| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Wilson inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Leo Henderson grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral clanks a 3 from straight away | 30-24 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Shilin Wang pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses badly on a shot from the right side | 30-24 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 30-24 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Michael Wilson misses the tip | 30-24 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Gerald Comeau - foul #4 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #1 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (PF) Gerald Comeau | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas (C) Walter Campbell | |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Shilin Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Keene (SF), Dennis Scott (PF) Paul Cabral, Mark Reynolds | |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Michael Keene misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 32-26 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marvin Lacefield | 32-26 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield throws it down on a nice dish by Calvin Schatz | 34-26 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Keene | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) PF - Mark Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Keene (fresh) PF - Dennis Scott (fresh) C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Parker - foul #4 on Mark Parker, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Michael Wilson (SF), Gerald Comeau (PF) Shilin Wang, Calvin Schatz, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Paul Cabral (SG), Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Shawn Taylor, Junior Bogue, Michael Keene, Christopher Thomas | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Walter Campbell swats the layup by John Madison | 36-31 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Leo Henderson tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Gerald Comeau denies the turnaround by Mark Reynolds | 38-31 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell hits the follow up shot | 38-33 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Dennis Scott takes the ball from Gerald Comeau | 38-33 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Madison - foul #1 on John Madison, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG) Leo Henderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG), Michael Keene (PF) Dennis Scott, Mark Reynolds | |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-34 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Michael Keene snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Michael Wilson picks off the pass by Michael Keene | 38-34 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | John Madison misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Keene | 38-34 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | John Madison is called for the reach on Jackie Stutts - foul #2 on John Madison, team foul #4 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Junior Bogue (SG), Christopher Thomas (C) Jackie Stutts, Robert Hovis, Walter Campbell | |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas is fouled on the floor by Marvin Lacefield - foul #2 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Mark Parker (C) John Madison, Marvin Lacefield | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:52 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Parker | 38-34 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Shilin Wang connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Parker | 41-34 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Junior Bogue clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Parker - foul #5 on Mark Parker, team foul #6 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Wilson (SF), Marvin Lacefield (C) Calvin Schatz, Mark Parker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds (PF) Paul Cabral | |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Junior Bogue makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Junior Bogue misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Shilin Wang clanks a 3 from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Michael Keene gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Michael Keene's pass is intercepted by Leo Henderson | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Keene (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 41-35 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Michael Keene comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-35 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas lays it in | 43-37 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper near the basket | 43-37 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Shilin Wang drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 46-37 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Leo Henderson | 46-37 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Michael Wilson can't finish the layup | 46-37 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Reynolds | 46-37 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds can't tip it in | 46-37 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shilin Wang | 48-39 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Junior Bogue | 48-42 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Michael Wilson is fouled on the floor by Junior Bogue - foul #2 on Junior Bogue, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Calvin Schatz (SF) Leo Henderson, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Robert Hovis (SG), Paul Cabral (SF), Dennis Scott (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Shawn Taylor, Junior Bogue, Michael Keene, Mark Reynolds, Christopher Thomas | |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Madison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hovis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dennis Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Walter Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral can't connect on a runner from the right block | 48-42 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gerald Comeau | 48-42 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Campbell | 48-42 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Cabral | 48-44 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Robert Hovis is called for the reach on Shilin Wang - foul #2 on Robert Hovis, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG) Shilin Wang | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau is called for 3 seconds | 48-44 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Marvin Lacefield - foul #3 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Junior Bogue (SG) Robert Hovis | |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz is fouled on the floor by Paul Cabral - foul #2 on Paul Cabral, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Michael Wilson (SF) John Madison, Calvin Schatz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), James Hogsett (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Jackie Stutts, Dennis Scott, Walter Campbell | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Leo Henderson picks off the pass by Shawn Taylor | 48-45 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Shilin Wang hits the finger roll set up by Leo Henderson | 50-45 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas blows the layup | 50-45 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Leo Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is denied on a dunk by Christopher Thomas | 50-45 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Leo Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Paul Cabral steps in front of the Michael Wilson pass | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Comeau (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Marvin Lacefield (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Hogsett (fresh) C - Christopher Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Leo Henderson is called for the reach on Junior Bogue - foul #1 on Leo Henderson, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Michael Keene (SF), Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Shawn Taylor, Paul Cabral, James Hogsett, Christopher Thomas | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Junior Bogue misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Leo Henderson snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Leo Henderson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Wilson (SF) Calvin Schatz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG) Jackie Stutts | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell blows the layup | 53-45 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell slams it home on a great pass from Shawn Taylor and he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #4 on Michael Wilson, team foul #9 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG) John Madison | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Cabral (SF) Michael Keene | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Reynolds - foul #1 on Mark Reynolds, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marvin Lacefield - foul #4 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Campbell | 55-49 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds banks in the layup on a great pass from Junior Bogue | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits a floater from the baseline set up by Marvin Lacefield | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Shawn Taylor is called for the reach on Michael Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is fouled on the floor by Paul Cabral - foul #3 on Paul Cabral, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is hacked by Junior Bogue - foul #3 on Junior Bogue, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 57-51 |