| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Davenport (fresh) PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Kallenberger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | James Pursel knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 18-23 |
| 19:11 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | William Zenner snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | William Kallenberger connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Nash | 18-26 |
| 18:35 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Nash - foul #2 on Matthew Nash, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Johnson and the foul's on William Zenner - foul #3 on William Zenner, team foul #2 | 20-26 |
| 18:11 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer makes the free throw | 21-26 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 17:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Raymond Spencer | 21-26 |
| 17:19 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Johnson, team foul #1 | 21-26 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | James Pursel travels with the ball | 21-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG) William Kallenberger | |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | David Davenport's pass is intercepted by Derick Carpenter | 21-26 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter jams it | 21-28 |
| 15:56 | Rutgers | David Davenport's pass is intercepted by Derick Carpenter | 21-28 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter can't finish the layup | 21-28 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | James Pursel tips it in | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Davenport (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks's fadeaway is rejected by William Zenner | 21-30 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | William Zenner pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Matthew Nash loses the ball out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Luis York (SG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF), Samuel Eichner (C) Paul Johnson, Duane Barr, David Davenport, Sean Dirks, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG), Bobby Harman (SF), Ray Roux (PF), Richard Guyton (C) Matthew Nash, Derick Carpenter, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| 14:33 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart travels with the ball | 21-30 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Steven Buntin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-30 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (PG), Derick Carpenter (SF) Steven Buntin, Bobby Harman | |
| 13:37 | Rutgers | Luis York drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-30 |
| 13:22 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 13:16 | Rutgers | The jumper by Frederick Tippett is denied by Richard Guyton | 24-30 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Richard Guyton gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | William Kallenberger scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Guyton | 24-32 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 24-32 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Richard Guyton grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Samuel Eichner takes the ball from Ray Roux | 24-32 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Ray Roux - foul #1 on Ray Roux, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Duane Barr (SG), Sean Dirks (PF), Raymond Spencer (C) Danny Boatman, Luis York, Goran Ziebart, Samuel Eichner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) William Kallenberger, Ray Roux, Richard Guyton | |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | James Pursel comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 26-32 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Duane Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Barr (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Buntin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Pursel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - William Zenner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:02 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Raymond Spencer is denied by James Pursel | 26-32 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the defensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Buntin | 26-35 |
| 10:29 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett is whistled for traveling | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Davenport (SF) Frederick Tippett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (SF) Derick Carpenter | |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sean Dirks - foul #3 on Sean Dirks, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG) Matthew Nash | |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | David Davenport can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Bobby Harman - foul #1 on Bobby Harman, team foul #4 | 26-37 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 09:50 | Rutgers | David Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | William Zenner misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 09:20 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 08:57 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-37 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 08:32 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 08:03 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Bobby Harman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-37 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 07:41 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Sean Dirks | 30-37 |
| 07:27 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer misses short on a floater from the left side | 30-37 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Bobby Harman | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Barr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Dirks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Kallenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Pursel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Zenner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | William Kallenberger knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-39 |
| 06:38 | Rutgers | Duane Barr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-39 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | William Zenner pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 06:20 | Rutgers | David Davenport snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 05:57 | Rutgers | William Kallenberger steals it from Sean Dirks | 30-39 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses the lay-in | 30-39 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Kallenberger | 30-39 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Danny Boatman (PG), Frederick Tippett (SF), Goran Ziebart (PF) Paul Johnson, David Davenport, Sean Dirks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (PG), Derick Carpenter (SF) William Kallenberger, Bobby Harman | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Steven Buntin connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Derick Carpenter | 30-41 |
| 05:07 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett drills a jumper from the right block set up by Duane Barr | 32-41 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Nash | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 32-43 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Steven Buntin grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Matthew Nash comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Danny Boatman - foul #1 on Danny Boatman, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Luis York (SG), Samuel Eichner (C) Duane Barr, Raymond Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Roux (PF), Richard Guyton (C) James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 04:30 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 04:15 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-43 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart tips it but misses | 32-43 |
| 04:13 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-43 |
| 04:06 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett grabs the offensive rebound | 32-43 |
| 03:49 | Rutgers | Luis York misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-43 |
| 03:48 | Rutgers | Goran Ziebart tips it home | 34-43 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Eichner - foul #1 on Samuel Eichner, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Johnson (PG), Sean Dirks (PF) Danny Boatman, Goran Ziebart | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG) Steven Buntin | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Paul Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis York (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Frederick Tippett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sean Dirks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Kallenberger (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ray Roux (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Guyton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Rutgers | Frederick Tippett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Johnson | 36-44 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Kallenberger | 36-46 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Ray Roux - foul #2 on Ray Roux, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Duane Barr (SG) Luis York | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Ray Roux, Richard Guyton | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Samuel Eichner makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Matthew Nash clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Sean Dirks pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 02:13 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | William Zenner hits the finger roll | 42-48 |
| 01:33 | Rutgers | Duane Barr makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Tippett | 45-48 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer (C) Samuel Eichner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Rutgers | Matthew Nash steals the ball from Paul Johnson | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Duane Barr is called for the reach on Derick Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Barr, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Harman (PF) James Pursel | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Sean Dirks is called for the reach on Derick Carpenter - foul #4 on Sean Dirks, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Duane Barr is called for the reach on Derick Carpenter - foul #3 on Duane Barr, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Rutgers | Duane Barr comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Matthew Nash grabs the board | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Matthew Nash is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Johnson - foul #4 on Paul Johnson, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Buntin (SG) William Kallenberger | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:08 | Rutgers | Raymond Spencer gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson is fouled on the floor by Derick Carpenter - foul #3 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Kallenberger (SG), James Pursel (PF) Steven Buntin, Bobby Harman | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Paul Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-51 |