| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Chien (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards inbounds the ball | 22-17 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | David Brooks knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Smith | 24-17 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Spears | 24-20 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Ray Richards jams it on a nice dish by Richard Sheets and he's fouled by Christopher Chien - foul #1 on Christopher Chien, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | David Brooks double dribbles | 27-23 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the 3 from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Ray Richards connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Sheets | 29-26 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Michael Spears loses the dribble to Richard Sheets | 29-26 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | David Brooks connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Richards | 31-26 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 33-27 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Paul Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Espinosa | 33-30 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sheets | 35-30 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-30 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Michael Spears and he's fouled by Ray Richards - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF), Erik Johnson (C) Michael Spears, Robert Espinosa | |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Donald Portillo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Leonard Sumlin | 35-33 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the easy layup | 35-33 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson travels with the ball | 35-33 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Oscar Figueroa is called for the reach on Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Oscar Figueroa, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Leonard Sumlin | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | David Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-33 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | David Brooks blocks the short jumper by Oscar Figueroa | 35-33 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien tips it home | 35-35 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Erik Johnson is called for the reach on David Brooks - foul #4 on Erik Johnson, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Oscar Figueroa, Christopher Chien, Erik Johnson | |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Carmelo Reyes - foul #2 on Carmelo Reyes, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Leonard Sumlin is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #2 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) David Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Christopher Chien (PF) Doug Curtis, Carmelo Reyes | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 39-38 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses long on a floater from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 41-40 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Leonard Sumlin | 41-40 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ray Richards - foul #2 on Ray Richards, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), David Brooks (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG) Leonard Sumlin | |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Paul Pierce drills a floater from the right block set up by Clifford Jacobs and he's hacked by Doug Curtis - foul #1 on Doug Curtis, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Spafford (SF) Oscar Figueroa | |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-42 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien connects on the turnaround from the left block | 43-44 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Donald Portillo is hacked by Doug Curtis - foul #2 on Doug Curtis, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes (PF) Christopher Chien | |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford travels with the ball | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Erik Johnson (C) Robert Espinosa | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Ray Richards comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Charles Spafford, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF) Michael Spears, Charles Spafford | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) C - Erik Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | David Brooks swats the short shot by Erik Johnson | 47-44 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ray Richards | 50-44 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-44 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Paul Smith | 53-44 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 53-44 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-44 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Paul Pierce is called for the reach on Doug Curtis - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Charles Spafford (SF), Christopher Chien (PF) Oscar Figueroa, Leonard Sumlin, Carmelo Reyes | |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-44 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Paul Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-44 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Spears | 53-44 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 53-44 |
| 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 triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the lay-in | 53-44 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Clifford Jacobs is called for the reach on Doug Curtis - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG), David Brooks (C) Donald Portillo, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF) Doug Curtis, Charles Spafford | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Chien (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | David Brooks buries a shot from the left side | 55-44 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson lays it up and in set up by Michael Spears | 55-46 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, David Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG) Leonard Sumlin | |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3 from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Erik Johnson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Doug Curtis | 58-49 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Chien gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the shot from the right wing set up by Ray Richards and he's hacked by Doug Curtis - foul #3 on Doug Curtis, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Oscar Figueroa, Christopher Chien, Erik Johnson | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 63-49 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses badly on a shot in the lane | 63-49 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin hits the follow up shot | 63-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 63-51 |