| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fresh) SG - Duane Barr (fresh) SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) PF - James Cardwell (fresh) C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Pursel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | James Pursel comes up short on the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Rutgers | James Cardwell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on William Carlsen - foul #1 on William Carlsen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:19 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Yevgeny Glomski | 0-5 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 18:27 | Rutgers | Duane Barr buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Hayes | 2-8 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | The jump hook by William Carlsen is blocked by James Cardwell | 2-8 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Duane Barr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-8 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Nash | 4-8 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Matthew Nash is fouled on the floor by Douglas Hayes - foul #1 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Nash and he's hacked by Duane Barr - foul #1 on Duane Barr, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (PF) James Pursel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:16 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes travels with the ball | 7-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF), William Zenner (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Matthew Nash, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Zenner | 9-8 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Yevgeny Glomski steps in front of the Robert Mulkey pass | 9-9 |
| 15:42 | Rutgers | Matthew Nash steps in front of the Douglas Hayes pass | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Hayes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Cardwell (fairly fresh) C - Yevgeny Glomski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Pursel | 11-9 |
| 15:02 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson's pass is intercepted by William Carlsen | 11-9 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Pursel | 13-9 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes misses the shot from the right block | 13-9 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | James Pursel pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | James Pursel knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Carey | 15-9 |
| 13:45 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | William Carlsen pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey is fouled on the floor by James Cardwell - foul #1 on James Cardwell, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Derick Carpenter (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Kenneth Carey, Robert Mulkey, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), Sean Dirks (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, James Cardwell, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Frederick Tippett - foul #1 on Frederick Tippett, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:56 | Rutgers | Duane Barr can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-9 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raymond Spencer | 17-9 |
| 12:19 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks loses the ball out of bounds | 17-9 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Bobby Harman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bobby Harman, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| 11:49 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 11:48 | Rutgers | Duane Barr grabs the offensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 11:21 | Rutgers | Duane Barr drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gerard Jackson takes the ball from William Zenner | 17-12 |
| 10:59 | Rutgers | Duane Barr banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerard Jackson | 17-14 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:28 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks connects on the jumper from the left block | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Derick Carpenter and he's fouled by Raymond Spencer - foul #1 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (SG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Bobby Harman, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), James Cardwell (PF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Frederick Tippett, Sean Dirks, Raymond Spencer | |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:59 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 20-16 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | James Cardwell tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #2 on Duane Barr, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG) Rodney Gilcrease | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | James Cardwell can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by James Pursel - foul #1 on James Pursel, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (PF) Duane Barr | |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | James Cardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | William Carlsen's fadeaway is rejected by Yevgeny Glomski | 21-20 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | William Carlsen gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | James Pursel misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Dirks - foul #1 on Sean Dirks, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Kenneth Carey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Duane Barr (SG) Sean Dirks | |
| 08:54 | Louisville | James Pursel misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | James Pursel makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:39 | Rutgers | William Carlsen denies the turnaround by James Cardwell | 22-20 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Gerard Jackson takes the ball from James Pursel | 22-20 |
| 08:27 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson dunks the ball | 22-22 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter's pass is intercepted by Douglas Hayes | 22-22 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson lays it in set up by Douglas Hayes | 22-24 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | William Carlsen loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Ralph Baskett (PF) Robert Mulkey, James Pursel | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF) Douglas Hayes | |
| 07:23 | Rutgers | Rodney Gilcrease is called for the reach on Gerard Jackson - foul #1 on Rodney Gilcrease, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (SF), William Zenner (C) Matthew Nash, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Frederick Tippett, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Gerard Jackson | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cardwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | William Zenner can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 22-26 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | James Cardwell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:19 | Rutgers | James Cardwell is fouled on the floor by Ralph Baskett - foul #1 on Ralph Baskett, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (SG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) James Cardwell, Raymond Spencer | |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Nash - foul #1 on Matthew Nash, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG) Rodney Gilcrease | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:00 | Rutgers | Yevgeny Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | James Pursel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Carey | 24-28 |
| 05:19 | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes hits the finger roll | 24-30 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | William Carlsen lays it in and the foul's on Douglas Hayes - foul #2 on Douglas Hayes, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (C) Sean Dirks | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 04:49 | Rutgers | Duane Barr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Yevgeny Glomski is called for the reach on Matthew Nash - foul #1 on Yevgeny Glomski, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Derick Carpenter (SG), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Kenneth Carey, Robert Mulkey, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Cardwell (PF) Yevgeny Glomski | |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer blows the dunk but he's hacked by Ralph Baskett - foul #2 on Ralph Baskett, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (SF) Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | William Zenner banks in the layup and he's fouled by Raymond Spencer - foul #2 on Raymond Spencer, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF) Douglas Hayes | |
| 03:55 | Louisville | William Zenner makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Bobby Harman gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Bobby Harman tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | James Cardwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Bobby Harman, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Douglas Hayes (SF), Yevgeny Glomski (C) Frederick Tippett, Raymond Spencer | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Gerard Jackson (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Barr (tired) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cardwell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Yevgeny Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matthew Nash | 37-31 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson is fouled on the floor by William Carlsen - foul #2 on William Carlsen, team foul #9 | 37-31 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Nash | 40-31 |
| 01:48 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | James Pursel lays it up and in set up by Rodney Gilcrease and the foul's on Duane Barr - foul #3 on Duane Barr, team foul #11 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Robert Mulkey (SG) Rodney Gilcrease, Derick Carpenter | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Sean Dirks (SF), Raymond Spencer (C) Douglas Hayes, James Cardwell | |
| 01:26 | Louisville | James Pursel makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | James Pursel comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Yevgeny Glomski - foul #2 on Yevgeny Glomski, team foul #12 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG) Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:58 | Louisville | James Pursel makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | James Pursel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks is fouled on the floor by James Pursel - foul #2 on James Pursel, team foul #10 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett (SF), James Cardwell (PF) Duane Barr, Yevgeny Glomski | |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:39 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Rodney Gilcrease | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Duane Barr (SG), Douglas Hayes (SF) Sean Dirks, Frederick Tippett | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Gerard Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |