| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Branham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Roeder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Russell Branham inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | David Roeder takes the ball from Anthony Burk | 29-35 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Lane | 29-38 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Anthony Burk can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Frank Stubbs - foul #1 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Frank Osborn gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Allen Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Anthony Burk - foul #1 on Anthony Burk, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Frank Osborn grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Russell Branham knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Carter | 34-39 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Russell Branham takes the ball from David Roeder | 34-39 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | A charge is called on Christopher Kowal - foul #3 on Christopher Kowal, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Auger (SG) Christopher Kowal | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Roy Brown connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 34-41 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Russell Branham is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Allen Lane snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Wayne Auger steals it from Frank Stubbs | 34-41 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Frank Osborn connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Auger | 36-41 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Burk - foul #2 on Anthony Burk, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG), Anthony Larson (C) Wayne Auger, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Russell Branham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Burk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Larson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Roeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | William Carter travels with the ball | 36-43 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Anthony Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Russell Branham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-43 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Branham | 36-43 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Thomas Francis is called for the reach on William Carter - foul #3 on Thomas Francis, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Frank Stubbs swats the short shot by William Carter | 36-43 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Roy Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Anthony Burk pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | William Carter splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Kowal | 38-43 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Allen Lane buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Anthony Burk - foul #3 on Anthony Burk, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Osborn (C) Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF) Frank Stubbs | |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Russell Branham misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roy Brown - foul #3 on Roy Brown, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Larson (PF) Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | David Roeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses short on a floater from the left side | 40-46 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Anthony Larson pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Russell Branham misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Allen Lane clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | William Carter grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Russell Branham lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Carter | 42-46 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | William Carter takes the ball from Thomas Francis in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Roy Brown is called for the reach on Christopher Kowal - foul #4 on Roy Brown, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Wayne Auger (SF), Anthony Burk (PF) William Carter, Russell Branham, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG), David Davis (SG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown, Louis Johnson, Allen Lane | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Perry Crum | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Justin Falkenstein (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Auger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Burk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lester Mize (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Davis (fresh) SF - David Roeder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | Lester Mize is fouled on the floor by Frank Osborn - foul #2 on Frank Osborn, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG) David Roeder | |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Frank Osborn swats the short shot by Frank Stubbs | 42-46 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Clyde Gooding steals the ball from Justin Falkenstein | 42-46 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the lay-in but the foul's on Frank Osborn - foul #3 on Frank Osborn, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Russell Branham (SF), Anthony Larson (C) Justin Falkenstein, Wayne Auger, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Allen Lane (C) Clyde Gooding, David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Russell Branham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lester Mize | 42-48 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Anthony Burk is called for the reach on David Roeder - foul #4 on Anthony Burk, team foul #7 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Auger (SG), Ralph Pippins (PF) Christopher Kowal, Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF) Frank Stubbs | |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | David Roeder makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | David Roeder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | William Carter is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 42-50 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses the lay-in | 42-50 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Wayne Auger gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Wayne Auger is whistled for a carry | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Osborn (C) Ralph Pippins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the driving attempt from close range | 42-50 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Anthony Larson pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Russell Branham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Osborn | 45-50 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | David Roeder scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lester Mize | 45-52 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Anthony Larson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Allen Lane - foul #2 on Allen Lane, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG) Russell Branham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Louis Johnson, Allen Lane | |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Anthony Larson misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Anthony Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Roy Brown drills a floater from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Kowal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Auger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Larson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Roeder (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Stubbs | 46-54 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs scores on a shot in the paint set up by Lester Mize | 46-56 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Frank Osborn is hacked by Perry Crum - foul #2 on Perry Crum, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Anthony Burk (PF) William Carter, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) David Roeder | |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Anthony Burk dunks the ball on a nice dish by Justin Falkenstein | 48-56 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Anthony Burk swats the shot by Frank Stubbs | 48-56 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the tip | 48-56 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Lester Mize can't tip it in | 48-56 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Wayne Auger grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Wayne Auger is called for the reach on Frank Stubbs - foul #2 on Wayne Auger, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Russell Branham (SF) Justin Falkenstein, Wayne Auger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Allen Lane (C) Lester Mize, David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Kowal | 50-56 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | The jump hook by Anthony Burk is blocked by David Roeder | 50-56 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Frank Osborn tips it home | 52-56 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Frank Stubbs is blocked by Anthony Burk | 52-56 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Anthony Burk snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-56 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Frank Osborn tips it but misses | 52-56 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Allen Lane gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Roeder | 52-58 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-58 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Anthony Burk pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Frank Osborn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Russell Branham | 54-58 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Allen Lane hits a jumper in the paint set up by Roy Brown | 54-60 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Frank Osborn double dribbles | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Wayne Auger (SG), Anthony Larson (C) William Carter, Christopher Kowal, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) David Roeder, Frank Stubbs | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Justin Falkenstein (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Auger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Branham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Burk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Anthony Larson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson is hacked by Anthony Burk - foul #5 on Anthony Burk, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (PF) Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG) Thomas Francis | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ralph Pippins, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roger Wilson (SF) Russell Branham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Perry Crum (C) Allen Lane | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Russell Branham (SF) Justin Falkenstein, Roger Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Allen Lane (C) Lester Mize, David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Roy Brown comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Osborn (C) Ralph Pippins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG) Wayne Auger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | William Carter misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 54-62 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Anthony Larson misses the tip | 54-62 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | David Roeder gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-62 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Osborn | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | William Carter comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 54-62 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Roy Brown grabs the board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | West Virginia | William Carter picks off the pass by Allen Lane | 54-62 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | William Carter lays it up and in | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Frank Osborn denies the turnaround by Allen Lane | 56-62 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Frank Osborn pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Osborn - foul #4 on Frank Osborn, team foul #12 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG) Thomas Francis | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Russell Branham out of a doubleteam | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Lester Mize is hacked by William Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #13 | 62-64 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Lester Mize makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Lester Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Russell Branham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roy Brown | 62-66 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Kowal - foul #4 on Christopher Kowal, team foul #14 | 62-66 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses long on a halfcourt shot | 62-68 |