| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Clem (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant's pass is intercepted by Micheal Hause in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Micheal Hause shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Bryant - foul #2 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Cory Murff tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Cory Murff picks off the pass by Micheal Hause | 34-28 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens knocks in the shot from the left side | 36-28 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Polson | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant is hacked by Andrew Privalsky - foul #2 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Carlton Wilford steps in front of the John Clem pass | 36-30 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 36-30 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Cory Murff swats the short shot by John Clem | 36-30 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Linhart | 39-30 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Jones steals the ball from Carlton Wilford | 39-30 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | John Clem knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Polson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Andrew Privalsky picks off the pass by Joseph Bryant | 39-33 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is hacked by Michael Linhart - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (SF), James McCarrol (PF), Randall Green (C) Joseph Bryant, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Cory Murff, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Frederick Tyrell (SF), Harold Barnhart (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Thomas Jones, John Clem, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Winterberg | 39-33 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Frederick Tyrell | 39-35 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Randall Green double dribbles | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) Micheal Hause | |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-35 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie connects on the floater from the left side | 41-35 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | William Spencer makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Harold Barnhart | 41-37 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | James Winterberg is fouled on the floor by Jerry Polson - foul #3 on Jerry Polson, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Cory Murff (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler, James McCarrol, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), John Clem (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Phillip Slomski, Jerry Polson, Frederick Tyrell, Harold Barnhart, William Spencer | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Micheal Hause takes the ball from Carlton Wilford | 41-37 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Micheal Hause blows the layup | 41-37 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Bryant out of the doubleteam | 44-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Clem (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 44-37 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky clanks a jumper from the right block | 44-37 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jones | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Howard Hagan picks off the pass by Carlton Wilford | 44-37 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky drills a driving attempt from the right block | 44-39 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens loses the dribble to John Clem | 44-39 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | John Clem travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (SF), James McCarrol (PF), Randall Green (C) Joseph Bryant, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Cory Murff, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Harold Barnhart (PF), William Spencer (C) Micheal Hause, John Clem, Howard Hagan, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Randall Green clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Harold Barnhart - foul #1 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Tyrell (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Randall Green makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Jerry Polson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | James McCarrol blows the layup | 46-39 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Randall Green hits the follow up shot | 48-39 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Jerry Polson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 48-42 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | James McCarrol is hacked by Frederick Tyrell - foul #2 on Frederick Tyrell, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Cory Murff (PF) James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler, James McCarrol | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Frederick Tyrell, William Spencer | |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 5 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the easy layup | 48-42 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Cory Murff gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Cory Murff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Barnhart - foul #2 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford (C) Randall Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), John Clem (PF) Jerry Polson, Harold Barnhart | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is hacked by Scott McPhie - foul #2 on Scott McPhie, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG) Scott McPhie | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Micheal Hause scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Polson | 49-44 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky hits a turnaround from close range | 49-46 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Micheal Hause shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky tips it home | 49-48 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | John Clem is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Cory Murff snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Cory Murff tips it but misses | 52-48 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Cory Murff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Polson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Micheal Hause lays it in set up by Jerry Polson and he's fouled by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (SF), James McCarrol (PF), Randall Green (C) Joseph Bryant, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Cory Murff, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Frederick Tyrell (SF), Harold Barnhart (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Thomas Jones, John Clem, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Winterberg | 54-51 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Micheal Hause splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Phillip Slomski and the foul's on Scott McPhie - foul #3 on Scott McPhie, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Cory Murff (PF) Scott McPhie, James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Frederick Tyrell, William Spencer | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Micheal Hause gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) James McCarrol, Randall Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), John Clem (PF) Phillip Slomski, Harold Barnhart | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | John Clem misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | John Clem tips it in | 54-56 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Cory Murff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Micheal Hause clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 54-56 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is open and buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Bryant | 56-56 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is hacked by Carlton Wilford - foul #2 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Micheal Hause tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens snags the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Michael Linhart is called for the reach on Andrew Privalsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Linhart, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens snags the offensive board | 56-60 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Linhart | 59-60 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is hacked by Joseph Bryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Cory Murff pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Micheal Hause grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is hacked by Joseph Bryant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the shot from the left wing | 59-61 |