| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Christopher Kowal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Branham (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Osborn (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Rory Schwanbeck (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Haefner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Pounds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Patrick Pounds, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | William Carter misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 19:20 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 19:10 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison is hacked by Russell Branham - foul #1 on Russell Branham, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds misses the easy layup but the foul's on Frank Osborn - foul #3 on Frank Osborn, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (PF) Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:55 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Anthony Larson gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Anthony Larson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 18:22 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Morrison | 33-37 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Anthony Larson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:51 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson is hacked by Christopher Kowal - foul #1 on Christopher Kowal, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 17:37 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Russell Branham snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | William Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 17:06 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:00 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | William Carter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner blows the layup | 35-37 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Anthony Larson grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Russell Branham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gary Morrison - foul #1 on Gary Morrison, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Robert Turner (SG), Eric Dixon (SF), Justin Alers (PF), Gary Farr (C) Rory Schwanbeck, Zachary Haefner, Gary Morrison, Patrick Pounds, Christopher Peterson | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:14 | Rutgers | Robert Turner's pass is intercepted by Anthony Larson | 37-37 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins makes the jumper near the basket | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Christopher Kowal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Branham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Pippins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Larson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) PF - Justin Alers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Rutgers | Robert Turner can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Russell Branham gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | William Carter clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Anthony Larson hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | Rutgers | Justin Alers's pass is intercepted by Ralph Pippins | 41-37 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal is hacked by Robert Turner - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Burk (PF), Frank Osborn (C) Ralph Pippins, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck (PG), Zachary Haefner (SG), Gary Morrison (SF), Patrick Pounds (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) Stephen Hutchinson, Robert Turner, Eric Dixon, Justin Alers, Gary Farr | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal is fouled on the floor by Zachary Haefner - foul #2 on Zachary Haefner, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Russell Branham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | William Carter tips it home | 43-37 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Osborn - foul #4 on Frank Osborn, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (PF) Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Russell Branham grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Russell Branham loses the dribble to Christopher Peterson | 43-38 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Peterson | 43-40 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Russell Branham buries a driving attempt near the basket | 45-40 |
| 12:53 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Morrison | 45-43 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Christopher Peterson takes the ball from Christopher Kowal | 45-43 |
| 12:26 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson clanks a jump hook from close range | 45-43 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Anthony Burk buries a floater in the paint and the foul's on Gary Morrison - foul #2 on Gary Morrison, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Auger (SG), Roger Wilson (SF), Anthony Larson (C) Christopher Kowal, Russell Branham, Ralph Pippins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Eric Dixon (SF), Justin Alers (PF), Gary Farr (C) Rory Schwanbeck, Gary Morrison, Patrick Pounds, Christopher Peterson | |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (SG) Zachary Haefner | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | William Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 11:30 | Rutgers | Justin Alers gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Wayne Auger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Wilson (fresh) PF - Anthony Burk (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Turner (fresh) SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) PF - Justin Alers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Gary Farr misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-43 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Wayne Auger pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | William Carter travels with the ball | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Russell Branham (SF) William Carter, Roger Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck (PG), Zachary Haefner (SG) Stephen Hutchinson, Robert Turner | |
| 10:43 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Morrison (SF), Christopher Peterson (C) Eric Dixon, Gary Farr | |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Wayne Auger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:17 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Russell Branham pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Russell Branham knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Justin Falkenstein | 50-43 |
| 09:24 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison snags the offensive board | 50-43 |
| 09:11 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Christopher Kowal (SG), Ralph Pippins (PF) Justin Falkenstein, Russell Branham, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds (PF) Justin Alers | |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Anthony Burk's floater is tipped away by Christopher Peterson | 50-43 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Carter | 52-43 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Auger - foul #1 on Wayne Auger, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Russell Branham (SF), Anthony Larson (C) Wayne Auger, Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Eric Dixon (SF), Justin Alers (C) Rory Schwanbeck, Gary Morrison, Christopher Peterson | |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Anthony Larson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | William Carter gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Justin Alers | 52-45 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Russell Branham swats the shot by Stephen Hutchinson | 52-45 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | William Carter gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Branham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ralph Pippins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Hutchinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zachary Haefner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Dixon (fresh) PF - Patrick Pounds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Alers (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | William Carter can't finish the layup | 52-45 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Anthony Larson tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Russell Branham gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Russell Branham misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-45 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Justin Alers double dribbles | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Burk (PF), Frank Osborn (C) Ralph Pippins, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck (PG) Zachary Haefner | |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Anthony Burk knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Osborn | 54-45 |
| 06:12 | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Pounds | 54-47 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | The jump hook by Russell Branham is blocked by Patrick Pounds | 54-47 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 05:38 | Rutgers | 3 seconds is called on Justin Alers | 54-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Wayne Auger (SG), Roger Wilson (SF) William Carter, Christopher Kowal, Russell Branham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gary Morrison (SF), Gary Farr (PF), Christopher Peterson (C) Eric Dixon, Patrick Pounds, Justin Alers | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Auger | 57-47 |
| 05:09 | Rutgers | Frank Osborn is called for the reach on Stephen Hutchinson - foul #5 on Frank Osborn, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Larson (C) Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 05:01 | Rutgers | Rory Schwanbeck hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Anthony Burk hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 57-49 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Roger Wilson tips it in | 59-49 |
| 04:27 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 04:25 | Rutgers | Gary Morrison grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:16 | Rutgers | Christopher Peterson loses the dribble to Roger Wilson | 59-49 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Anthony Burk misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Farr - foul #1 on Gary Farr, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Christopher Kowal (SG), Russell Branham (SF) Justin Falkenstein, Wayne Auger, Roger Wilson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Turner (PG), Zachary Haefner (SG), Patrick Pounds (PF) Rory Schwanbeck, Stephen Hutchinson, Gary Farr | |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Anthony Burk misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Christopher Peterson | 60-49 |
| 03:46 | Rutgers | Robert Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Anthony Burk lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Larson | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Morrison | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Branham (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Anthony Burk (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Larson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Robert Turner (fresh) SG - Zachary Haefner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Pounds (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Anthony Burk misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick Pounds - foul #3 on Patrick Pounds, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Anthony Burk misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:49 | Rutgers | Robert Turner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Zachary Haefner | 63-54 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Anthony Burk knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 65-54 |
| 02:25 | Rutgers | Zachary Haefner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (PF) Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson (PG), Eric Dixon (SF), Justin Alers (PF), Gary Farr (C) Zachary Haefner, Gary Morrison, Patrick Pounds, Christopher Peterson | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Russell Branham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from William Carter | 68-54 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | Gary Farr misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | William Carter snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal is fouled on the floor by Robert Turner - foul #2 on Robert Turner, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Burk (PF) Ralph Pippins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Patrick Pounds (PF) Gary Farr | |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | Justin Alers grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Eric Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | William Carter grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Russell Branham is called for traveling | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Anthony Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | William Carter misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Hutchinson - foul #1 on Stephen Hutchinson, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | William Carter misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Stephen Hutchinson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Russell Branham pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Carter runs out the clock | 69-54 |