| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 5 pts. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Donald Roane inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Johnny Miller's floater is tipped away by William Newton | 39-36 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski snags the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Johnny Miller grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Donald Roane can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | William Newton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Newton, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | John Love misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 39-36 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Carlton Wilford is denied by Johnny Miller | 39-36 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wayne Smiechowski | 39-36 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | John Love hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Charles Jones comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Johnny Miller can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Marc Melton (PF), Carl Banks (C) Thomas Jones, Donald Roane, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Lawrence Vinson (SG), Cory Murff (PF), Hans Karczewski (C) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar, Carlton Wilford | |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Cory Murff snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | William Newton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Banks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Lawrence Vinson is called for the reach on Johnny Miller - foul #3 on Lawrence Vinson, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Johnny Miller, Carl Banks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Elwood Zar (PF) Richard Laughlin, Lawrence Vinson, William Newton | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | John Love lays it up and in on a nice dish by Micheal Peterson | 42-36 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Privalsky | 44-36 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar hits the follow up shot | 44-38 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | John Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Johnny Miller (PF) John Love, Marc Melton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), William Newton (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) Charles Jones, Hans Karczewski, Elwood Zar | |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | William Newton misses long on a floater in the paint | 44-38 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Andrew Privalsky - foul #4 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Micheal Peterson, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson (SG), Elwood Zar (PF) Jonathan Saucedo, Cory Murff | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | William Newton connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Roane and he's hacked by Richard Laughlin - foul #3 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF), Marc Melton (PF) Donald Roane, Johnny Miller | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG) Lawrence Vinson | |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Jones | 47-43 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | John Love hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marc Melton | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Frederick Rogers - foul #1 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Donald Roane (SF) Thomas Jones, Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Cory Murff (PF) Richard Laughlin, Elwood Zar | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Donald Roane scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by John Love | 51-45 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford tips it home | 51-47 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | John Love buries a floater from the right side set up by Donald Roane | 53-47 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | William Newton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the tip | 53-47 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson tips it but misses | 53-47 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Johnny Miller (PF), Carl Banks (C) John Love, Marc Melton, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Elwood Zar (PF), Hans Karczewski (C) Charles Jones, Cory Murff, Carlton Wilford | |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Johnny Miller clanks a shot from close range | 53-47 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Elwood Zar steps in front of the Johnny Miller pass | 53-47 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Johnny Miller hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Richard Laughlin - foul #4 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Frederick Rogers (SF) Micheal Peterson, Donald Roane | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Cory Murff (C) Richard Laughlin, William Newton | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Charles Jones scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Elwood Zar | 56-51 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Carl Banks lays it in set up by Frederick Rogers | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Carl Banks denies the turnaround by Jonathan Saucedo | 58-51 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | John Love pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Thomas Jones buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Johnny Miller | 60-51 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-51 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Carl Banks grabs the board | 60-51 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Hans Karczewski steals the ball from John Love | 60-51 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Johnny Miller snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Johnny Miller hits a jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Cory Murff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Jones and he's fouled by Johnny Miller - foul #1 on Johnny Miller, team foul #3 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (PG), Micheal Peterson (SG), Marc Melton (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) John Love, Thomas Jones, Johnny Miller, Carl Banks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (SG), William Newton (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) Jonathan Saucedo, Hans Karczewski, Elwood Zar | |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Donald Roane comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Marc Melton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Donald Roane scores on a floater from the right wing | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG) Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson (SG), Elwood Zar (PF) Charles Jones, Cory Murff | |
| 04:13 | Louisville | John Love misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | William Newton grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | William Newton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Newton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Donald Roane clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carlton Wilford | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar is hacked by Marc Melton during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Marc Melton, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Johnny Miller (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) John Love, Marc Melton, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Hans Karczewski (C) Richard Laughlin, Lawrence Vinson, Carlton Wilford | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Jones | 64-59 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (C) Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson tips it back up and in | 66-59 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo is fouled on the floor by Andrew Privalsky - foul #5 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski (C) Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford (C) Hans Karczewski | |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | William Newton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the tip | 66-59 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG) Micheal Peterson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | John Love is fouled on the floor by Carlton Wilford - foul #1 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Johnny Miller's pass is intercepted by Charles Jones | 66-59 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Donald Roane double dribbles | 66-59 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | John Love grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | John Love is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF) Donald Roane | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | John Love misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Saucedo | 67-59 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | William Newton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Johnny Miller pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF) Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Charles Jones comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-59 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | John Love comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-59 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the rebound | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 69-59 |