| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Peter Friesen inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Peter Friesen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alonzo Pitts - foul #2 on Alonzo Pitts, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (PG), Michael Profitt (PF) Jewell Nichols, William Aichele | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Michael Profitt | 29-28 |
| 19:25 | Rutgers | Michael Profitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Robert Jacob (SF) Armando Alvarez, Alonzo Pitts | |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Peter Friesen knocks in the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Jacob - foul #1 on Robert Jacob, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF) Jewell Nichols, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt | |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:59 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts misses the 3 from straight away | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | William Aichele pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:48 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Franklin | 32-31 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley is fouled on the floor by William Aichele - foul #3 on William Aichele, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Robert Jacob (SF), Michael Profitt (PF) Armando Alvarez, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Willie Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jewell Nichols - foul #1 on Jewell Nichols, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF) Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt | |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Jewell Nichols steals it from Jimmy Wiley | 32-31 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts is called for a charge - foul #3 on Alonzo Pitts, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), Michael Profitt (PF) Jewell Nichols, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Walter Horn's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Profitt | 32-31 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Walter Horn grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Willie Thomas is hacked by Armando Alvarez - foul #1 on Armando Alvarez, team foul #6 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Barra (SF), Charles Pennell (PF) Peter Friesen, Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF) Armando Alvarez, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt | |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), Michael Profitt (PF) Jewell Nichols, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| 16:29 | Rutgers | Robert Jacob misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 32-31 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Walter Horn snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Fred Cannady denies the turnaround by Walter Horn | 32-31 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Fred Cannady is called for the reach on Walter Horn - foul #2 on Fred Cannady, team foul #7 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Peter Friesen (SF), Robert Cunningham (PF) Willie Thomas, Jimmy Wiley, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF) Armando Alvarez, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Walter Horn makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Walter Horn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Barra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Horn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Franklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Aichele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Cannady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | William Aichele hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 34-31 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | William Aichele snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Horn - foul #2 on Walter Horn, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (C) Walter Horn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG) Lloyd Franklin | |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:07 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Peter Friesen blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Armando Alvarez | 34-33 |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Friesen | 34-33 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Robert Mears clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 14:03 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jewell Nichols and he's fouled by Charles Pennell - foul #2 on Charles Pennell, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Jimmy Wiley (SG) Robert Mears, Peter Friesen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (SG), Michael Profitt (PF), Ben Koch (C) Armando Alvarez, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Alonzo Pitts steps in front of the Robert Cunningham pass | 34-36 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Michael Profitt knocks in the shot from close range set up by Jewell Nichols | 34-38 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Profitt - foul #1 on Michael Profitt, team foul #8 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Friesen (SF), Walter Horn (C) Dwight Barra, Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), William Aichele (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Jewell Nichols, Alonzo Pitts, Michael Profitt, Ben Koch | |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:32 | Rutgers | William Aichele gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Walter Horn denies the turnaround by William Aichele | 34-38 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Walter Horn snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Peter Friesen hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Willie Thomas | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lloyd Franklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jacob (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Cannady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | William Aichele banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Fred Cannady out of a doubleteam | 36-40 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Charles Pennell travels with the ball | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Barra (SF), Robert Cunningham (PF) Peter Friesen, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Michael Profitt (PF), Ben Koch (C) Armando Alvarez, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 10:40 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Ben Koch can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Willie Thomas | 38-40 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Ben Koch hits the finger roll | 38-42 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Willie Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 09:27 | Rutgers | Ben Koch grabs the defensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:07 | Rutgers | Jimmy Wiley is called for the reach on Jewell Nichols - foul #1 on Jimmy Wiley, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Peter Friesen (SF) Willie Thomas, Jimmy Wiley | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Lloyd Franklin, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt, Ben Koch | |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez is fouled on the floor by Robert Mears - foul #3 on Robert Mears, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| 08:34 | Rutgers | William Aichele misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 38-42 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Cannady | 38-42 |
| 08:19 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jewell Nichols | 38-45 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Walter Horn knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Mears | 40-45 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Peter Friesen grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Walter Horn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-45 |
| 07:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jewell Nichols | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Barra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Horn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Armando Alvarez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alonzo Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Aichele (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Cannady (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady blows the layup | 40-45 |
| 07:18 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady tips it in | 40-47 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Walter Horn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-47 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 06:30 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols's pass is intercepted by Peter Friesen | 40-47 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Walter Horn makes the shot from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-47 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Walter Horn grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Jimmy Wiley (SG), Charles Pennell (C) Robert Mears, Robert Cunningham, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Doyle Armstrong (PG), Lloyd Franklin (SG), Robert Jacob (SF), Michael Profitt (PF) Jewell Nichols, Armando Alvarez, Alonzo Pitts, William Aichele | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Willie Thomas knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Pennell | 44-47 |
| 05:18 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dwight Barra | 46-50 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Peter Friesen is called for the reach on Fred Cannady - foul #1 on Peter Friesen, team foul #5 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Horn (C) Dwight Barra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), William Aichele (PF), Ben Koch (C) Doyle Armstrong, Robert Jacob, Michael Profitt, Fred Cannady | |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-50 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Charles Pennell snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Charles Pennell hits a jumpshot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | William Aichele blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Pennell - foul #3 on Charles Pennell, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), Robert Jacob (SF), Fred Cannady (C) Armando Alvarez, Alonzo Pitts, Ben Koch | |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | William Aichele misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | William Aichele makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 03:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jewell Nichols | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Friesen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Horn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jewell Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lloyd Franklin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jacob (fresh) PF - William Aichele (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Cannady (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Walter Horn is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Barra (SF), Robert Cunningham (PF) Peter Friesen, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez (SG), Alonzo Pitts (SF), Michael Profitt (PF), Ben Koch (C) Jewell Nichols, Robert Jacob, William Aichele, Fred Cannady | |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | Michael Profitt grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Walter Horn grabs the offensive board | 48-56 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Willie Thomas drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Wiley | 51-56 |
| 01:46 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alonzo Pitts | 51-59 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Dwight Barra | 53-59 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Armando Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Willie Thomas drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Wiley | 56-59 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Friesen (SF) Dwight Barra | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG), William Aichele (PF), Fred Cannady (C) Lloyd Franklin, Michael Profitt, Ben Koch | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Rutgers | Alonzo Pitts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Walter Horn snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Willie Thomas misses the 3 from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Thomas - foul #1 on Willie Thomas, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (PG) Jewell Nichols | |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | Fred Cannady makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Lloyd Franklin is called for the reach on Willie Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lloyd Franklin, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols (PG) Lloyd Franklin | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Willie Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Willie Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Willie Thomas is called for the reach on Jewell Nichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Thomas, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Franklin (SG) Armando Alvarez | |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jewell Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Peter Friesen comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 58-63 |