gearhart | 42-45 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Rene Romano grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fairly fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses long on a floater in the paint | 42-45 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | David Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Walton Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Danny Bump (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-47 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Orville Farr knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-47 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Manuel Koch steps in front of the Aubrey Bell pass | 45-47 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert hits the follow up shot | 47-47 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses badly on a shot from the left side | 47-47 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Walton Bell pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 47-47 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Boyce | 47-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Robert Hyslop is called for the reach on Manuel Koch - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Mark Boyce knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Boyd | 47-51 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart blows the layup | 47-51 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Charles Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Aleksandar Ptaszynski denies the turnaround by Robert Hyslop | 47-51 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Rene Romano scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Orville Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | David Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Rene Romano - foul #2 on Rene Romano, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | David Roberts runs out the clock | 50-51 |