| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roland Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Roland Smith grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Henry Bryant denies the turnaround by Carl Kruger | 28-24 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant drills a shot from the left block set up by Paul Dyer and he's hacked by Jared Jackson - foul #2 on Jared Jackson, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Jared Jackson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Henry Bryant - foul #1 on Henry Bryant, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Jared Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Bryant | 30-27 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | Carl Kruger is called for the reach on Paul Salisbury - foul #2 on Carl Kruger, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen (PF), Jason Sheldon (C) Henry Bryant, Roland Smith | |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ethan Wren and he's fouled by Fadey Kurpinski - foul #1 on Fadey Kurpinski, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Baumeister (SF) Ethan Wren, Paul Dyer | |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Carl Kruger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister is hacked by Jared Jackson - foul #3 on Jared Jackson, team foul #4 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Bryant (PF) Paul Salisbury | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Carl Kruger steals the ball from Jason Sheldon | 30-30 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski scores on a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Vanwinkle - foul #1 on Robert Vanwinkle, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Dyer (SF), Roland Smith (C) Robert Baumeister, Raymond Paulsen, Jason Sheldon | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jared Jackson | 33-30 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski loses the dribble to Ethan Wren | 33-30 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren dunks the ball | 33-32 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Carl Kruger scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jared Jackson - foul #4 on Jared Jackson, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry (PF), Michael Golden (C) Jared Jackson, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury (SG), Jason Sheldon (C) Robert Vanwinkle, Roland Smith | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 36-32 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Golden | 36-32 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Carl Kruger scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Rosenberry and the foul's on Ethan Wren - foul #1 on Ethan Wren, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) Fadey Kurpinski, Von Mitkowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Robert Baumeister (SF), Raymond Paulsen (PF) Ethan Wren, Paul Dyer, Henry Bryant | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Carl Kruger makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Golden (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Rosenberry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle makes the 3 from straight away set up by Jason Sheldon | 39-35 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Salisbury - foul #3 on Paul Salisbury, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Smith (C) Robert Baumeister | |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Ivan Chrostowski steals it from Roland Smith | 41-35 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski lays it up and in | 43-35 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Carl Kruger gets the rebound | 43-35 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Roland Smith drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Vanwinkle | 45-37 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry banks in the layup | 47-37 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon misses the jump hook from close range | 47-37 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Smith | 47-39 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Raymond Paulsen | 47-41 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Raymond Paulsen steals the ball from Michael Golden | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Carl Kruger (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Golden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Rosenberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Sheldon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is hacked by Jason Sheldon - foul #2 on Jason Sheldon, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski (PG), Von Mitkowski (SG), Jared Jackson (SF) Ivan Chrostowski, Carl Kruger, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Paul Dyer (SF), Henry Bryant (PF) Robert Vanwinkle, Paul Salisbury, Raymond Paulsen, Jason Sheldon | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Michael Golden is hacked by Roland Smith - foul #1 on Roland Smith, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Ethan Wren - foul #2 on Ethan Wren, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Robert Rosenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Paul Dyer | 49-45 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Roland Smith is hacked by Michael Golden - foul #1 on Michael Golden, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Fleshman (SG), Larry Watkins (C) Robert Rosenberry, Michael Golden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen (PF) Roland Smith | |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Walter Fleshman | 52-45 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled on the floor by Paul Dyer - foul #2 on Paul Dyer, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Kruger (SG) Walter Fleshman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Larry Watkins denies the turnaround by Henry Bryant | 54-45 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fadey Kurpinski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Kruger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-45 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Jared Jackson grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-45 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Carl Kruger tips it back up and in | 58-45 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-45 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Jared Jackson gets the rebound | 58-45 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Jackson | 58-45 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled on the floor by Ethan Wren - foul #3 on Ethan Wren, team foul #9 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury (SG), Roland Smith (C) Robert Baumeister, Raymond Paulsen | |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Roland Smith drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Bryant | 60-47 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Bryant - foul #2 on Henry Bryant, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Roland Smith buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ethan Wren | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | The jumper by Carl Kruger is denied by Roland Smith | 62-49 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Roland Smith comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Watkins - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #7 | 62-49 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Fadey Kurpinski runs out the clock | 62-49 |