| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 7 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes can't connect on a floater from the left block | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the defensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Richard Sheets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Dildy (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Spears - foul #2 on Michael Spears, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Wayne Dildy, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:42 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Freudenberg | 32-31 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis tips it home | 32-33 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-33 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #1 on Toney Dumas, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Spears and he's hacked by Michael Moore - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Paul Pierce loses the dribble to Oscar Figueroa | 32-38 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Michael Moore steals it from Carmelo Reyes | 32-38 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Michael Moore slams it home | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 8 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-38 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 34-38 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 34-38 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Carmelo Reyes takes the ball from Michael Moore | 34-38 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Michael Spears connects on the 3 from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Espinosa - foul #3 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Michael Spears | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Timothy Marinelli picks off the pass by Doug Curtis | 36-41 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Nesbitt | 38-41 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses long on a runner in the lane | 38-41 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-41 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Oscar Figueroa (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 8 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Espinosa | 38-41 |
| 11:18 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Christopher Freudenberg swats the short shot by Robert Espinosa | 38-41 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa tips it but misses | 38-41 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is hacked by Carmelo Reyes - foul #3 on Carmelo Reyes, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Nicholas Hilton (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Doug Curtis, Richard Fitzgerald, Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Toney Dumas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Leonard Sumlin - foul #3 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson loses the dribble to Toney Dumas | 38-44 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin is called for a backcourt violation | 41-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Kevin Kemp (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Nicholas Hilton, Charles Spafford, Michael Jacobson | |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Sumlin - foul #4 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Nelson (SF) Leonard Sumlin | |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 43-44 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the dunk | 43-44 |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Michael Spears's floater is knocked away by Paul Pierce | 43-44 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Toney Dumas | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Ronald Nelson (fresh) PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 45-44 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Rafael Ayala | 47-44 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Toney Dumas steps in front of the Ronald Nelson pass | 47-44 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Sheets | 49-44 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Kevin Kemp (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (PG), Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Michael Spears, Doug Curtis, Ronald Nelson, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Charles Spafford, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Leonard Sumlin - foul #5 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Kemp (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Carmelo Reyes (PF) Leonard Sumlin, Charles Spafford | |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Paul Pierce connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Marinelli and he's hacked by Carmelo Reyes - foul #4 on Carmelo Reyes, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Kevin Kemp (C) Timothy Marinelli, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG), Robert Espinosa (C) Richard Fitzgerald, Michael Jacobson | |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 54-44 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Michael Spears picks off the pass by Paul Pierce | 54-44 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Michael Spears throws it down | 54-46 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Robert Espinosa is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Michael Spears | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Figueroa | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Paul Pierce denies the turnaround by Oscar Figueroa | 54-46 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the jump hook in the paint | 54-46 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it in | 56-46 |
| 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) | |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis is hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Ronald Nelson (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Doug Curtis, Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald is fouled on the floor by Michael Moore - foul #3 on Michael Moore, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 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) | |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by Richard Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Toney Dumas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Freudenberg takes the ball from Michael Spears | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 58-46 |