| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Howard inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses the shot in the paint | 19-22 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | James Howard snags the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors travels with the ball | 19-22 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | William Lavoie buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-25 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | William Lavoie drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Hairston and he's fouled by Jerald Louis - foul #1 on Jerald Louis, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Thayer - foul #1 on Michael Thayer, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Shumpert | 24-28 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-28 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Hairston | 24-28 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SF), Lloyd Wood (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington, Michael Thayer | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Jim Combs | |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | James Howard buries a floater from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Eddie Thomas is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert - foul #1 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Robert Shumpert, James Howard, Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF) William Lavoie, Lloyd Wood | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Choate (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Comacho | 28-28 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Craig Choate hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joseph Hairston | 28-31 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the shot from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 28-31 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-31 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Comacho | 30-31 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Craig Choate connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Eddie Thomas | 30-34 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Isaac Washington steps in front of the Cory Alarcon pass | 30-34 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Craig Choate clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Isaac Washington tips it in | 30-36 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Cory Alarcon | 32-36 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cory Alarcon - foul #1 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), James Howard (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, Cory Alarcon, Jerald Louis, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Lloyd Wood (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Isaac Washington, Eddie Thomas | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Shumpert | 35-37 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the jumper near the basket | 35-37 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Jim Combs tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Henry Meadors swats the dunk try by Lloyd Wood | 37-39 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 11:13 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Jim Combs is fouled on the floor by Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG) Clyde Zimmermann | |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SF) Joseph Hairston | |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Craig Choate can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 39-41 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Choate - foul #2 on Craig Choate, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF) Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Washington (PF) Lloyd Wood | |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Isaac Washington gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Craig Choate can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Jim Combs hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Lavoie | 42-44 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses badly on a shot in the lane | 42-44 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | William Lavoie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 08:35 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors knocks in the runner from the left block | 44-46 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Isaac Washington travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Thomas Comacho, James Howard, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (PG), Lloyd Wood (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) William Lavoie, Jim Combs, Isaac Washington, Michael Thayer | |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Slack | 46-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Choate (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lloyd Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Stark (fresh) C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Robert Shumpert steps in front of the Craig Choate pass | 46-46 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Lloyd Wood pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Jerald Louis takes the ball from Jesse Lawley | 46-46 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Craig Choate | 46-46 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Choate | 46-48 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Stark - foul #1 on Donald Stark, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), James Howard (SF), Henry Meadors (C) Robert Shumpert, Cory Alarcon, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Jim Combs (SG), Joseph Hairston (SF), Isaac Washington (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Jesse Lawley, Craig Choate, Lloyd Wood, Donald Stark, Eddie Thomas | |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerald Louis - foul #2 on Jerald Louis, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Jim Combs makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Jim Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by William Lavoie - foul #1 on William Lavoie, team foul #5 | 47-50 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Isaac Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Michael Thayer double dribbles | 48-50 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | William Lavoie misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Lavoie | 48-50 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | James Howard is called for the reach on Michael Thayer - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eddie Thomas (C) Michael Thayer | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Jim Combs steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Combs (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Hairston (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Isaac Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clyde Zimmermann | 50-50 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | William Lavoie grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Jim Combs hits a shot from the left side set up by William Lavoie and the foul's on Thomas Comacho - foul #2 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Robert Shumpert (SG), Alex Jackson (PF) Clyde Zimmermann, Thomas Comacho, Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Jim Combs makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Jerald Louis (PF) Cory Alarcon, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Eddie Thomas | |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Shumpert | 53-53 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Jim Combs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 53-53 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Shumpert - foul #3 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis banks in the layup on a great pass from Clyde Zimmermann | 55-54 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Shumpert - foul #4 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Joseph Hairston grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Clyde Zimmermann is called for the reach on William Lavoie - foul #3 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | William Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jim Combs | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Jim Combs is hacked by Clyde Zimmermann in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Choate (SF), Donald Stark (PF) Joseph Hairston, Isaac Washington | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Jim Combs misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Jim Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 55-59 |