| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) SF - William Harned (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) C - Victor White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) PF - Robert Delaney (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Victor White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Robert Wallace denies the turnaround by Melvin Phillips | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Howin Xue drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Marc Lutz | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Timothy Colburn - foul #1 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the dunk | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Victor White pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is fouled on the floor by Robert Delaney - foul #1 on Robert Delaney, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Harned | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Robert Delaney is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Robert Delaney, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Victor White knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Marc Lutz clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it back up and in | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Robert Wallace blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Victor White pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) PF - Willard Hensler (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Victor White buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy McNaughton | 7-4 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn double dribbles | 7-4 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Robert Wallace clanks a jump hook in the paint | 7-4 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips banks in the layup | 9-4 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz clanks a jump hook in the paint | 9-4 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Bryant | 12-4 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Robert Wallace works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 12-4 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Willard Hensler can't tip it in | 12-4 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it home | 12-6 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Howin Xue picks off the pass by Billy McNaughton | 12-6 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 12-6 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 12-6 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is hacked by Willard Hensler - foul #1 on Willard Hensler, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is hacked by Melvin Phillips - foul #1 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #2 | 12-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF), James Johnson (C) Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Lawrence McClatcher is called for the reach on Marc Lutz - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Dollinger - foul #1 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| 10:16 | Louisville | James Johnson picks off the pass by Howin Xue | 12-7 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by William Harned | 14-7 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Howin Xue comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Willard Hensler | |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 14-7 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Timothy Colburn steals it from Billy McNaughton | 14-7 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses long on a floater from the left wing | 14-7 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Weaver | 17-7 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #6 | 17-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), James Johnson (PF) William Harned, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF), Willard Hensler (PF) Marc Lutz, Howin Xue | |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a floater near the basket | 17-7 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 17-7 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Melvin Phillips | 20-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Fred Butler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Peter Alexander | 20-10 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), Howin Xue (C) Timothy Colburn, Peter Alexander | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Robert Wallace can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Fred Butler grabs the offensive board | 20-10 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler knocks in the shot from close range | 20-12 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Victor White misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 20-12 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the offensive board | 20-12 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Fred Butler - foul #1 on Fred Butler, team foul #5 | 20-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy Bryant, Victor White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Peter Alexander (PF) Fred Butler, Willard Hensler | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Howin Xue swats the short shot by James Johnson | 20-12 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits the follow up shot | 22-12 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Howin Xue knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 22-14 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver lays it in on a nice dish by Billy McNaughton and the foul's on Peter Alexander - foul #1 on Peter Alexander, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG) Marc Lutz | |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the free throw | 24-14 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Fred Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | James Johnson swats the layup by Peter Alexander | 24-14 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 24-14 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | James Johnson is called for traveling | 24-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Henry Weaver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF), Robert Delaney (PF) Robert Wallace, Peter Alexander | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-14 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Robert Delaney grabs the offensive board | 24-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor White - foul #2 on Victor White, team foul #7 | 24-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 24-15 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Victor White misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Delaney - foul #3 on Robert Delaney, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF), Peter Alexander (C) Robert Delaney, Howin Xue | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses the fadeaway from close range | 26-15 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Willard Hensler tips it but misses | 26-15 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | William Harned pulls down the rebound | 26-15 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher scores on a 3 from the left corner | 29-15 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Robert Wallace evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marc Lutz | 29-17 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-17 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Peter Alexander grabs the board | 29-17 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Billy McNaughton swats the shot by Marc Lutz | 29-17 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-17 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 29-17 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Butler | 29-19 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Robert Wallace is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips - foul #1 on Robert Wallace, team foul #8 | 29-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), Henry Weaver (PF), James Johnson (C) William Harned, Billy McNaughton, Victor White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Howin Xue (C) Robert Wallace, Willard Hensler | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) Melvin Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Howin Xue - foul #1 on Howin Xue, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF) Marc Lutz | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Alexander | 32-19 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-19 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 32-19 |