| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dima Zeiger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Jessup (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Robert Smith knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Todd Klein | 28-18 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-18 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Todd Klein | 28-18 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Boyles | 31-18 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-18 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Kearns | 31-18 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-18 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-18 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari snags the offensive board | 31-18 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Klein - foul #1 on Todd Klein, team foul #1 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (C) Dima Zeiger, Rudolf Mason, Malawa Afshari | |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Todd Klein grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Robert Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Boyles | 33-18 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Troy Travis drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Kyle Yonakor | 33-20 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Robert Smith misses the dunk | 33-20 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 33-20 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-20 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Todd Klein grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | James Boyles misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-20 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the tip | 33-20 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Troy Travis pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Troy Travis is hacked by Kevin Winston - foul #3 on Kevin Winston, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (SG), John Baker (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), George Mathews (C) Gerald Loeb, Troy Travis, Keith Jessup | |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 33-20 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw is fouled on the floor by George Mathews - foul #2 on George Mathews, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF) Rudolf Mason, George Mathews | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Baker (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bryan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamel Hanshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dunford (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the jumper in the lane | 33-20 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson clanks a shot from the left side | 33-20 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Dale Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | John Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Boyles | 36-20 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Bryan Howard is called for the reach on Stanford Anderson - foul #2 on Bryan Howard, team foul #3 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), Todd Klein (PF), Robert Smith (C) James Boyles, John Baker, Bryan Howard, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Malawa Afshari (C) Mark Dunford, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Matthew Kearns - foul #3 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #4 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kurt Varney (C) Malawa Afshari | |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor makes the free throw | 36-23 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is fouled on the floor by Rudolf Mason - foul #1 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Kurt Varney | |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Robert Smith scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Todd Klein and the foul's on Robert Mack - foul #2 on Robert Mack, team foul #3 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Kurt Varney (C) Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 38-23 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford is called for traveling | 38-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Gerald Loeb (SG), Troy Travis (SF), George Mathews (C) Robert Mack, Mark Dunford, Rudolf Mason, Kurt Varney | |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Troy Travis takes the ball from Kevin Winston | 38-23 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | The jumper by George Mathews is denied by Kevin Winston | 38-23 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-23 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns comes up short on the floater in the lane | 38-23 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the follow up shot | 40-23 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Robert Smith swats the shot by Kyle Yonakor | 40-23 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | George Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Matthew Kearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Todd Klein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Loeb (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stanford Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Mathews (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson scores on a floater from the left side | 40-25 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns's pass is intercepted by Kyle Yonakor | 40-25 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Troy Travis loses the dribble to Dale Taylor | 40-25 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Dale Taylor scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-25 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-25 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 43-25 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Dale Taylor double dribbles | 43-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), John Baker (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) Dale Taylor, Kevin Winston, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Gerald Loeb, Troy Travis, George Mathews | |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari's floater is tipped away by Jamel Hanshaw | 43-25 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Bryan Howard pulls down the rebound | 43-25 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-25 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Mack | 43-27 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-27 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari pulls down the rebound | 43-27 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mack | 43-29 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Malawa Afshari swats the shot by Jamel Hanshaw | 43-29 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamel Hanshaw (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dima Zeiger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanford Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-29 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Bryan Howard loses the dribble to Robert Mack | 43-29 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Robert Mack banks in the layup | 43-31 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | John Baker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bryan Howard | 46-31 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger makes the 3 from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Bryan Howard and the foul's on Malawa Afshari - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (PG), Kevin Winston (SF), Todd Klein (PF) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Jessup (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Dima Zeiger, Malawa Afshari | |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John Baker - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #5 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Smith (C) Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Dunford | 49-36 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Dale Taylor steals the ball from Mark Dunford | 49-36 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the lay-in | 49-36 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-36 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Anderson | 49-36 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason loses the dribble to John Baker | 49-36 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Kevin Winston buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dale Taylor and he's fouled by Rudolf Mason - foul #2 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG) John Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Troy Travis (SF) Keith Jessup, Rudolf Mason | |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the free throw | 51-36 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 51-36 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney is fouled on the floor by Kevin Winston - foul #4 on Kevin Winston, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw (C) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF) Robert Mack, Troy Travis | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-36 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Todd Klein gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Todd Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jamel Hanshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Dunford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rudolf Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanford Anderson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Dale Taylor drills a jumpshot from the right side | 53-36 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Kevin Winston is called for the reach on Rudolf Mason - foul #5 on Kevin Winston, team foul #7 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Baker (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Winston, Todd Klein, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Mark Dunford, Kurt Varney | |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | John Baker pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Dale Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Dima Zeiger is called for the reach on Dale Taylor - foul #2 on Dima Zeiger, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG) Dale Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Jessup (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Dima Zeiger, Rudolf Mason, Malawa Afshari | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Robert Smith misses the easy layup | 53-37 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford pulls down the rebound | 53-37 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bryan Howard - foul #3 on Bryan Howard, team foul #8 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Klein (PF) Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Malawa Afshari (C) Keith Jessup, Mark Dunford, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-39 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Todd Klein can't tip it in | 53-39 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Robert Smith tips it but misses | 53-39 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Todd Klein comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanford Anderson - foul #4 on Stanford Anderson, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Jessup (PF) Stanford Anderson | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Todd Klein makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Todd Klein misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup is hacked by Matthew Kearns - foul #4 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #9 | 54-39 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Kyle Yonakor takes the ball from Todd Klein | 54-41 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor misses badly on a floater near the basket | 54-41 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason tips it home | 54-43 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Boyles runs out the clock | 54-43 |