| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lamar Strother (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Julian Malpass (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Allender (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Gerhard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Sias (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-30 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lamar Strother | 34-30 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lammers - foul #2 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | David Sias grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Barry Gerhard | 34-30 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley makes the jump hook from the right block | 36-30 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Lamar Strother gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Terry Allender is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Terry Allender, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF) Terry Allender | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | David Sias is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Sias, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Horn (C) Barry Gerhard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Charles Pennell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Roman Torres - foul #3 on Roman Torres, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Charles Pennell makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Charles Pennell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Floyd Estep | 38-33 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Roman Torres gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Roman Torres's dunk attempt is rejected by Walter Horn | 38-33 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lamar Strother (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Julian Malpass (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Wiley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roman Torres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sias (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Julian Malpass is called for 3 seconds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Dwight Barra (SG), Bernard Patel (SF), Terry Allender (PF), Barry Gerhard (C) Lamar Strother, Julian Malpass, Jimmy Wiley, Charles Pennell, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Chi Chiou (SG), Dennis Bowers (SF), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Thomas Lammers, Donald Desilets, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp is whistled for a carry | 38-33 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Terry Allender can't tip it in | 38-33 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard tips it in | 40-33 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp tips it but misses | 40-33 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Bernard Patel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock's fadeaway is rejected by Barry Gerhard | 40-33 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Terry Allender pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Harold Bullock takes the ball from Terry Allender | 40-33 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | James Wallace is hacked by Willie Thomas - foul #1 on Willie Thomas, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamar Strother (PG), Julian Malpass (SG), Jimmy Wiley (SF) Willie Thomas, Dwight Barra, Bernard Patel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Thomas Lammers (SG), Donald Desilets (SF), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) James Wallace, Chi Chiou, Dennis Bowers, Harold Bullock, Guy Sharp | |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Horn (C) Barry Gerhard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Walter Horn can't throw it down but he's fouled by Thomas Lammers - foul #3 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Walter Horn misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Walter Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Roman Torres banks in the layup and the foul's on Julian Malpass - foul #1 on Julian Malpass, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Roman Torres makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Terry Allender buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Lamar Strother | 43-36 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Horn - foul #1 on Walter Horn, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF), Barry Gerhard (C) Terry Allender, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | David Sias takes the ball from Barry Gerhard | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lamar Strother (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Malpass (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Gerhard (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Lammers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sias (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Barry Gerhard swats the layup by Roman Torres | 43-37 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Julian Malpass misses the dunk but he's hacked by Thomas Lammers - foul #4 on Thomas Lammers, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Bernard Patel (SF), Terry Allender (PF) Lamar Strother, Jimmy Wiley, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers (PG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Julian Malpass makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Julian Malpass makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Julian Malpass - foul #2 on Julian Malpass, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Donald Desilets makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-39 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Julian Malpass hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Willie Thomas grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Thomas Lammers steals it from Barry Gerhard | 48-39 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Terry Allender grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Bernard Patel hits the finger roll | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers is hacked by Bernard Patel - foul #1 on Bernard Patel, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamar Strother (PG), Dwight Barra (SG), Jimmy Wiley (SF), Charles Pennell (PF), Walter Horn (C) Willie Thomas, Julian Malpass, Bernard Patel, Terry Allender, Barry Gerhard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Estep (PG), Chi Chiou (SG), Roman Torres (PF), David Sias (C) Thomas Lammers, Donald Desilets, Harold Bullock, Guy Sharp | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-39 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Chi Chiou tips it but misses | 50-39 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Dwight Barra pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Walter Horn misses badly on a runner in the paint | 50-39 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lamar Strother (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Barra (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Floyd Estep (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chi Chiou (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dennis Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roman Torres (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Sias (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Charles Pennell swats the short shot by David Sias | 50-39 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Walter Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Lamar Strother buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Walter Horn and he's hacked by Chi Chiou - foul #1 on Chi Chiou, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Guy Sharp (SF) Dennis Bowers | |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Lamar Strother makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Lamar Strother picks off the pass by Chi Chiou | 53-39 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Lamar Strother can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Lamar Strother - foul #3 on Lamar Strother, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Julian Malpass (SG), Terry Allender (PF) Dwight Barra, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Lammers (SG), Donald Desilets (SF) Chi Chiou, Guy Sharp | |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Floyd Estep misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Julian Malpass snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Julian Malpass buries a runner near the basket | 55-41 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Roman Torres connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Floyd Estep | 55-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Julian Malpass connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Lamar Strother | 57-43 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Lamar Strother takes the ball from Donald Desilets | 57-43 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Lamar Strother is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Lamar Strother, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Bernard Patel (SF), Barry Gerhard (C) Lamar Strother, Jimmy Wiley, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Bowers (PG), Harold Bullock (PF), Guy Sharp (C) Floyd Estep, Roman Torres, David Sias | |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp loses the dribble to Barry Gerhard | 57-43 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Bernard Patel scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-43 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Julian Malpass steals it from Harold Bullock | 59-43 |
| 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) | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Terry Allender misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-43 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp banks in the wide open layup set up by Thomas Lammers out of the doubleteam | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julian Malpass (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Bernard Patel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Allender (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Gerhard (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dennis Bowers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Lammers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Desilets (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Bullock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Guy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Harold Bullock - foul #1 on Harold Bullock, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamar Strother (PG), Dwight Barra (SG), Jimmy Wiley (SF), Charles Pennell (PF) Willie Thomas, Julian Malpass, Bernard Patel, Terry Allender | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Wallace (PG), Chi Chiou (SG) Thomas Lammers, Donald Desilets | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Barry Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Jimmy Wiley steals the ball from Dennis Bowers | 61-45 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley lays it in | 63-45 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | James Wallace comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dwight Barra | 63-45 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Lamar Strother knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-45 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Barry Gerhard is called for the reach on Guy Sharp - foul #3 on Barry Gerhard, team foul #9 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Julian Malpass (SG), Terry Allender (PF) Dwight Barra, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Guy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Julian Malpass | 67-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 67-47 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Lamar Strother pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Terry Allender misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 67-47 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Barry Gerhard is called for the reach on Harold Bullock - foul #4 on Barry Gerhard, team foul #10 | 67-47 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Harold Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Lamar Strother runs out the clock | 67-48 |