| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bartlett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Eshleman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David Murrill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Wishart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Christopher (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wishart inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Paul Rogers is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 37-29 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | David Murrill gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | William Wishart steals it from Harold Eckman | 37-29 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Don Baker lays it in set up by William Wishart | 37-31 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Fyodor Zehnder - foul #3 on Fyodor Zehnder, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (PG) Fyodor Zehnder | |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | David Murrill is called for the reach on William Wishart - foul #2 on David Murrill, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Paul Rogers blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Gary Eshleman - foul #1 on Gary Eshleman, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Don Baker takes the ball from Jack Signorelli | 39-33 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | William Wishart connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Soule | 39-35 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | David Murrill's floater is tipped away by Christopher Christopher | 39-35 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | William Wishart snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Paul Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | William Wishart blocks the jumper by David Murrill | 39-35 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Harold Eckman steals it from Scott Soule | 39-35 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | David Bartlett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Rogers - foul #2 on Paul Rogers, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald King (PG), James Hughey (PF), Barry Kaster (C) Harold Eckman, Jack Signorelli, David Murrill | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Fuller (SG) Don Baker | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | David Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses the easy layup | 41-35 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster misses the driving attempt from the left block | 41-35 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Barry Kaster grabs the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | David Bartlett's layup is rejected by Paul Rogers | 41-35 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Reginald King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Eshleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hughey (fresh) 5 reb. C - Barry Kaster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Scott Soule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Christopher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Hughey - foul #3 on James Hughey, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Nakano (SG), David Murrill (C) David Bartlett, Gary Eshleman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG) Scott Soule | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | David Murrill clanks a shot from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Paul Rogers snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | William Wishart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Reginald King steals it from Christopher Christopher | 41-36 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | James Hughey drills a floater in the paint | 43-36 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Rogers | 43-38 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | David Murrill is fouled on the floor by Christopher Christopher - foul #2 on Christopher Christopher, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Gary Eshleman (SF), Jack Signorelli (PF) Reginald King, James Hughey, David Murrill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG), Scott Soule (SF), Nicolas Dorman (C) George Fuller, William Wishart, Christopher Christopher | |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Nakano | 45-38 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Harold Eckman steals the ball from Paul Rogers | 45-38 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Nicolas Dorman is called for the reach on Barry Kaster - foul #1 on Nicolas Dorman, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SG), David Murrill (C) Richard Nakano, Barry Kaster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | David Murrill misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-38 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli tips it home | 47-38 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Scott Soule can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | The short jumper by David Murrill is denied by Paul Rogers | 47-38 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | David Murrill steps in front of the Scott Soule pass | 47-38 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Bartlett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Eshleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack Signorelli (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - David Murrill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Soule (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Rogers (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicolas Dorman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Scott Soule connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don Baker | 47-40 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald King (PG), Richard Nakano (SG), James Hughey (SF), Barry Kaster (C) Harold Eckman, David Bartlett, Gary Eshleman, David Murrill | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wishart (SF), George Fuller (PF), Christopher Christopher (C) Scott Soule, Paul Rogers, Nicolas Dorman | |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder is hacked by Barry Kaster - foul #1 on Barry Kaster, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Don Baker hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Fuller | 47-43 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | James Hughey can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by George Fuller - foul #3 on George Fuller, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Gary Eshleman (SF) Richard Nakano, Jack Signorelli | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Rogers (PF) Don Baker | |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | James Hughey misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | James Hughey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Paul Rogers hits a jumper in the paint | 48-45 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Hughey | 51-45 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | George Fuller knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the easy layup | 51-47 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | William Wishart blows the layup | 51-47 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | James Hughey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | George Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Paul Rogers hits the easy wide open finger roll | 51-49 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | James Hughey hits the finger roll set up by Harold Eckman | 53-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Eshleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hughey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Kaster (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Wishart (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Christopher (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Paul Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Fuller | 53-52 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Fyodor Zehnder is called for the reach on Reginald King - foul #4 on Fyodor Zehnder, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Phillips (PG), David Bartlett (SG), Jack Signorelli (PF), David Murrill (C) Harold Eckman, Reginald King, James Hughey, Barry Kaster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG), Don Baker (SG), Scott Soule (SF), Nicolas Dorman (C) Fyodor Zehnder, George Fuller, William Wishart, Christopher Christopher | |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Soule | 53-52 |
| 06:51 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Scott Soule is fouled on the floor by Gary Eshleman - foul #2 on Gary Eshleman, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Don Baker splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | David Murrill connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 57-55 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Don Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Christopher Surface pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Scott Soule buries a floater from the left side | 57-57 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | The short jumper by David Bartlett is denied by Paul Rogers | 57-57 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman misses short on a floater near the basket | 57-57 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | David Murrill snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | David Murrill hits a shot from the free throw line | 59-57 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses the fadeaway from the left side | 59-57 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Murrill | 59-57 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Scott Soule is called for the reach on Gary Eshleman - foul #3 on Scott Soule, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Eckman (PG), Reginald King (SG), James Hughey (PF), Barry Kaster (C) Joshua Phillips, David Bartlett, Jack Signorelli, David Murrill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), William Wishart (SF), George Fuller (PF), Christopher Christopher (C) Christopher Surface, Scott Soule, Paul Rogers, Nicolas Dorman | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Gary Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | William Wishart steps out of bounds on the baseline | 61-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli (PF) Gary Eshleman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Harold Eckman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Reginald King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hughey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Signorelli (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Barry Kaster (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Don Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Christopher (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Eckman | 63-57 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Don Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Reginald King - foul #1 on Reginald King, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Don Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Don Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Murrill (C) Jack Signorelli | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (SG), Nicolas Dorman (C) Don Baker, George Fuller | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Christopher Christopher swats the short shot by James Hughey | 63-59 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Bartlett (SG), Gary Eshleman (SF), Jack Signorelli (PF) Reginald King, James Hughey, Barry Kaster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | David Murrill misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wishart | 63-61 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG), Paul Rogers (PF) Scott Soule, Nicolas Dorman | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Don Baker scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Fyodor Zehnder and the foul's on Gary Eshleman - foul #3 on Gary Eshleman, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Don Baker misses the free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Signorelli | 63-63 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | David Murrill clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 63-63 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Don Baker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-63 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | William Wishart tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Fyodor Zehnder - foul #5 on Fyodor Zehnder, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (PG) Fyodor Zehnder | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Harold Eckman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | David Bartlett is called for the reach on Scott Soule in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Bartlett, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Scott Soule misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Jack Signorelli grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | David Murrill misses the lay-in | 64-65 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Don Baker gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | David Bartlett is called for the reach on Don Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Bartlett, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Don Baker misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | David Murrill gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Murrill clanks a fullcourt shot | 64-65 |