| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Jim Combs scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-33 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Lavoie | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Isaac Washington swats the layup by Jerald Louis | 34-33 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Jim Combs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | James Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis hits a fadeaway in the lane | 34-35 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | William Lavoie is fouled on the floor by Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Jim Combs buries a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Hairston | 37-35 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Clyde Zimmermann and he's hacked by Joseph Hairston - foul #3 on Joseph Hairston, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF) Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | William Lavoie tips it home | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Craig Choate hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jim Combs | 42-41 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is hacked by Eddie Thomas - foul #2 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Michael Thayer (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Lloyd Wood, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Robert Shumpert, James Howard, Daren Singleton, Henry Meadors | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Isaac Washington is fouled on the floor by Jerald Louis - foul #2 on Jerald Louis, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Craig Choate drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Slack | 45-44 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses the lay-in | 45-44 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley loses the dribble to Clyde Zimmermann | 45-44 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Comacho | 45-46 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Craig Choate tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Isaac Washington tips it home | 47-46 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jesse Lawley - foul #1 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), James Howard (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, Cory Alarcon, Jerald Louis, Samuel Slack | |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Jim Combs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Clyde Zimmermann | 49-50 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lloyd Wood, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG) Clyde Zimmermann | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors comes up short on the shot from close range | 49-50 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lloyd Wood | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | James Howard picks off the pass by Eddie Thomas | 49-50 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | James Howard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | William Lavoie is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Alarcon - foul #2 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Lloyd Wood, Donald Stark, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Jerald Louis (PF) Cory Alarcon, Daren Singleton | |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Jim Combs comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | William Lavoie snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | William Lavoie connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Combs | 53-50 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Meadors | 53-53 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | William Lavoie scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Combs | 56-53 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled on the floor by Isaac Washington - foul #2 on Isaac Washington, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Robert Shumpert, James Howard, Henry Meadors | |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Slack - foul #1 on Samuel Slack, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Isaac Washington grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas scores on a shot in the paint | 59-53 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Craig Choate is called for the reach on Thomas Comacho - foul #3 on Craig Choate, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Lloyd Wood (PF) Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Clyde Zimmermann, Jerald Louis | |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eddie Thomas - foul #3 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Combs (SG), Michael Thayer (C) Jesse Lawley, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | James Howard makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Jim Combs grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | William Lavoie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Lloyd Wood | 59-54 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | James Howard blocks the jumper by Craig Choate | 59-54 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Howard | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Choate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Wood - foul #3 on Lloyd Wood, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Isaac Washington banks in the layup | 61-56 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Comacho | 61-58 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled on the floor by Isaac Washington - foul #3 on Isaac Washington, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Craig Choate (SG), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Thomas Comacho, James Howard, Jerald Louis | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eddie Thomas | 61-58 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-58 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Alarcon | 61-58 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Craig Choate snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Craig Choate misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Shumpert and the foul's on Eddie Thomas - foul #4 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Lloyd Wood (PF) Jesse Lawley, Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Robert Shumpert, Daren Singleton | |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the free throw | 61-61 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Slack (C) Henry Meadors | |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Eddie Thomas is called for the reach on Samuel Slack - foul #5 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Stark (PF) Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Donald Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | William Lavoie loses the dribble to Clyde Zimmermann | 61-62 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Jim Combs steals the ball from James Howard | 61-62 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Jim Combs lays it up and in | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Craig Choate (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Cory Alarcon | 63-65 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Craig Choate, Donald Stark, Lloyd Wood | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), Henry Meadors (C) Cory Alarcon, Samuel Slack | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston is whistled for a carry | 63-65 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-65 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Jim Combs snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | William Lavoie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Clyde Zimmermann - foul #4 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | William Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | William Lavoie is called for the reach on Clyde Zimmermann in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Lavoie, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Isaac Washington misses short on a shot from close range | 64-67 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors is hacked by Jim Combs in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Combs, team foul #13 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF) Robert Shumpert, James Howard | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Lavoie | 67-69 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), James Howard (SF) Thomas Comacho, Cory Alarcon | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann is fouled in the backcourt by William Lavoie - foul #3 on William Lavoie, team foul #14 | 67-69 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-71 |