| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Joey Dolan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Plank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Crocker (fresh) PF - Tyrone Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker buries a 3pt attempt from straight away and he's fouled by Donald Plank - foul #2 on Donald Plank, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | William Coleman is hacked by Donald Plank - foul #3 on Donald Plank, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Burkey | 33-33 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan makes the 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | William Coleman is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Tyrone Davis takes the ball from Donald Plank | 36-33 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie scores on a runner from close range | 36-35 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Tyrone Davis steals the ball from Christopher Sanders | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Joey Dolan is called for the reach on William Coleman - foul #1 on Joey Dolan, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Randolph Morrison (PF), Mark Broadhurst (C) Joey Dolan, Christopher Sanders, Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Kenneth Dulac (SG), Phil Jessen (SF) William Coleman, William Burkey, Daniel Crocker | |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Phil Jessen hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 36-35 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Gallaher | 36-35 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | David Gallaher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Broadhurst - foul #3 on Mark Broadhurst, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG) Kenneth Dulac | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Matthew Osborne steals the ball from Jerry Hilliard in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Burkey and he's fouled by Randolph Morrison - foul #1 on Randolph Morrison, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Plank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randolph Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Phil Jessen comes up short on the floater from the left block | 36-40 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne is fouled on the floor by David Gallaher - foul #1 on David Gallaher, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (PG), Christopher Sanders (SF), Anthony Madera (C) Jerry Hilliard, Donald Plank, Mark Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SF) Matthew Osborne, Phil Jessen | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | David Gallaher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SG) William Burkey | |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Dulac - foul #2 on Kenneth Dulac, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by David Gallaher - foul #2 on David Gallaher, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (PG) David Gallaher | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Madera | 38-44 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders hits the finger roll | 40-44 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tyrone Davis | 40-46 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joey Dolan | 42-46 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Daniel Crocker - foul #1 on Daniel Crocker, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Donald Plank (SF) Joey Dolan, Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Phil Jessen (SF), Walter Saez (PF), Radman Hajek (C) William Coleman, Kenneth Dulac, Daniel Crocker, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Walter Saez pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Plank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randolph Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) PF - Walter Saez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Radman Hajek (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Walter Saez connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Osborne | 43-51 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-51 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:43 | West Virginia | David Gallaher is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jerry Hilliard | 45-51 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Walter Saez blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | David Gallaher makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jerry Hilliard and he's fouled by William Burkey - foul #1 on William Burkey, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (PG), Christopher Sanders (PF), Mark Broadhurst (C) Jerry Hilliard, Randolph Morrison, Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Crocker (SF) Phil Jessen | |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | David Gallaher makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Christopher Sanders takes the ball from Daniel Crocker | 48-51 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | William Burkey is called for the reach on David Gallaher - foul #2 on William Burkey, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Tyrone Davis (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, Walter Saez, Radman Hajek | |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Donald Plank tips it in | 50-51 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Mark Broadhurst - foul #4 on Mark Broadhurst, team foul #8 | 50-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randolph Morrison (PF) Donald Plank | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders scores on a floater from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Burkey | 52-54 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders is called for 3 seconds | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (PG), Donald Plank (SF) David Gallaher, Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SG) William Burkey | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Davis | 52-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joey Dolan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Plank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randolph Morrison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Crocker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Hilliard | 54-54 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Coleman | 54-56 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses short on a shot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Plank | 56-56 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker's pass is intercepted by Jerry Hilliard | 59-56 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Donald Plank lays it in set up by Jerry Hilliard | 61-56 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Christopher Sanders (SF), Anthony Madera (C) Joey Dolan, Donald Plank, Mark Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Phil Jessen (SF) William Coleman, Kenneth Dulac, Daniel Crocker | |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 61-56 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | William Burkey misses the 3 from straight away | 61-56 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Hilliard | 61-56 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses the dunk but he's fouled by Phil Jessen - foul #1 on Phil Jessen, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Saez (PF), Radman Hajek (C) Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Walter Saez misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-56 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Radman Hajek hits the follow up shot | 63-58 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | David Gallaher connects on the shot from the left side | 65-58 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | William Burkey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Osborne and the foul's on David Gallaher - foul #3 on David Gallaher, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Plank (SF) Randolph Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SF) Matthew Osborne, Phil Jessen | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | William Burkey misses the free throw | 65-60 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Walter Saez snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | William Burkey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Coleman | 65-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Plank (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 ast. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Saez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Radman Hajek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Walter Saez snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SG) David Gallaher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyrone Davis (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Walter Saez, Radman Hajek | |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Donald Plank - foul #4 on Donald Plank, team foul #10 | 65-65 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-66 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | William Coleman gets the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-66 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | William Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | William Burkey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 65-66 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Burkey - foul #3 on William Burkey, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Madera | 67-66 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera loses the dribble to William Burkey | 67-66 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | William Burkey misses the lay-in | 67-66 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera grabs the board | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Hilliard | 69-66 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | William Burkey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Plank | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | William Coleman is called for the reach on Donald Plank in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SF) Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Donald Plank misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Burkey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyrone Davis | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Burkey can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-69 |