| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - George Mathews (fresh) PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams loses the dribble to James Boyles | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | David Anderson lays it up and in set up by Matthew Kearns | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | George Mathews pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Terence Sullivan is called for the reach on James Boyles - foul #1 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | James Boyles hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | George Mathews gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Robert Mack can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Robert Mack grabs the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams scores on a jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the easy layup | 7-4 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari's dunk attempt is rejected by David Anderson | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Kearns | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari is called for traveling | 7-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Kurt Varney (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Kearns | 7-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - Kurt Varney (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) SG - Matthew Kearns (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Troy Travis misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF) Kurt Varney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Troy Travis misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Troy Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Henry Lee hits the follow up shot | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Leff and he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG) James Boyles | |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Henry Lee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 11-10 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Clark | 13-10 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Bryan Howard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is hacked by Hollis Smith - foul #1 on Hollis Smith, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Hollis Smith, Henry Lee, Bryan Howard | |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Troy Travis's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Smith | 13-10 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns is fouled on the floor by Terence Sullivan - foul #2 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Kurt Varney (PF) Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Kevin Winston knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Smith | 13-12 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason comes up short on the shot near the basket | 13-12 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Winston | 13-12 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Kearns | 13-14 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams lays it in on a great pass from Jack Watson | 15-14 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses long on a shot from the left block | 15-14 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the tip | 15-14 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Scott Leff pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Watson | 17-14 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | James Boyles's pass is intercepted by Jack Watson | 17-14 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses the lay-in | 17-14 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Winston | 17-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rudolf Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Kearns (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Scott Leff - foul #1 on Scott Leff, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Earl Crosby (PF) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, Matthew Smith | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the easy layup | 20-16 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Earl Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Hollis Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF) Rudolf Mason, George Mathews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bryan Howard (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terence Sullivan | 22-16 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble is whistled for a carry | 22-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), George Mathews (SF), Scott Leff (C) Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Kevin Winston (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Jeffrey Goble, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses long on a floater from the left side | 22-16 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Hollis Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Winston | 22-19 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Robert Mack is whistled for traveling | 22-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Robert Mack, George Mathews, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:46 | Louisville | James Boyles misses short on a floater from the left side | 22-19 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Troy Travis | 24-19 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | James Boyles banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Winston and he's hacked by Rudolf Mason - foul #1 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Rudolf Mason, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| 08:22 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | George Mathews hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 24-22 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Terence Sullivan | 24-22 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | George Mathews scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 26-22 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | James Boyles jams it on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 26-24 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-24 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | James Boyles misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Terence Sullivan - foul #3 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Earl Crosby (PF) Kevin Winston, Matthew Smith | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari clanks a turnaround from the right block | 26-26 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses short on a jump hook from close range | 26-26 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it in | 26-28 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari slams it home set up by Troy Travis and he's fouled by Matthew Kearns - foul #2 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #6 | 28-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), George Mathews (SF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams, Troy Travis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Hollis Smith (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Earl Crosby, Gilbert Fry | |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Henry Lee is hacked by Malawa Afshari - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG) Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses long on a runner in the lane | 29-28 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Donald Clark clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Matthew Smith blocks the jumper by Douglas Williams | 29-28 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Henry Lee's pass is intercepted by Douglas Williams | 29-28 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | George Mathews lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Leff - foul #2 on Scott Leff, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Robert Mack (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Kevin Winston (SF), Earl Crosby (PF) Jeffrey Goble, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith | |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 31-28 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari misses long on a jumper from close range | 31-28 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Winston | 31-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Earl Crosby (fresh) C - Bryan Howard (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Bryan Howard blows the layup | 31-28 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Troy Travis | 31-28 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Robert Mack blows the dunk but he's hacked by Hollis Smith - foul #2 on Hollis Smith, team foul #7 | 31-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Earl Crosby, Bryan Howard | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gilbert Fry | 32-28 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | David Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Kearns | 32-30 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Robert Mack is fouled on the floor by James Boyles - foul #1 on James Boyles, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 34-30 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | James Boyles tips it home | 34-32 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Robert Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Robert Mack, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | David Anderson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Boyles and he's hacked by Edwin Johnson - foul #1 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF) Kevin Winston | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Rudolf Mason, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Boyles and he's hacked by Scott Leff - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #9 | 34-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG) Matthew Kearns | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | David Anderson is called for the reach on Douglas Williams - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #9 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Malawa Afshari | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Kevin Winston (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Henry Lee, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Troy Travis steals it from Bryan Howard | 34-38 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Troy Travis can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-38 |