| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-32 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Rene Romano buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 23-34 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Roberts | 25-34 |
| 18:33 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it but misses | 25-34 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski can't tip it in | 25-34 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | David Roberts pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Kerry Windham can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Manuel Koch - foul #3 on Manuel Koch, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Latson (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), John Johnson (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch, Richard Calvert | |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Robert Latson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Latson, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski scores on a floater from the right side and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Robert Latson, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG) Rene Romano | |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mike Williams | 27-39 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the floater from the left block | 27-39 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Aubrey Bell picks off the pass by Richard Calvert | 29-39 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the finger roll set up by David Roberts | 31-39 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | David Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins blows the dunk | 31-39 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Roberts | 34-39 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch is whistled for traveling | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Gearhart - foul #2 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Latson (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Mike Williams | |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 35-41 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mark Boyce | 38-41 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Manuel Koch is denied by Joseph Boyd | 38-41 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch can't tip it in | 38-41 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart tips it in | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Latson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Louisville | The short jumper by Joseph Boyd is denied by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 38-43 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the lay-in | 38-43 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Danny Bump misses the floater from the left side | 38-43 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Mike Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mike Williams | 38-45 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Charles Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Manuel Koch - foul #4 on Manuel Koch, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Robert Latson, Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), David Taylor (PF) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Manuel Koch | |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Mark Boyce tips it home | 43-48 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Roberts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it in | 45-48 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Rene Romano's pass is intercepted by Mark Boyce in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Thomas and he's hacked by Walton Bell - foul #3 on Walton Bell, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is fouled on the floor by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), John Johnson (C) Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG) Mike Williams, Orville Farr | |
| 07:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Aubrey Bell - foul #1 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Latson (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | David Roberts is fouled on the floor by Orville Farr - foul #1 on Orville Farr, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG) Rene Romano | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Manuel Koch | 51-49 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Orville Farr buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mike Williams | 51-52 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Jimoh Ahmadi picks off the pass by Mark Boyce | 51-52 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Robert Latson, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart is hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Latson (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Rene Romano | 54-55 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-55 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Joseph Boyd steals the ball from Richard Calvert | 54-55 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop buries a shot from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Latson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Rene Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Charles Thomas hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Calvert - foul #1 on Richard Calvert, team foul #9 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Robert Latson, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell is hacked by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #1 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Rene Romano gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | David Taylor comes up short on the runner from close range | 61-58 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Walton Bell tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Mark Boyce lays it up and in set up by Robert Hyslop | 63-60 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a 3 from straight away | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the floater from the right side | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | David Taylor wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Roberts | 63-63 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Walton Bell steps in front of the David Roberts pass in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Charles Thomas takes the ball from Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 63-63 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Harold Gearhart - foul #3 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor | |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 3rd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #2 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Lorentz - foul #1 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Boyce | 69-65 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is hacked by Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF) Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Manuel Koch | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | David Roberts clanks a shot near the basket | 69-67 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Harold Gearhart - foul #4 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Mike Williams | |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Charles Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Rene Romano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Rene Romano is called for the reach on David Roberts - foul #1 on Rene Romano, team foul #14 | 69-67 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | David Roberts is hacked by Rene Romano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rene Romano, team foul #15 | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 71-69 |