| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Halverson inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Mark Metivier can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Jim Dubose picks off the pass by Gregory Hamlin | 32-38 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hall - foul #2 on Bobby Hall, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Robert Halverson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Fallon | 35-40 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses the runner from the right block | 35-40 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Jim Dubose grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:03 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:47 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon makes the floater from the right side set up by David Robicheaux | 35-42 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hall - foul #3 on Bobby Hall, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG) David Robicheaux | |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Mark Metivier can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Roland Brannon - foul #2 on Roland Brannon, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo (PF) Bobby Hall | |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Youngquist | 36-42 |
| 16:45 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | James Winters comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-44 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Robert Halverson tips it in | 38-44 |
| 16:15 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | James Winters pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Gregory Hamlin steals the ball from Robert Halverson | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Dubose (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Halverson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Winters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Brannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fallon (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Youngquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Corey Sibley - foul #2 on Corey Sibley, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jerry Pollard (SG), Blake Romaine (SF), Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Mark Metivier, Jim Dubose, Robert Halverson, Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Robicheaux (PG), Samuel Hix (SG), Dema Zanis (SF), Bobby Hall (PF) Roland Brannon, Ronald Fallon, Gregory Hamlin, John Youngquist | |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:23 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Hix - foul #1 on Samuel Hix, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:10 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:42 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall jams it | 38-48 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Schuyler | 40-48 |
| 14:08 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 13:53 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:34 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | George Lamont is fouled on the floor by Carl Hermosillo - foul #1 on Carl Hermosillo, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Robert Halverson (SF) Vernon Schuyler, Blake Romaine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), Gregory Hamlin (SF), John Youngquist (C) Samuel Hix, Dema Zanis, Carl Hermosillo | |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Pollard | 42-48 |
| 12:47 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG) David Robicheaux | |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Roland Brannon picks off the pass by Robert Halverson | 42-48 |
| 12:03 | Rutgers | Roland Brannon is fouled on the floor by Jerry Pollard - foul #4 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG) Jerry Pollard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Robert Chapman (PF) Bobby Hall | |
| 11:45 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses the jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Robert Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Winters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Brannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Chapman (fresh) C - John Youngquist (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Mark Metivier is blocked by John Youngquist | 42-48 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Metivier | 42-48 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Mark Metivier connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jim Dubose | 44-48 |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 11:00 | Rutgers | Roland Brannon hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:42 | Rutgers | Robert Chapman snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 10:36 | Rutgers | John Youngquist buries a jumper from the left block | 44-52 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Robert Halverson can't tip it in | 44-52 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Mark Metivier tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 10:00 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Corey Sibley pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Mark Metivier can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Chapman - foul #1 on Robert Chapman, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF), Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Robert Halverson, Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Robicheaux (PG), Samuel Hix (SF), Bobby Hall (PF), Carl Hermosillo (C) Roland Brannon, Gregory Hamlin, Robert Chapman, John Youngquist | |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:36 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo is fouled on the floor by George Lamont - foul #3 on George Lamont, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dema Zanis (SF) Ronald Fallon | |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 08:59 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:38 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall's fadeaway is rejected by George Lamont | 46-52 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel hits the finger roll | 48-52 |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by David Robicheaux and he's fouled by Leo Stoffel - foul #2 on Leo Stoffel, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jerry Pollard (SG), Robert Halverson (SF) Mark Metivier, Jim Dubose, Blake Romaine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), John Youngquist (C) Dema Zanis, Carl Hermosillo | |
| 08:00 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | George Lamont tips it but misses | 48-55 |
| 07:49 | Rutgers | John Youngquist snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 07:25 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Halverson | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Vernon Schuyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Hix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Hall (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 07:15 | Rutgers | John Youngquist grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Robert Halverson is called for the reach on Ronald Fallon - foul #1 on Robert Halverson, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG) Vernon Schuyler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SF) David Robicheaux, Samuel Hix | |
| 06:31 | Rutgers | John Youngquist drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Hamlin | 48-57 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Robert Halverson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 06:13 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to John Youngquist | 48-57 |
| 05:46 | Rutgers | John Youngquist hits a shot from the right block | 48-59 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 05:24 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bobby Hall | 48-59 |
| 05:03 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-59 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard grabs the board | 48-59 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 48-59 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Robert Halverson gets the offensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Mark Metivier hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Lamont | 51-59 |
| 04:29 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin can't finish the layup | 51-59 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | John Youngquist grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 04:11 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG), Blake Romaine (SF), Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Jerry Pollard, Robert Halverson, Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Robicheaux (PG), Samuel Hix (SG), Carl Hermosillo (PF), Robert Chapman (C) Roland Brannon, Ronald Fallon, Bobby Hall, John Youngquist | |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Robert Chapman steps in front of the James Winters pass | 51-59 |
| 03:28 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Hermosillo | 51-62 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | James Winters is hacked by Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jerry Pollard (SG) Mark Metivier, Jim Dubose | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), John Youngquist (C) Gregory Hamlin, Robert Chapman | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Vernon Schuyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Blake Romaine (fresh) PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Winters (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Hix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:54 | Rutgers | Samuel Hix buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Fallon | 53-65 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Robert Halverson (SF) Vernon Schuyler, Blake Romaine | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin (SF), Bobby Hall (PF) Samuel Hix, Carl Hermosillo | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Mark Metivier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | John Youngquist misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Robert Halverson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 01:47 | Rutgers | John Youngquist grabs the board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:23 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall can't throw it down | 53-65 |
| 01:21 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to John Youngquist | 53-65 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | John Youngquist can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Winters - foul #2 on James Winters, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | John Youngquist makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:55 | Rutgers | John Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard clanks a floater from the left side | 53-67 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Mark Metivier tips it but misses | 53-67 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Fallon | 53-69 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Bobby Hall swats the layup by Leo Stoffel | 53-69 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Robert Halverson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Mark Metivier scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux runs out the clock | 56-69 |