| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christoper Rau (fresh) SG - Jason Scipio (fresh) SF - Rolando Dole (fresh) PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) C - Jackie McGroarty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) SG - James Drexler (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Christoper Rau comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty scores on a floater in the lane | 4-0 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Chi Chiang | 4-3 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Jason Scipio comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | James Drexler tips it home | 4-5 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Christoper Rau knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Hale | 7-5 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Christoper Rau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF), Martin Reed (C) Bruce Durrah, Alex Davidson | |
| 17:27 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Christoper Rau gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Christoper Rau clanks a shot from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Martin Reed gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Martin Reed misses the lay-in | 7-8 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Christoper Rau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sorensen (SF), Benjamin Cooper (C) Rolando Dole, Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Robert Bonner (C) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Samuel Hafley | |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Henry Pate knocks in the shot from close range set up by Robert Bonner | 7-10 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Jason Scipio can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Martin Reed snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Christoper Rau is called for the reach on Ricky Love - foul #1 on Christoper Rau, team foul #1 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert (PG), Jon Spurgeon (SF) Christoper Rau, Joseph Hale | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah (SF), Alex Davidson (C) Henry Pate, Robert Bonner | |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson hits the finger roll | 7-12 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Jason Scipio is hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Dole (SF) Jason Scipio | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG) Joseph Jones | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) SG - Jon Spurgeon (fresh) SF - Rolando Dole (fresh) PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) C - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Love (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jon Spurgeon, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hale (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Richard Sorensen, Benjamin Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF) Ricky Love, Martin Reed | |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | James Drexler knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chi Chiang | 7-15 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alex Davidson - foul #1 on Alex Davidson, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Jason Scipio (SG) Joshua Hubbert, Jon Spurgeon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (SF), Martin Reed (C) Bruce Durrah, Alex Davidson | |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sorensen (SF) Rolando Dole | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Robert Bonner | |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Samuel Hafley denies the turnaround by Richard Sorensen | 9-15 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Joseph Hale loses the dribble to James Drexler | 9-15 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang lays it in on a nice dish by James Drexler | 9-17 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 9-17 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Ricky Love throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Dole (SF), Benjamin Cooper (C) Joseph Hale, Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Samuel Hafley | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Jason Scipio drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-17 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen snags the defensive board | 12-17 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Ricky Love steals it from Christoper Rau in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-17 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper's pass is intercepted by Ricky Love | 12-17 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Scipio - foul #1 on Jason Scipio, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert (PG), Joseph Hale (PF) Christoper Rau, Benjamin Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Robert Bonner (PF) Ricky Love, Martin Reed | |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Hubbert and he's fouled by Bruce Durrah - foul #1 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #3 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper (C) Rolando Dole | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Samuel Hafley (PF) Henry Pate, Alex Davidson | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen misses the free throw | 14-19 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Chi Chiang | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Scipio (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) C - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) C - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper is fouled on the floor by Bruce Durrah - foul #2 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (SG), Allen Payne (SF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jason Scipio, Richard Sorensen, Benjamin Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Martin Reed (C) Joseph Jones, Bruce Durrah | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Joseph Hale connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses long on a floater from the left side | 16-21 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Allen Payne gets the rebound | 16-21 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Joseph Hale hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 16-21 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Robert Bonner is denied by Joseph Hale | 16-21 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Joseph Hale snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | James Drexler steals it from Jackie McGroarty | 16-21 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley loses the dribble to Jackie McGroarty | 16-21 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Chi Chiang steps in front of the Joshua Hubbert pass in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | James Drexler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jon Spurgeon - foul #2 on Jon Spurgeon, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Jason Scipio (SG), Rolando Dole (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF), Benjamin Cooper (C) Joshua Hubbert, Jon Spurgeon, Allen Payne, Joseph Hale, Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Ricky Love (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, Robert Bonner, Samuel Hafley, Martin Reed | |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | James Drexler makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Jason Scipio misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Henry Pate connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 16-24 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Jason Scipio makes the jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Ricky Love - foul #1 on Ricky Love, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG) James Drexler | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Jason Scipio makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Ricky Love clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Henry Pate tips it in | 19-26 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Ricky Love buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Henry Pate | 22-29 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 22-29 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Love snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Henry Pate double dribbles | 22-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Hale (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Richard Sorensen, Benjamin Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Robert Bonner (SF), Samuel Hafley (PF) Henry Pate, Joseph Jones, Karl Byrd | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Rolando Dole clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-29 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christoper Rau (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Scipio (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rolando Dole (fresh) PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jackie McGroarty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricky Love (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Christoper Rau hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chi Chiang - foul #1 on Chi Chiang, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Payne (SF) Rolando Dole | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Martin Reed (C) Robert Bonner, Alex Davidson | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Christoper Rau is hacked by Chi Chiang - foul #2 on Chi Chiang, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sorensen (SF) Allen Payne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Robert Bonner (SF) Chi Chiang, Ricky Love | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Martin Reed pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Martin Reed double dribbles | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert (PG) Christoper Rau | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 23-29 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | James Drexler snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Jackie McGroarty is called for the reach on Robert Bonner - foul #1 on Jackie McGroarty, team foul #5 | 23-29 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Jackie McGroarty - foul #2 on Jackie McGroarty, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Dole (SF) Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Alex Davidson (C) Henry Pate, Martin Reed | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | James Drexler snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Ricky Love travels in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Benjamin Cooper (C) Jason Scipio, Richard Sorensen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Martin Reed (PF) James Drexler, Samuel Hafley | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses the lay-in | 23-30 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Christoper Rau tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Christoper Rau - foul #2 on Christoper Rau, team foul #7 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Woolsey (SG), Allen Payne (PF) Christoper Rau, Joseph Hale | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Karl Byrd (C) Robert Bonner, Alex Davidson | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Rolando Dole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ricky Love - foul #2 on Ricky Love, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Scipio (SG) David Woolsey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG) Ricky Love | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Rolando Dole makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Rolando Dole makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | James Drexler buries a 3 from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Jason Scipio loses the ball out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sorensen (SF), Joseph Hale (PF) Rolando Dole, Allen Payne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Martin Reed, Karl Byrd | |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | James Drexler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Drexler, team foul #10 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (PG) Joshua Hubbert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 27-35 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley grabs the board | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Gamboa (fresh) SG - Jason Scipio (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Henry Pate (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Drexler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | James Drexler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Joseph Hale pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen tips it back up and in | 29-35 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones's pass is intercepted by David Gamboa | 29-35 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | James Drexler knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 29-38 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | James Drexler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-38 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson tips it back up and in | 29-40 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | David Gamboa can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Davidson | 29-40 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Joseph Hale is called for the reach on Samuel Hafley - foul #1 on Joseph Hale, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Jon Spurgeon (SG), Rolando Dole (SF), Allen Payne (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) David Gamboa, Jason Scipio, Richard Sorensen, Joseph Hale, Benjamin Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Ricky Love (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Martin Reed (C) Henry Pate, James Drexler, Joseph Jones, Alex Davidson | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Christoper Rau comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty tips it in | 31-40 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Rolando Dole is called for the reach on Bruce Durrah - foul #1 on Rolando Dole, team foul #9 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (C) Samuel Hafley | |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Rolando Dole comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Ricky Love drills a 3 from straight away set up by Chi Chiang | 31-45 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Allen Payne travels with the ball | 31-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Scipio (SG), Joseph Hale (PF) Jon Spurgeon, Allen Payne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Martin Reed misses the floater from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christoper Rau | 31-45 |