| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Frank Brumback evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum | 31-27 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Brumback | 31-27 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-27 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits the follow up shot | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters hits the finger roll | 33-29 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Chase Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is called for traveling | 33-31 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | George Carrigan steals it from Chase Brown | 33-31 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Frank Brumback is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits the follow up shot | 33-33 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-33 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the jump hook from close range | 33-33 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 36-33 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Frank Brumback is fouled on the floor by George Carrigan as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Norbert Shackelford, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Matthews | 39-33 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Ralph Choe clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Chase Brown | |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Ralph Choe drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Maynard | 39-36 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Bushong | 39-36 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Santos Cherry steals it from Thomas Nusbaum | 39-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 4 reb. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry lays it in on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 41-36 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Santos Cherry | 41-36 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Back | 43-36 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Ralph Choe works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Steven Bushong grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Steven Bushong buries a shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-40 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-40 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Steven Bushong grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Stephen Carney - foul #1 on Stephen Carney, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (PG), Frank Brumback (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard misses the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chase Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brumback (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Maynard - foul #1 on Ronald Maynard, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Ronald Maynard | |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood blows the layup | 47-41 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens is hacked by Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Frank Brumback can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry tips it home | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Chase Brown is open and buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ralph Choe out of a doubleteam | 49-45 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ralph Choe - foul #3 on Ralph Choe, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Carrigan (C) Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF) Frank Brumback | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-45 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Carrigan | 51-45 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | George Carrigan misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Vasily Gavinski - foul #3 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jesse Back (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Norbert Shackelford, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Chase Brown, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG), Tom Matthews (SF) Dewey Mills, Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF) Ronald Maynard | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Frank Brumback loses the dribble to George Carrigan | 53-45 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Jerry Underwood steals it from Jeffrey Peters | 53-45 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Frank Brumback comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-45 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Choe | 53-45 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Ralph Choe misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG) Ralph Choe | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens is hacked by Dewey Mills - foul #2 on Dewey Mills, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Dewey Mills steals the ball from Robert Gibbens | 53-45 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford slams it home on a great pass from Dewey Mills | 55-45 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood loses the dribble to Norbert Shackelford | 55-45 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills lays it up and in on a great pass from Norbert Shackelford | 57-45 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Nusbaum | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Bissett | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-47 |