| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Russell Waddell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Youngquist (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrasco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Metivier | 23-30 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | John Higgins is hacked by Kenneth Carrasco - foul #1 on Kenneth Carrasco, team foul #1 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG), Stephen Chase (SG), Earl Maurer (SF), James Lakey (PF), George Lamont (C) Mark Metivier, Shelby Graham, Kenneth Carrasco, Christopher Gumm, Leo Stoffel | |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall lays it up and in | 25-30 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Earl Maurer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Chase | 25-33 |
| 18:17 | Rutgers | George Lamont takes the ball from John Higgins | 25-33 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Stephen Chase loses the dribble to John Higgins | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell clanks a 3 from straight away but the foul's on James Lakey - foul #1 on James Lakey, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell makes the 3rd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | George Lamont drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Tooley | 26-35 |
| 17:01 | Rutgers | John Higgins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | John Youngquist tips it in | 28-35 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Barry Bradford is called for the reach on James Lakey - foul #3 on Barry Bradford, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), Frank Carr (PF), Alexander Boggs (C) John Higgins, John Youngquist, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco (SF) Earl Maurer | |
| 16:30 | Louisville | James Lakey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Chase | 28-35 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Edward Tooley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 28-35 |
| 16:10 | Rutgers | Frank Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:03 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Fallon | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Russell Waddell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Bradford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Tooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Chase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrasco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lakey (fresh) C - George Lamont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett (PG), Thomas Gaines (SF) Russell Waddell, Barry Bradford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Earl Maurer (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF) Stephen Chase, Kenneth Carrasco, James Lakey | |
| 15:22 | Rutgers | Edward Tooley steals the ball from Thomas Gaines | 31-35 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Edward Tooley lays it up and in | 31-37 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon is whistled for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG), John Youngquist (PF), Joe Marshall (C) Derrick Garrett, Frank Carr, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG), Kenneth Carrasco (SF), James Lakey (PF) Shelby Graham, Earl Maurer, Christopher Gumm | |
| 14:51 | Louisville | George Lamont misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 14:50 | Rutgers | John Youngquist pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:21 | Rutgers | Kenneth Carrasco picks off the pass by John Youngquist | 31-37 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco banks in the layup | 31-39 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | John Higgins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Fallon | 33-39 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Stephen Chase is fouled on the floor by Joe Marshall - foul #3 on Joe Marshall, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Russell Waddell (SG), Barry Bradford (SF) Ronald Fallon, Thomas Gaines | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Christopher Gumm (PF), Leo Stoffel (C) Stephen Chase, James Lakey, George Lamont | |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Edward Tooley evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Carrasco | 33-41 |
| 12:58 | Rutgers | John Youngquist buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | John Higgins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | John Higgins picks off the pass by Edward Tooley in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 11:57 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), Frank Carr (PF), Alexander Boggs (C) John Higgins, John Youngquist, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Maurer (SF), George Lamont (C) Kenneth Carrasco, Leo Stoffel | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Russell Waddell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alexander Boggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Tooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shelby Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Gumm (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lamont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Earl Maurer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to George Lamont | 35-43 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Christopher Gumm connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Shelby Graham | 35-45 |
| 11:06 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell banks in the layup | 37-45 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Shelby Graham splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Tooley | 37-47 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shelby Graham - foul #2 on Shelby Graham, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG), John Youngquist (PF), Joe Marshall (C) Ronald Fallon, Frank Carr, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG), Kenneth Carrasco (SF), James Lakey (PF), Leo Stoffel (C) Shelby Graham, Earl Maurer, Christopher Gumm, George Lamont | |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:21 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Edward Tooley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Barry Bradford - foul #4 on Barry Bradford, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall blows the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Carrasco - foul #2 on Kenneth Carrasco, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), Thomas Gaines (SF) Russell Waddell, Barry Bradford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Shelby Graham (SG), Christopher Gumm (PF), George Lamont (C) Edward Tooley, Stephen Chase, James Lakey, Leo Stoffel | |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:39 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Shelby Graham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 09:03 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines grabs the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Shelby Graham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Mark Metivier tips it back up and in | 43-53 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | John Higgins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Fallon | 46-53 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Shelby Graham misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 07:36 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Higgins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gaines (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Youngquist (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shelby Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrasco (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gumm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lamont (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-53 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Gaines - foul #1 on Thomas Gaines, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Russell Waddell (PG), Barry Bradford (SF), Frank Carr (PF), Alexander Boggs (C) John Higgins, Thomas Gaines, John Youngquist, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG), Stephen Chase (SG), James Lakey (PF), Leo Stoffel (C) Mark Metivier, Shelby Graham, Christopher Gumm, George Lamont | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 07:04 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Carrasco | 46-54 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Lakey | 46-54 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Edward Tooley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Chase | 46-56 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leo Stoffel | 46-56 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | James Lakey is hacked by Frank Carr - foul #1 on Frank Carr, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG) Ronald Fallon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shelby Graham (SG), Earl Maurer (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF) Stephen Chase, Kenneth Carrasco, James Lakey | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Shelby Graham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Waddell - foul #1 on Russell Waddell, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joe Marshall (C) Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Lakey (PF) Christopher Gumm | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell makes the jumpshot from the right side | 48-58 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the contested turnaround from the left block | 48-60 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall comes up short on the shot in the paint | 48-60 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | James Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | John Higgins is called for the reach on Edward Tooley - foul #2 on John Higgins, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Youngquist (PF) Frank Carr | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Chase (SG), Kenneth Carrasco (SF), Christopher Gumm (PF) Shelby Graham, Earl Maurer, James Lakey | |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Edward Tooley makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Edward Tooley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Christopher Gumm snags the offensive board | 48-61 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Stephen Chase drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Carrasco | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Leo Stoffel - foul #1 on Leo Stoffel, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG) John Higgins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), George Lamont (C) Edward Tooley, Leo Stoffel | |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco misses short on a runner in the lane | 49-64 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joe Marshall | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Russell Waddell (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Barry Bradford (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Youngquist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Chase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Carrasco (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Gumm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Carrasco - foul #3 on Kenneth Carrasco, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Derrick Garrett (PG), Alexander Boggs (C) Russell Waddell, Joe Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tooley (PG), Shelby Graham (SG), Leo Stoffel (C) Mark Metivier, Stephen Chase, George Lamont | |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Barry Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:14 | Rutgers | Alexander Boggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 03:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Carrasco grabs the defensive rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Shelby Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Higgins (PG), Thomas Gaines (SF) Derrick Garrett, Barry Bradford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Maurer (SF), George Lamont (C) Kenneth Carrasco, Leo Stoffel | |
| 02:24 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 02:23 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses the tip | 50-64 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | George Lamont snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Shelby Graham evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Tooley | 50-67 |
| 02:01 | Rutgers | John Higgins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-67 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Gumm | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Edward Tooley splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Shelby Graham | 50-69 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Gaines hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Higgins | 52-69 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Shelby Graham connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Ronald Fallon - foul #1 on Ronald Fallon, team foul #8 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Russell Waddell (SG), Barry Bradford (SF), Joe Marshall (C) Ronald Fallon, Thomas Gaines, Alexander Boggs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Kenneth Carrasco (SF), Leo Stoffel (C) Edward Tooley, Earl Maurer, George Lamont | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Shelby Graham makes the free throw | 52-72 |
| 00:57 | Rutgers | Russell Waddell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Barry Bradford | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses the easy layup | 55-72 |
| 00:29 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Joe Marshall | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Joe Marshall slams it home set up by John Higgins | 57-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Metivier runs out the clock | 57-72 |