| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Charles Chang inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Todd Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Quackenbush - foul #2 on John Quackenbush, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Todd Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Todd Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler scores on a jumper from close range | 37-38 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | The short jumper by Troy Kersten is denied by Charles Chang | 37-40 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Charles Chang scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Troy Kersten scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eugene Purkey | 39-42 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Charles Chang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Raymond Harder | |
| 17:15 | Louisville | John Clem shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Troy Kersten pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Peter Persons is hacked by John Quackenbush - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (SG), Joseph Taylor (PF), William Garfield (C) John Quackenbush, Herbert Sadler, Howard Epperson | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | John Clem evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | William Garfield pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the dunk attempt | 39-42 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | John Clem hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Allen | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Goering (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Garfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | John Clem works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Virgilio Bruno | 43-44 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Charles Chang's floater is tipped away by Curtis Secrist | 43-44 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 43-46 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Taylor - foul #2 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Peter Persons (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Troy Kersten (C) John Clem, Donald Allen, Virgilio Bruno, James Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Raymond Harder (SG), Michael Barth (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF), Howard Epperson (C) James Winterberg, Joel Goering, Charles Chang, Joseph Taylor, William Garfield | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler blows the dunk but the foul's on Todd Bailey - foul #2 on Todd Bailey, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Purkey (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey jams it on a nice dish by Clarence Kerr and the foul's on Michael Barth - foul #1 on Michael Barth, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the easy layup | 47-48 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Michael Barth gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Troy Kersten steps in front of the Howard Epperson pass | 47-48 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Clarence Kerr comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it in | 49-48 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Purkey is called for the reach on Raymond Harder - foul #1 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Garfield (SF) Michael Barth | |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #1 on Troy Kersten, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (SF) William Garfield | |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Persons | 51-49 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Todd Bailey - foul #3 on Todd Bailey, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Clarence Kerr, Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Raymond Harder | |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | John Clem hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | James Winterberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Persons - foul #1 on Peter Persons, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor (PF), William Garfield (C) Herbert Sadler, Howard Epperson | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Garfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Allen | 57-52 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | Charles Chang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Purkey (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG) John Quackenbush | |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Donald Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | William Garfield tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | James Burke clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Garfield - foul #1 on William Garfield, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG), Todd Bailey (SF) Donald Allen, Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Herbert Sadler (PF), Howard Epperson (C) James Winterberg, Charles Chang, Joseph Taylor | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | James Burke misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | James Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Herbert Sadler is called for the reach on Peter Persons - foul #2 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Eugene Purkey, James Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Michael Barth (SF) Raymond Harder, William Garfield | |
| 08:59 | Louisville | John Clem works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it home | 60-57 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Curtis Secrist blocks the short jumper by Herbert Sadler | 60-57 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Todd Bailey pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Peter Persons double dribbles | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG) John Clem | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (SF) Michael Barth | |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-57 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Todd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Troy Kersten buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Kerr and the foul's on Herbert Sadler - foul #3 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF) Todd Bailey, Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG) John Quackenbush | |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clarence Kerr (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Raymond Harder steps in front of the Troy Kersten pass | 62-59 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler can't finish the layup | 62-59 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Todd Bailey (SF) Clarence Kerr, Peter Persons, Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Joseph Taylor (PF), William Garfield (C) James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler, Howard Epperson | |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Todd Bailey snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Troy Kersten is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Clem | 64-61 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Charles Chang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Purkey - foul #3 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (PF) Raymond Harder, William Garfield | |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Donald Allen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 64-63 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | James Winterberg hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 64-65 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Todd Bailey is called for traveling | 64-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG), Virgilio Bruno (SF) Donald Allen, Todd Bailey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Garfield (SF), Howard Epperson (C) Charles Chang, Joseph Taylor | |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Winterberg | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Howard Epperson blocks the short jumper by John Clem | 64-67 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Burke - foul #1 on James Burke, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Eugene Purkey (PF), Troy Kersten (C) John Clem, Curtis Secrist, James Burke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), Joseph Taylor (PF) James Winterberg, Herbert Sadler | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clarence Kerr (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Garfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Peter Persons is whistled for a carry | 64-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), Charles Chang (SF) John Quackenbush, William Garfield | |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Clarence Kerr is called for the reach on James Winterberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Kerr, team foul #9 | 64-69 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Todd Bailey (SF) Clarence Kerr, Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (PF) Joseph Taylor | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Todd Bailey is whistled for a carry | 64-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) James Winterberg | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-71 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey scores on a floater in the lane | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Quackenbush | 66-74 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Peter Persons hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Eugene Purkey | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-74 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | John Clem splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-74 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Charles Chang pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Todd Bailey hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Clem | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | John Clem is called for the reach on Herbert Sadler in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Clem, team foul #11 | 71-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-78 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson gets the rebound | 71-78 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | John Clem is called for the reach on Howard Epperson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Clem, team foul #12 | 71-78 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the board | 71-79 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | John Clem is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-79 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 71-79 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | John Clem is called for the reach on Charles Chang in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Clem, team foul #13 | 71-79 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-81 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Charles Chang pulls down the rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Winterberg runs out the clock | 71-81 |