| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David McKennzie inbounds the ball | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams travels with the ball | 23-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Donald Clark blocks the short jumper by Don Jordan | 23-36 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Don Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Bruce Peet comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Hollis Smith tips it back up and in | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Dunn - foul #1 on David Dunn, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), Douglas Williams (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | David McKennzie makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | David McKennzie makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Hollis Smith scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | David Piner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-40 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Scott Leff can't tip it in | 25-40 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 25-40 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Bruce Peet connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 25-43 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | David Piner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Hollis Smith | 25-43 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Leff - foul #2 on Scott Leff, team foul #1 | 25-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG) David Dunn | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-44 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson tips it in | 27-44 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Don Jordan can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Terence Sullivan - foul #3 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Terence Sullivan, Douglas Williams, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Timothy Taylor steals it from David McKennzie | 27-46 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Edward Pipes hits a floater from the right side | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses long on a jumper from close range | 27-48 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Donald Clark tips it but misses | 27-48 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the offensive board | 27-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Piner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Hollis Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. PF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | David McKennzie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-48 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Clark | 27-48 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | David Piner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Piner, team foul #3 | 27-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), David Dunn (PF), Kenneth Wynn (C) Edward Pipes, Hollis Smith, Don Jordan | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Bruce Peet shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Matthew Smith | 27-50 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-50 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's dunk attempt is rejected by Edwin Johnson | 29-50 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson gets the rebound | 29-50 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Hollis Smith (SF) Timothy Taylor, Matthew Smith | |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-50 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Hollis Smith snags the defensive board | 32-50 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | David Dunn comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Jack Watson is called for the reach on Chris Gerken - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Don Jordan (PF) Chris Gerken, David Dunn | |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Edward Pipes scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 32-52 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Michael Brown scores on a jumper in the paint | 34-52 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Edward Pipes blows the layup | 34-52 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Donnie Moss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Don Jordan - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Donald Clark (PF) Michael Brown, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Matthew Smith (C) Edward Pipes, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Donald Clark denies the turnaround by Matthew Smith | 36-52 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-52 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Timothy Taylor - foul #3 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Douglas Williams (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), David Dunn (PF), Kenneth Wynn (C) Timothy Taylor, Hollis Smith, Don Jordan | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Bruce Peet splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Wynn | 39-56 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Scott Leff connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donnie Moss - foul #4 on Donnie Moss, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Wynn - foul #4 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | David McKennzie grabs the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | David Piner comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams tips it in | 44-58 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-58 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | David McKennzie pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Hollis Smith - foul #2 on Hollis Smith, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG) Jack Watson, David Piner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Don Jordan (PF) Chris Gerken, Edward Pipes | |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Don Jordan connects on the open floater from the free throw line set up by Bruce Peet out of the doubleteam | 46-60 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Matthew Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Jordan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Hollis Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bruce Peet | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 46-63 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Douglas Williams is called for the reach on Bruce Peet - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #6 | 46-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Donnie Moss (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, David McKennzie, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Kenneth Wynn (C) Hollis Smith, David Dunn | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is fouled on the floor by Terence Sullivan - foul #4 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David Piner (SG) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | David Piner is hacked by Don Jordan - foul #2 on Don Jordan, team foul #7 | 46-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | David Piner misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 46-65 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is called for traveling | 46-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, David Piner, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Don Jordan | |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-65 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn loses the ball out of bounds | 46-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (PF), Scott Leff (C) Michael Brown, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Hollis Smith (SF) Edward Pipes, Matthew Smith | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Wynn - foul #5 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (C) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | The jumper by Michael Brown is denied by David Dunn | 48-65 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Scott Leff tips it back up and in | 50-65 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Hollis Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Bruce Peet tips it back up and in | 50-67 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-67 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | David Dunn's floater is tipped away by Scott Leff | 53-67 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Matthew Smith hits the follow up shot | 53-69 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donnie Moss (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. PF - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan double dribbles | 53-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Don Jordan (PF) Timothy Taylor, Bruce Peet, David Dunn | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Gerken, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson tips it back up and in | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Don Jordan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Smith | 55-71 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Donald Clark can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Edward Pipes pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Hollis Smith hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Edward Pipes | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson is whistled for traveling | 55-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Edward Pipes | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | David McKennzie steals the ball from Matthew Smith | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | David Piner buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Edwin Johnson | 57-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Bruce Peet scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Hollis Smith | 57-76 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson is hacked by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #10 | 57-76 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Hollis Smith runs out the clock | 59-76 |