| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Randy Black (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Villalobos (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Simon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag inbounds the ball | 37-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (PF) David Albert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-31 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Daniel Marshall - foul #2 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Albert (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Kenneth Byas, Randy Black | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Sam Simon gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Sam Simon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffry Dickman - foul #1 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Randy Black (C) Jeffrey Freitag, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Sam Simon makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Sam Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Troy Shrader scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Albert | 41-33 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson is whistled for a carry | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Kenneth Byas, Randy Black | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Troy Shrader knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Oatman | 44-33 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Villalobos | 44-36 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 44-36 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | David Albert gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Sam Simon | 44-36 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Twigg and the foul's on David Albert - foul #2 on David Albert, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Randy Black (C) Jeffrey Freitag, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (SF), Joshua Hanson (C) Leroy Twigg, Sean Patterson, George Villalobos, Sam Simon | |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Randy Black gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-38 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Randy Black gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | The jump hook by Antonio Oatman is blocked by Daniel Marshall | 44-38 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt banks in the layup set up by Andrew Massey | 44-40 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Troy Shrader evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas gets the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Oatman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Randy Black (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stewart Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Hanson (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | David Albert misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Byas | 44-40 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Gary Merritt steals the ball from Troy Shrader | 44-40 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Kenneth Byas takes the ball from Daniel Marshall | 44-40 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas banks in the layup | 46-40 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the tip | 46-40 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Randy Black grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas buries a fadeaway near the basket | 48-40 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-40 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 48-40 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Andrew Massey steals the ball from David Albert | 48-40 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stewart Scott | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Troy Shrader is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joshua Hanson - foul #1 on Joshua Hanson, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Antonio Oatman, David Albert, Randy Black | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG), Sean Patterson (SG), George Villalobos (SF), Jerry Wagar (PF), Sam Simon (C) Gary Merritt, Andrew Massey, Stewart Scott, Daniel Marshall, Joshua Hanson | |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Troy Shrader makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Troy Shrader misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Wagar | 49-42 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson scores on a shot near the basket | 49-44 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by George Villalobos | 49-47 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Troy Shrader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-47 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Sam Simon gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Patterson | 49-47 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar connects on the runner from close range and he's fouled by Jeffrey Yeung - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yeung, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SG), David Albert (PF), Randy Black (C) Kenneth Byas, Jeffrey Yeung, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Oatman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Albert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Randy Black (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - George Villalobos (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jerry Wagar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Randy Black is whistled for a carry | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Wall (SG) Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson is fouled on the floor by Ryan Wall - foul #3 on Ryan Wall, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG) Ryan Wall | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar's layup is rejected by Randy Black | 49-50 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Patterson | 49-52 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Sam Simon slams it home | 51-54 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Byas | 54-54 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Twigg | 54-57 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas loses the dribble to Sean Patterson | 54-57 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar is hacked by Jeffrey Freitag - foul #1 on Jeffrey Freitag, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Kenneth Byas, Randy Black | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (SF), Daniel Marshall (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) Leroy Twigg, Sean Patterson, George Villalobos, Jerry Wagar, Sam Simon | |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Troy Shrader - foul #3 on Troy Shrader, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Troy Shrader hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall misses the dunk | 54-59 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Troy Shrader comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Stewart Scott | 54-59 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott can't connect on a floater from the right side | 54-59 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall tips it home | 54-61 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Troy Shrader and he's hacked by Andrew Massey - foul #1 on Andrew Massey, team foul #3 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Kenneth Byas (SG), Randy Black (C) Troy Shrader, David Albert, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Patterson (SG), Sam Simon (C) Andrew Massey, Joshua Hanson | |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall grabs the offensive board | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Byas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Freitag (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Oatman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Black (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Patterson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Sam Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott loses the dribble to Jeffrey Freitag | 57-61 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag misses the easy layup | 57-61 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall drills a floater from the left block | 57-63 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Stewart Scott is called for the reach on Jeffrey Freitag - foul #2 on Stewart Scott, team foul #4 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Shrader (PG), David Albert (PF) Donald Charles, Antonio Oatman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), George Villalobos (SF), Jerry Wagar (PF) Gary Merritt, Stewart Scott, Daniel Marshall | |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Randy Black hits a 3 from the right corner | 60-63 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar drills a turnaround in the paint | 60-65 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag double dribbles | 60-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Oatman (SG) Kenneth Byas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG) Andrew Massey | |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | David Albert steals it from Sam Simon | 60-65 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Troy Shrader is hacked by Jerry Wagar - foul #1 on Jerry Wagar, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall (PF) Jerry Wagar | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Randy Black misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | George Villalobos pulls down the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Sam Simon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-65 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Troy Shrader gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | George Villalobos grabs the board | 60-65 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | George Villalobos tips it but misses | 60-65 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall tips it back up and in | 60-67 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | George Villalobos snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by George Villalobos | 60-69 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Sam Simon steals the ball from Antonio Oatman | 60-69 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-69 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall tips it but misses | 60-69 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | George Villalobos pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Ryan Wall (SF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Antonio Oatman, Jeffrey Freitag, Randy Black | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (SF), Jerry Wagar (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) Leroy Twigg, Sean Patterson, George Villalobos, Daniel Marshall, Sam Simon | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Shrader (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Wall (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Albert (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stewart Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Wagar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Troy Shrader misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas grabs the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | David Albert's floater is tipped away by Jerry Wagar | 60-69 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gary Merritt | 60-69 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag (SF), Antonio Oatman (PF) Ryan Wall, David Albert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Patterson (SG), George Villalobos (SF), Daniel Marshall (PF), Sam Simon (C) Andrew Massey, Stewart Scott, Jerry Wagar, Joshua Hanson | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Sam Simon knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 60-71 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Byas | 62-71 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-71 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the tip | 62-71 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman can't tip it in | 62-71 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Sam Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffry Dickman | 62-71 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Albert (PF), Randy Black (C) Antonio Oatman, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG) Gary Merritt | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Daniel Marshall steals the ball from Kenneth Byas | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | George Villalobos is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Byas - foul #3 on Kenneth Byas, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (PF) Daniel Marshall | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | George Villalobos makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | George Villalobos makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Randy Black misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Leroy Twigg | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson lays it in | 62-75 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Freitag comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 62-75 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | George Villalobos gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg runs out the clock | 62-75 |