| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Michael Thayer connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wallace | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-17 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory buries a shot from the left block | 35-17 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #1 | 35-17 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lamont Mallory | 35-18 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses short on a runner in the paint | 35-18 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson snags the defensive board | 35-18 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the jumper from the right side | 35-18 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the offensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Lamont Mallory - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #2 | 35-18 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Michael Thayer comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 35-19 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #3 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (C) Alex Jackson | |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 35-20 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Warren Schneider drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-20 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | William Stokes's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Whittle | 38-20 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 38-20 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Luis Williams is whistled for a carry | 38-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Alex Jackson (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, William Stokes | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Louie Chavira is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #2 on Louie Chavira, team foul #4 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lawrence Milam and the foul's on Louie Chavira - foul #3 on Louie Chavira, team foul #5 | 38-22 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses the free throw | 38-22 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the lay-in | 38-22 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the tip | 38-22 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-22 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't tip it in | 38-22 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Louie Chavira grabs the defensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon's layup is rejected by Ronald Wood | 38-22 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 38-22 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam knocks in the floater from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Mario Klima steps in front of the Lamont Mallory pass | 38-24 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Louie Chavira - foul #4 on Louie Chavira, team foul #6 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), William Stokes (PF) Mario Klima, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Stokes steps in front of the Robert Whittle pass | 38-25 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam comes up short on the floater from the left block | 38-25 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Michael Merrifield steals the ball from Luis Williams | 38-25 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | William Stokes banks in the layup | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Lawrence Milam takes the ball from Warren Schneider | 38-27 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield dunks the ball on a great pass from Lawrence Milam | 38-29 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Robert Whittle can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Lamont Mallory (PF) Luis Williams, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Alex Jackson | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | William Stokes drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Merrifield | 40-31 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | William Stokes gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Lamont Mallory takes the ball from Michael Merrifield | 40-31 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Mario Klima (SG) Lyle Tavares, Michael Merrifield | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | William Wallace hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Ronald Smith | 42-31 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the lay-in | 42-31 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Warren Schneider snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | William Wallace comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | William Wallace snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Mario Klima | 42-33 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Warren Schneider drills a 3 from the left wing | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #7 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Alex Jackson (C) Lawrence Milam, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Luis Williams is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-34 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes is hacked by Luis Williams - foul #1 on Luis Williams, team foul #8 | 45-34 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Louie Chavira travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF) William Wallace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | William Stokes connects on the fadeaway from close range | 45-37 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by William Stokes - foul #2 on William Stokes, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Mario Klima | |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Christopher Bunn - foul #2 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #9 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Bunn | 48-39 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson scores on a floater from the baseline set up by James Brown | 48-41 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses badly on a floater near the basket | 48-41 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it but misses | 48-41 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | William Stokes pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson clanks a turnaround from the left block | 48-41 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Louie Chavira, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (PF) James Brown, William Stokes | |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory blows the layup | 48-43 |
| 04:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam lays it in | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by Lyle Tavares - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer loses the dribble to Lawrence Milam | 48-45 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam can't finish the layup | 48-45 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it home | 48-47 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #3 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), William Stokes (PF) Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | William Stokes's layup is rejected by Lamont Mallory | 49-47 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | William Wallace is hacked by Lawrence Milam - foul #3 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | William Stokes can't connect on a shot from close range | 49-47 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield tips it back up and in | 49-49 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 49-49 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it home | 51-49 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | William Stokes knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Lawrence Milam | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is fouled on the floor by Lyle Tavares - foul #4 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Michael Thayer takes the ball from Lawrence Milam | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Merrifield - foul #3 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | William Stokes grabs the board | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Stokes comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 53-51 |