| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Michael Spears snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Oscar Figueroa steals the ball from Paul Pierce | 31-34 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Erik Johnson is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Erik Johnson, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 31-37 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Richards | 31-39 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Espinosa | 33-39 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | David Brooks buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ray Richards | 33-41 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-41 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by David Brooks | 33-41 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 33-41 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 33-44 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | David Brooks pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Spears - foul #2 on Michael Spears, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes (SF) Michael Spears | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Ray Richards, Paul Smith, David Brooks | |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Donald Portillo drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Jacobs | 33-48 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 33-48 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #3 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Carmelo Reyes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), David Brooks (C) Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Oscar Figueroa - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG) Donald Portillo | |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #4 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Chien (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Doug Curtis | 33-51 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #2 | 35-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the free throw | 35-51 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | David Brooks is fouled on the floor by Christopher Chien - foul #1 on Christopher Chien, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | David Brooks hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Smith | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Michael Spears connects on the 3 from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Richard Sheets double dribbles | 38-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes (SF), John Brown (C) Oscar Figueroa, Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Rafael Ayala (PF) Ray Richards, Paul Pierce | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Spears | 40-53 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 40-55 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes snags the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Donald Portillo snags the offensive board | 40-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Chien (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't tip it in | 40-55 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Erik Johnson (PF) Doug Curtis, John Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Rafael Ayala | |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson is fouled on the floor by David Brooks - foul #2 on David Brooks, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Oscar Figueroa is denied by Paul Pierce | 40-55 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Donald Portillo pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the dunk | 40-55 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-55 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli snags the defensive board | 40-55 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | David Brooks blows the layup | 40-55 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Donald Portillo grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | David Brooks lays it in on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is called for 5 seconds | 40-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF) Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, David Brooks | |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Leonard Sumlin - foul #1 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Brown (C) Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG) Ray Richards | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't tip it in | 40-57 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien snags the defensive board | 40-57 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Chien is blocked by Paul Pierce | 40-57 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 40-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Smith | 40-60 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is hacked by Clifford Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Carmelo Reyes (SF), Erik Johnson (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Michael Spears, Leonard Sumlin, Christopher Chien, John Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), David Brooks (C) Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa loses the dribble to David Brooks | 40-60 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Doug Curtis - foul #2 on Doug Curtis, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Doug Curtis | 42-62 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Erik Johnson - foul #2 on Erik Johnson, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG) Richard Sheets | |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Espinosa | 42-63 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Paul Pierce denies the turnaround by Erik Johnson | 42-63 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Richards | 42-65 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Christopher Chien (PF), John Brown (C) Oscar Figueroa, Erik Johnson, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Donald Portillo (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Ray Richards, Paul Smith, David Brooks | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is fouled on the floor by John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #9 | 42-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF) Carmelo Reyes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Clifford Jacobs | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-67 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Marinelli | 44-67 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Marinelli | 44-70 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Marinelli | 44-73 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #10 | 44-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Carmelo Reyes (SF) Doug Curtis, Leonard Sumlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Ray Richards (PF), David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | David Brooks misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Chien - foul #2 on Christopher Chien, team foul #11 | 44-73 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Chien | 47-74 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-77 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-77 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the offensive board | 47-77 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Spears | 49-77 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Portillo | 49-80 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-80 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Donald Portillo loses the ball out of bounds | 49-80 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG) Oscar Figueroa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Donald Portillo | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-80 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 49-80 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Spears - foul #3 on Michael Spears, team foul #12 | 49-80 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-81 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards runs out the clock | 52-81 |