| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Cusack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Clay (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Tate (fresh) 7 pts. 3 blk. C - Alvin Lucus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Cave - foul #1 on Michael Cave, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), Donald Clarke (PF) Michael Cave, William Tate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Joseph Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Clyde Cusack | 27-31 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), Benjamin Hunter (C) Joseph Thomas, Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Jeffrey Clay gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter is called for traveling | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), William Tate (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) Michael Cave, Donald Clarke, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Clay is called for the reach on Paul Franqui - foul #3 on Jeffrey Clay, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz (SF) Jeffrey Clay | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | George Price snags the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 27-31 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Eric Downs grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Jay Wong misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Tate - foul #2 on William Tate, team foul #3 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), John Welsh (SG), Donald Clarke (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Joseph Thomas, Clyde Cusack, William Tate, Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Loren Lanham (C) George Price, Fred Longworth, Eric Downs | |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Arthur | 27-33 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Benjamin Hunter swats the short shot by Jay Wong | 27-33 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Cave | 27-33 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Michael Cave hits a floater in the lane set up by John Welsh and he's hacked by Jay Wong - foul #3 on Jay Wong, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clyde Cusack (SG), John Bunyard (PF) John Welsh, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Frank Westfall (PF) Paul Franqui, Jay Wong | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher's pass is intercepted by Clyde Cusack in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack slams it home | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clyde Cusack (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bunyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Christopher Fisher (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Charles Zuchowski (fresh) SF - Charles Arthur (fresh) PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Loren Lanham | 32-33 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Zuchowski | 32-35 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Hunter | 35-35 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Benjamin Hunter - foul #1 on Benjamin Hunter, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Welsh (SG), Jeffrey Clay (SF), William Tate (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) Clyde Cusack, Gustavo Ortiz, John Bunyard, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF) Christopher Fisher, Charles Zuchowski, Charles Arthur | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Michael Cave hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Lucus | 35-36 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | William Tate knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Cave | 37-36 |
| 13:40 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Westfall | 37-36 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Clay - foul #4 on Jeffrey Clay, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), Gustavo Ortiz (SF), Donald Clarke (PF), John Bunyard (C) Michael Cave, Jeffrey Clay, William Tate, Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jay Wong (PF), Eric Downs (C) Frank Westfall, Loren Lanham | |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth makes the 3rd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Longworth - foul #2 on Fred Longworth, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), William Tate (PF) Joseph Thomas, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Jay Wong buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 39-41 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz scores on a floater from the baseline | 41-41 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Franqui | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Welsh (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Tate (fresh) 9 pts. 3 blk. C - John Bunyard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | William Tate misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-44 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | George Price grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | George Price drills a jumper from the right block set up by Paul Franqui | 41-46 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | William Tate lays it up and in on a great pass from John Welsh | 43-46 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on George Price | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), Donald Clarke (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) Michael Cave, William Tate, John Bunyard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Zuchowski (SG), Charles Arthur (SF), Loren Lanham (C) Paul Franqui, George Price, Fred Longworth, Eric Downs | |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Donald Clarke misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz misses the tip | 43-46 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Jay Wong lays it up and in set up by Charles Arthur | 45-48 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Clarke | 47-48 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher is fouled on the floor by John Welsh - foul #4 on John Welsh, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), Clyde Cusack (SG), William Tate (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Joseph Thomas, John Welsh, Donald Clarke, Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), George Price (SG), Fred Longworth (SF), Frank Westfall (PF), Eric Downs (C) Christopher Fisher, Charles Zuchowski, Charles Arthur, Jay Wong, Loren Lanham | |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth loses the dribble to Michael Cave | 47-48 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Michael Cave slams it home | 49-48 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui slams it home | 49-50 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Frank Westfall grabs the board | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clyde Cusack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Tate (fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Michael Cave is called for the reach on Paul Franqui in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cave, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Welsh (SG), Jeffrey Clay (SF), Donald Clarke (PF) Clyde Cusack, Gustavo Ortiz, William Tate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Michael Cave is called for traveling in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Bunyard (PF) Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Tate (PF) John Bunyard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Michael Cave is hacked by George Price - foul #2 on George Price, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Clarke (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) William Tate, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Downs - foul #3 on Eric Downs, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), William Tate (PF) Michael Cave, Donald Clarke | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Arthur (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Fred Longworth, Frank Westfall | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by George Price | 50-52 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | William Tate is hacked by Eric Downs - foul #4 on Eric Downs, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), Donald Clarke (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Joseph Thomas, William Tate, Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Loren Lanham (C) Eric Downs | |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Michael Cave scores on a floater from the right side | 52-52 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Clay - foul #5 on Jeffrey Clay, team foul #8 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz (SF), William Tate (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) Jeffrey Clay, Donald Clarke, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Zuchowski (SG), Fred Longworth (SF) George Price, Charles Arthur | |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Loren Lanham swats the shot by Alvin Lucus | 52-52 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Lucus | 54-52 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Michael Cave can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Cave - foul #3 on Michael Cave, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), Clyde Cusack (SG), John Bunyard (PF), Benjamin Hunter (C) Michael Cave, John Welsh, William Tate, Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Price (SG), Frank Westfall (PF), Eric Downs (C) Charles Zuchowski, Jay Wong, Loren Lanham | |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Fred Longworth swats the layup by Benjamin Hunter | 54-53 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Eric Downs | 54-53 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Franqui | 54-55 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | John Bunyard banks in the layup | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Cusack (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bunyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Westfall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), John Welsh (SG), Donald Clarke (SF), William Tate (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) Joseph Thomas, Clyde Cusack, Gustavo Ortiz, John Bunyard, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Fisher (PG), Charles Arthur (SF) Paul Franqui, Fred Longworth | |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Charles Arthur pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter (C) Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Franqui (PG), Fred Longworth (SF), Jay Wong (PF) Christopher Fisher, Charles Arthur, Frank Westfall | |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from George Price | 56-57 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Michael Cave misses short on a floater from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | John Welsh grabs the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | William Tate loses the dribble to Fred Longworth | 56-57 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Jay Wong is blocked by Benjamin Hunter | 56-57 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Michael Cave gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter loses the dribble to Fred Longworth | 56-57 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | George Price hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Longworth | 56-59 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | William Tate clanks a turnaround from the left block | 56-59 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Donald Clarke tips it but misses | 56-59 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Eric Downs snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | William Tate scores on a floater from the baseline set up by John Welsh | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui is hacked by Michael Cave in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Cave, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz (SF), Alvin Lucus (C) Donald Clarke, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Paul Franqui makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Michael Cave connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Gustavo Ortiz | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Cave steals it from Fred Longworth | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Welsh (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tate (fresh) 13 pts. 3 blk. C - Alvin Lucus (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. C - Eric Downs (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus wins the tip | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | William Tate steps in front of the George Price pass | 62-60 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-60 |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Michael Cave pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Alvin Lucus is hacked by Eric Downs - foul #5 on Eric Downs, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Thomas (PG), Clyde Cusack (SG), John Bunyard (PF) Michael Cave, John Welsh, William Tate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Loren Lanham (C) Eric Downs | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | John Bunyard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Fred Longworth hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Franqui | 62-63 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | John Bunyard hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Jay Wong - foul #4 on Jay Wong, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Hunter (C) Alvin Lucus | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Arthur (SF) Fred Longworth | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | John Bunyard makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | John Bunyard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Longworth (SF) Charles Arthur | |
| 02:29 | West Virginia | Jay Wong connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Paul Franqui | 64-65 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Clyde Cusack drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Jay Wong can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Gustavo Ortiz - foul #1 on Gustavo Ortiz, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Cave (PG), John Welsh (SG), William Tate (PF), Alvin Lucus (C) Joseph Thomas, Clyde Cusack, John Bunyard, Benjamin Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Jay Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Cave | 69-67 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Michael Cave picks off the pass by Fred Longworth | 69-67 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Gustavo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 69-67 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Loren Lanham grabs the board | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Cave (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Welsh (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gustavo Ortiz (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Tate (fresh) 13 pts. 3 blk. C - Alvin Lucus (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Franqui (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - George Price (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Fred Longworth (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jay Wong (fresh) 16 pts. 4 pf. C - Loren Lanham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | George Price clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | George Price hits the follow up shot | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Michael Cave makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Welsh | 71-69 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | George Price hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 71-69 |