| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - George Mathews (fresh) PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | James Boyles gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Boyles and the foul's on Malawa Afshari - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't throw it down | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Kevin Winston gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | James Boyles clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Mack - foul #1 on Robert Mack, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | James Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Kevin Winston knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Kearns and he's fouled by Robert Mack - foul #2 on Robert Mack, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 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 | |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Donald Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | David Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | David Anderson clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kurt Varney - foul #1 on Kurt Varney, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF) Kurt Varney, Troy Travis | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | David Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Rudolf Mason is blocked by David Anderson | 5-2 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry's dunk attempt is rejected by Scott Leff | 5-2 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Scott Leff buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudolf Mason | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Anderson | 8-5 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Donald Clark can't tip it in | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | James Boyles grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Anderson | 11-5 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is hacked by Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), George Mathews (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Henry Lee pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rudolf Mason - foul #1 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #5 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF) George Mathews | |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Hollis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is hacked by Troy Travis - foul #1 on Troy Travis, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Edwin Johnson | |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Matthew Smith knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Bryan Howard | 15-8 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-8 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the offensive board | 15-8 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Donald Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Lee | 15-8 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Lee | 15-8 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Henry Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-8 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | James Boyles connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bryan Howard | 17-8 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Scott Leff | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rudolf Mason (fresh) SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | James Boyles can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 17-11 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Donald Clark, Malawa Afshari | |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the shot from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 17-11 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Troy Travis blows the layup | 17-11 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason can't tip it in | 17-11 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Gilbert Fry steals it from Rudolf Mason | 17-11 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | David Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Kurt Varney - foul #2 on Kurt Varney, team foul #7 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG) Matthew Kearns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | George Mathews banks in the layup | 19-13 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry buries a floater from the right wing set up by Hollis Smith | 21-13 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Donald Clark clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Malawa Afshari | |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Henry Lee | 23-15 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Henry Lee steals the ball from George Mathews | 23-15 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Henry Lee banks in the layup | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - George Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 25-17 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is called for traveling | 25-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Hollis Smith, Henry Lee, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Scott Leff buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Watson | 25-19 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | James Boyles clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-19 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Matthew Smith, team foul #5 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Scott Leff | |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | James Boyles misses long on a floater from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Mathews | 25-21 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams's pass is intercepted by James Boyles | 25-21 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the dunk attempt | 25-21 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | James Boyles snags the offensive board | 25-21 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-21 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the follow up shot | 27-21 |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | George Mathews is called for the reach on Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on George Mathews, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Bryan Howard (C) Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Douglas Williams, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Malawa Afshari | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 27-23 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Boyles - foul #1 on James Boyles, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Boyles | 30-24 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Henry Lee - foul #1 on Henry Lee, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG) Matthew Kearns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF) George Mathews, Donald Clark | |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | James Boyles's pass is intercepted by Terence Sullivan in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason lays it in set up by Terence Sullivan | 30-28 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Terence Sullivan is called for the reach on James Boyles - foul #1 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Henry Lee, Earl Crosby, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Robert Mack (SG), George Mathews (SF) Rudolf Mason, Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry lays it in on a nice dish by James Boyles | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Scott Leff loses the dribble to Hollis Smith | 32-28 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG) James Boyles, Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, George Mathews, Scott Leff | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | David Anderson gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Kevin Winston clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it in | 34-28 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Robert Mack scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-30 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Robert Mack hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kurt Varney | 34-32 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Robert Mack steals it from Kevin Winston | 34-32 |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | Robert Mack lays it up and in | 34-34 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Troy Travis gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | David Anderson is called for the reach on Terence Sullivan - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #8 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Matthew Smith is hacked by Donald Clark - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #10 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Douglas Williams (SG) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Scott Leff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Robert Mack (SG) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Hollis Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Smith | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | George Mathews misses short on a halfcourt shot | 38-35 |