| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 14 pts. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Pippins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Larson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Davis inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Roy Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Carter | 39-38 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Roy Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Frank Osborn gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Perry Crum swats the short shot by Ralph Pippins | 39-38 |
| 18:37 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs lays it up and in and the foul's on Frank Osborn - foul #2 on Frank Osborn, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins blows the layup | 42-38 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | William Carter misses the tip | 42-38 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Frank Osborn grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | William Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | David Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 17:31 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs tips it in | 44-38 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Frank Osborn is hacked by Frank Stubbs - foul #1 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins is fouled on the floor by David Davis - foul #2 on David Davis, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Frank Osborn clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Stubbs - foul #2 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Frank Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Frank Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses short on a runner from the left block | 44-39 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Roy Brown connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 47-39 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Frank Osborn buries a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by David Davis - foul #3 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 47-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Frank Osborn makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:56 | West Virginia | Roy Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Perry Crum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ralph Pippins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Frank Osborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | William Carter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | William Carter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-42 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Anthony Larson tips it in | 49-44 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-44 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Anthony Larson gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) Michael Bellamy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Burk (PF) Anthony Larson | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | William Carter steals it from Frank Stubbs | 49-44 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Carter | 49-46 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Frank Osborn snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins hits a shot from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Anthony Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Anthony Burk misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Stubbs - foul #3 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vyacheslav Kulakowski (SG), Anthony Larson (SF) Christopher Kowal, Ralph Pippins | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Anthony Burk misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Roy Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Anthony Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | William Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Roy Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Osborn | 49-49 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Frank Osborn's layup is rejected by Louis Johnson | 49-49 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Frank Osborn pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Thomas Francis is called for the reach on William Carter - foul #2 on Thomas Francis, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Michael Bellamy (SG) Thomas Francis, Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Ralph Pippins (SF) William Carter, Anthony Larson | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Clyde Gooding is called for the reach on Justin Falkenstein - foul #2 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) SG - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Mikell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Justin Falkenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Kulakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Pippins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Burk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Osborn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | William Mikell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clyde Gooding | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Anthony Burk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | William Mikell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burk - foul #4 on Anthony Burk, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) David Davis, Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Christopher Kowal (SG), Kevin Loyola (PF), Anthony Larson (C) Justin Falkenstein, Vyacheslav Kulakowski, Anthony Burk, Frank Osborn | |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the floater from the baseline | 51-51 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Perry Crum buries a turnaround in the lane | 53-51 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | William Carter drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Kowal and he's fouled by Clyde Gooding - foul #3 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) Clyde Gooding | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Osborn (C) Ralph Pippins | |
| 09:54 | Louisville | William Carter makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Frank Osborn hits the finger roll | 55-56 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the dunk | 55-56 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Osborn | 55-56 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal is hacked by Thomas Francis - foul #3 on Thomas Francis, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), David Davis (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, Michael Bellamy, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (SF) Kevin Loyola | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Davis | 58-58 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | David Davis steps in front of the William Carter pass | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding lays it in on a great pass from David Davis | 60-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Mikell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Kowal (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Pippins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Osborn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson tips it home | 62-58 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-58 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Anthony Larson drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Carter | 62-60 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | William Mikell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Michael Bellamy (SG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Clyde Gooding, Roy Brown, Louis Johnson, William Mikell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Vyacheslav Kulakowski (SG), Kevin Loyola (SF), Anthony Burk (PF) William Carter, Christopher Kowal, Ralph Pippins, Frank Osborn | |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Anthony Burk buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Larson | 62-62 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Anthony Burk pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Anthony Larson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 62-62 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | David Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is called for 10 seconds | 62-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (SG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Osborn (C) Anthony Larson | |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Thomas Francis picks off the pass by Frank Osborn | 62-62 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Francis | 64-62 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Frank Osborn misses long on a runner in the paint | 64-62 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Perry Crum snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Perry Crum gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Perry Crum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Justin Falkenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vyacheslav Kulakowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Loyola (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Frank Osborn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Bellamy and he's fouled by Anthony Burk - foul #5 on Anthony Burk, team foul #3 | 66-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), David Davis (SF) Clyde Gooding, Michael Bellamy | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Ralph Pippins (SF), Anthony Larson (PF) Vyacheslav Kulakowski, Kevin Loyola, Anthony Burk | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins misses the 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Frank Osborn tips it but misses | 67-62 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein gets the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG) Justin Falkenstein | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | William Carter drills a floater from the right side set up by Anthony Larson | 67-64 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Roy Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Francis | 70-64 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Frank Osborn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Perry Crum - foul #2 on Perry Crum, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Frank Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Frank Osborn misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Roy Brown buries a driving attempt from close range | 72-65 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | William Carter's pass is intercepted by Thomas Francis | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Perry Crum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-65 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | William Carter is whistled for traveling | 72-65 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | David Davis drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | William Carter is fouled on the floor by Thomas Francis - foul #4 on Thomas Francis, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is hacked by William Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 74-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (SF), Louis Johnson (C) David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is fouled on the floor by Ralph Pippins - foul #2 on Ralph Pippins, team foul #5 | 74-67 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is hacked by Ralph Pippins - foul #3 on Ralph Pippins, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is hacked by Frank Osborn - foul #3 on Frank Osborn, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | William Carter connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Larson | 76-70 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) Clyde Gooding | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis is fouled in the backcourt by William Carter - foul #4 on William Carter, team foul #8 | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Anthony Larson | 76-70 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Carter hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Kowal | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Kowal - foul #2 on Christopher Kowal, team foul #9 | 76-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Perry Crum (C) Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses the 3 from straight away | 78-73 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | William Carter gets the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis runs out the clock | 78-76 |