| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) SG - Glenn Magoon (fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) C - Brian Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave 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 flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from William Rayford and he's fouled by Carl McNurlen - foul #1 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Thomas | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Hubert Lee | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | William Rayford is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Mike Curtis tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Lance Hargrave - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (PG), Kyle Olson (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Saxon | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the tip | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Saxon - foul #1 on Richard Saxon, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Charles Raff gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Richard Saxon's pass is intercepted by Hubert Lee | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner lays it up and in set up by Hubert Lee | 5-8 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Edward Robinson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Olson | 8-8 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Magoon (fairly fresh) SF - Kyle Olson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darnell Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hubert Lee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Kyle Olson travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Edward Robinson, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG), Frank Behr (SF), Antonio Arnett (PF) Darnell Barnhill, Hubert Lee, Carl McNurlen | |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Glenn Magoon takes the ball from Frank Behr | 8-8 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon can't finish the layup | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Mike Curtis pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | William Rayford is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (PG), Carl McNurlen (PF) Robert Thomas, Brian Roberts | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Cory Dyar can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses badly on a shot near the basket | 8-8 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Cory Dyar snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Frank Behr | 8-8 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill blows the layup but he's fouled by Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (SG), Kyle Olson (SF), Charles Raff (C) Glenn Magoon, Cory Dyar, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Brian Roberts (C) Lloyd Stogner, Carl McNurlen | |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Edward Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the dunk attempt | 8-10 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Frank Behr is fouled on the floor by Mike Curtis - foul #1 on Mike Curtis, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (PG), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen (PF) Antonio Arnett | |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts's floater is knocked away by Charles Raff | 8-10 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Darnell Barnhill | 8-10 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Kyle Olson steps in front of the Darnell Barnhill pass | 8-10 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser misses the dunk | 8-10 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 8-10 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Saxon - foul #2 on Richard Saxon, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Glenn Magoon (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Edward Robinson, Kyle Olson, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SF), Antonio Arnett (PF) Frank Behr, Carl McNurlen | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lance Hargrave | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Magoon (fairly fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darnell Barnhill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Arnett (fresh) C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lloyd Stogner | 8-11 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Darnell Barnhill | 8-13 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-13 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 8-15 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Rayford | 8-15 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Charles Raff drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on William Rayford - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #7 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (PG), Edward Robinson (SG), Kyle Olson (SF), Mike Curtis (PF) William Rayford, Glenn Magoon, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Linscott (SG), Frank Behr (SF), Carl McNurlen (PF) Hubert Lee, Lloyd Stogner, Antonio Arnett | |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Darnell Barnhill steps in front of the Lance Hargrave pass | 10-18 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill can't connect on a shot from the right side | 10-18 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser pulls down the rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Edward Robinson double dribbles | 10-18 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | The jumper by Darnell Barnhill is denied by Mike Curtis | 10-18 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Darnell Barnhill | 10-20 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Brian Roberts blocks the jumper by Timothy Hooser | 10-20 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is called for 3 seconds | 10-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Magoon (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) Timothy Hooser, Kyle Olson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Lloyd Stogner (SF), Antonio Arnett (C) Norman Linscott, Frank Behr, Brian Roberts | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Magoon (fairly fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darnell Barnhill (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is hacked by Cory Dyar - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #8 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SF) Cory Dyar | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner misses the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Mike Curtis can't finish the uncontested layup | 10-20 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-20 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner snags the offensive board | 10-20 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Kyle Olson is called for the reach on Hubert Lee - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #9 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG) Darnell Barnhill | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Mike Curtis loses the ball out of bounds | 10-22 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 10-22 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hubert Lee - foul #1 on Hubert Lee, team foul #4 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Hubert Lee, Antonio Arnett | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (PG) Kyle Olson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-22 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Charles Raff tips it in | 13-22 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 13-24 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Mike Curtis is whistled for traveling | 13-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SF), Lance Hargrave (C) Glenn Magoon, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Antonio Arnett (PF) Lloyd Stogner, Carl McNurlen | |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-24 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-24 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brian Roberts | 13-24 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts can't connect on a floater in the lane | 13-24 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Kyle Olson double dribbles | 13-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Richard Saxon (PF) Timothy Hooser, Kyle Olson, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen (PF) Brian Roberts | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) PF - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Hubert Lee | 13-26 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is called for traveling | 13-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Magoon (SG), Charles Raff (PF) Edward Robinson, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SF) Frank Behr | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Charles Raff steps in front of the Hubert Lee pass | 13-26 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon is hacked by Hubert Lee - foul #2 on Hubert Lee, team foul #5 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Linscott (SG), Brian Roberts (C) Hubert Lee, Antonio Arnett | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #1 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #6 | 13-26 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Rayford | 16-26 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts connects on the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Thomas | 16-28 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Glenn Magoon | 18-28 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts can't throw it down but the foul's on Richard Saxon - foul #3 on Richard Saxon, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (SG), Kyle Olson (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Glenn Magoon, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (PG), Hubert Lee (SG), Frank Behr (SF), Antonio Arnett (PF) Robert Thomas, Norman Linscott, Lloyd Stogner, Carl McNurlen | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Kyle Olson gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Edward Robinson makes the 3 from the right corner | 21-29 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave dunks the ball | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee clanks a fullcourt shot | 23-29 |