| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) C - Scott Leff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Scott Leff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | David Anderson hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | The jumper by Michael Brown is denied by Gilbert Fry | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason tips it home | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is called for traveling | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gilbert Fry - foul #1 on Gilbert Fry, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Scott Leff makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | David Anderson hits a floater from the left wing set up by Henry Lee | 4-6 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry throws it down on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 6-6 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Troy Travis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Jack Watson tips it home | 6-8 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Donald Clark is called for the reach on Gilbert Fry - foul #1 on Donald Clark, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (SF) Troy Travis | |
| 16:21 | Louisville | David Anderson is called for traveling | 6-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF) David Piner, George Mathews, Donald Clark | |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Henry Lee steals the ball from Edwin Johnson | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Henry Lee throws it down | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is hacked by Kevin Winston - foul #1 on Kevin Winston, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Bruce Peet, Kevin Winston, David Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Jack Watson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Piner | 8-11 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the shot from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Donald Clark pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Edward Pipes steals the ball from Jack Watson in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Henry Lee is fouled on the floor by Donald Clark - foul #2 on Donald Clark, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Edward Pipes | 11-11 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Earl Crosby hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Henry Lee grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Terence Sullivan - foul #1 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), David Anderson (PF) Edward Pipes, Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Leff (C) Edwin Johnson | |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Scott Leff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Henry Lee pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Henry Lee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Anderson | 15-14 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Bruce Peet grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Terence Sullivan is called for the reach on Kevin Winston - foul #2 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Scott Leff | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | David Anderson drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Winston | 17-14 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Troy Travis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | David Piner is called for the reach on Kevin Winston - foul #1 on David Piner, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (SF), Scott Leff (C) Troy Travis, Edwin Johnson | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG) Bruce Peet | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson (C) Scott Leff | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 3rd free throw | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Piner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Edward Pipes steals the ball from Rudolf Mason | 19-14 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Edwin Johnson - foul #1 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #8 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Hollis Smith, David Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Rudolf Mason, Edwin Johnson | |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Michael Brown knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry knocks in the runner in the lane | 22-16 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Michael Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 22-16 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Edward Pipes gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee double dribbles | 22-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), David Anderson (PF) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Troy Travis, Scott Leff | |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Piner | 22-18 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble clanks a jumper from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | David Piner hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Douglas Williams | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee is fouled on the floor by Douglas Williams as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Edwin Johnson | |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Donald Clark (PF) Michael Brown, Douglas Williams | |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Jack Watson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, David Anderson, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, Scott Leff | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-21 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Donald Clark gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 25-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Hollis Smith (SF) Bruce Peet, Henry Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Scott Leff (C) Terence Sullivan, Edwin Johnson | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Kevin Winston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edward Pipes | 28-21 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Scott Leff hits a shot from close range on a great pass from David Piner | 28-23 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Kevin Winston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), David Anderson (PF) Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), George Mathews (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, Rudolf Mason, Scott Leff | |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Henry Lee shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 28-23 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it back up and in | 30-23 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Winston - foul #2 on Kevin Winston, team foul #3 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Earl Crosby (C) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Donald Clark | |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Leff - foul #1 on Scott Leff, team foul #11 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (PF) Edwin Johnson | |
| 04:46 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Michael Brown can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-24 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason misses the tip | 32-24 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Earl Crosby pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Scott Leff pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Michael Brown is denied on a layup by Earl Crosby | 32-24 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | David Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Scott Leff is called for the reach on Earl Crosby - foul #2 on Scott Leff, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Jeffrey Goble, David Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF) Michael Brown, David Piner, Rudolf Mason | |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Earl Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Earl Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Henry Lee steals the ball from Terence Sullivan | 33-24 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Matthew Smith throws it down on a great pass from Henry Lee | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Scott Leff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Hollis Smith (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Bruce Peet, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Troy Travis, Scott Leff | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Edward Pipes | 37-24 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Johnson | 37-26 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Douglas Williams steals the ball from Matthew Smith | 37-26 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Pipes - foul #1 on Edward Pipes, team foul #4 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Henry Lee (SF), David Anderson (PF) Edward Pipes, Kevin Winston, Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Bruce Peet is hacked by Jack Watson - foul #2 on Jack Watson, team foul #13 | 37-28 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Bruce Peet misses the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Bruce Peet makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Donald Clark scores on a fadeaway from close range | 38-30 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Donald Clark swats the layup by David Anderson | 38-30 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Jack Watson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 38-30 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Henry Lee is fouled on the floor by Scott Leff - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #14 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Kevin Winston (SG) Bruce Peet, Jeffrey Goble | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Rudolf Mason, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |