| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 27-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Beckman | 27-25 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 29-25 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Gearhart | 29-27 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Beckman | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is hacked by Robert Beckman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Beckman, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Andrew Womac (PF) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Otto Hobbs | |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd clanks a turnaround from the left block | 32-30 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by Rene Romano - foul #2 on Rene Romano, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG) Orville Farr | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 34-30 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Rene Romano drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins blows the dunk | 34-33 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Andrew Womac (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Jared Dunlap, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 34-34 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Jared Dunlap (SF) Fredrick Cost, Andrew Womac | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Rene Romano clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Pipkin and the foul's on Richard Flint - foul #2 on Richard Flint, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Andrew Womac (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Jared Dunlap, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman is hacked by Jeffrey Pipkin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG) Walton Bell | |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Womac | 37-36 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Pipkin and he's fouled by Rene Romano - foul #3 on Rene Romano, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Flint | 39-36 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 39-36 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Richard Flint can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Andrew Womac grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Andrew Womac | 41-36 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Robert Beckman, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Richard Calvert | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Orville Farr is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 41-38 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Danny Bump hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-38 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 43-38 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Danny Bump connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Rene Romano | 43-40 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 45-40 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Orville Farr is hacked by Fredrick Cost - foul #3 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Otto Hobbs | |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman scores on a jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits a shot from close range | 47-42 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Womac | 47-42 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is fouled on the floor by Robert Beckman - foul #2 on Robert Beckman, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (PF) Andrew Womac, Jared Dunlap | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Aubrey Bell | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell's layup is rejected by Richard Flint | 47-42 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Rene Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Rene Romano scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Beckman | 47-44 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (PF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Robert Beckman, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Pipkin - foul #5 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SG) Jeffrey Pipkin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG) Rene Romano | |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the dunk attempt | 47-44 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 47-44 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 47-44 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd's layup is rejected by Richard Flint | 47-44 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 47-44 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 47-44 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Richard Flint pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Womac (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Beckman - foul #3 on Robert Beckman, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (PF) Andrew Womac, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Robert Beckman, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Aubrey Bell is called for the reach on Danny Bump - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG) Walton Bell | |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Danny Bump can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-46 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Aubrey Bell | 50-46 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Boyd (C) Jared Dunlap | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Beckman | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Fredrick Cost | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Robert Beckman is called for the reach on Joseph Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Beckman, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SF), Andrew Womac (PF) Peter Jenkins, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Otto Hobbs | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Robert Beckman is called for the reach on Keith Lorentz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Beckman, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Robert Beckman | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-51 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 56-51 |