| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fresh) SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bobby Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Halverson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin inbounds the ball | 16-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-30 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | John Youngquist denies the turnaround by Robert Halverson | 19-30 |
| 19:28 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bobby Hall | 19-30 |
| 19:03 | Rutgers | John Youngquist hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Halverson | 19-30 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Mark Metivier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-30 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | George Lamont snags the offensive board | 19-30 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Halverson | 19-32 |
| 18:06 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 19-32 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Lamont | 19-32 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Fallon - foul #1 on Ronald Fallon, team foul #1 | 19-32 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 17:23 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 17:21 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux misses the tip | 19-33 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | George Lamont comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | George Lamont hits the follow up shot | 19-35 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | John Youngquist connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-35 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Metivier out of a doubleteam | 21-38 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | John Youngquist's floater is tipped away by Robert Halverson | 21-38 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 21-38 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bobby Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Pollard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Halverson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Stoffel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lamont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Mark Metivier connects on the shot from the left wing set up by George Lamont | 21-40 |
| 15:51 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux's pass is intercepted by Mark Metivier in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard slams it home on a great pass from Mark Metivier | 21-42 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by George Lamont - foul #2 on George Lamont, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SG), Carl Hermosillo (PF), Robert Chapman (C) David Robicheaux, Ronald Fallon, Bobby Hall, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG), Blake Romaine (SF), Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Jerry Pollard, Robert Halverson, Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-42 |
| 15:37 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Blake Romaine comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 23-42 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | James Winters grabs the offensive board | 23-42 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | James Winters comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Hermosillo - foul #1 on Carl Hermosillo, team foul #2 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dema Zanis (SF) Gregory Hamlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG) Mark Metivier | |
| 15:00 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Winters - foul #2 on James Winters, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), John Youngquist (C) Dema Zanis, Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Pollard (SG) Jim Dubose | |
| 14:34 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Corey Sibley double dribbles | 26-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SF) Blake Romaine | |
| 13:57 | Rutgers | James Winters swats the layup by Carl Hermosillo | 26-44 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo tips it in | 28-44 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | James Winters knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Vernon Schuyler | 28-46 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Robert Halverson drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Corey Sibley | 31-48 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-48 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | John Youngquist tips it back up and in | 33-48 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Robert Halverson double dribbles | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Robicheaux (PG), Gregory Hamlin (SF), Bobby Hall (PF) Roland Brannon, Samuel Hix, Carl Hermosillo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Jim Dubose (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Vernon Schuyler, Jerry Pollard, Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Leo Stoffel - foul #1 on Leo Stoffel, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dema Zanis (SG), Robert Chapman (C) Ronald Fallon, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF) Robert Halverson | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fresh) SG - Dema Zanis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blake Romaine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Blake Romaine hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 36-48 |
| 11:10 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Gregory Hamlin | 36-48 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Metivier - foul #1 on Mark Metivier, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), John Youngquist (C) Dema Zanis, Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Pollard (SG), Robert Halverson (SF) Jim Dubose, Blake Romaine | |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:56 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel is open but misses the lay-in | 38-48 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:35 | Rutgers | David Robicheaux loses the dribble to Mark Metivier in the backcourt | 38-48 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Ronald Fallon steps in front of the Leo Stoffel pass | 38-48 |
| 10:10 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin makes the shot from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel blows the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Hall - foul #2 on Bobby Hall, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:21 | Rutgers | A charge is called on Bobby Hall - foul #3 on Bobby Hall, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SF), Carl Hermosillo (PF) David Robicheaux, Gregory Hamlin, Bobby Hall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Carl Hermosillo denies the turnaround by James Winters | 40-49 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | James Winters grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the contested pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Pollard | 40-51 |
| 08:31 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo drills a shot in the paint | 42-51 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Mark Metivier shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-51 |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 07:58 | Rutgers | Samuel Hix makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roland Brannon | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Roland Brannon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Hix (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Hermosillo (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Youngquist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Halverson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Winters (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | James Winters hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Corey Sibley | 45-53 |
| 07:13 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-53 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | John Youngquist gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | John Youngquist hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 45-53 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Robert Halverson pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard grabs the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Roland Brannon - foul #1 on Roland Brannon, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Robicheaux (PG), Dema Zanis (SG), Gregory Hamlin (SF), Bobby Hall (PF), Robert Chapman (C) Roland Brannon, Ronald Fallon, Samuel Hix, Carl Hermosillo, John Youngquist | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Blake Romaine (SF), Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Mark Metivier, Robert Halverson, Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 06:09 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 05:43 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 45-53 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Vernon Schuyler | 45-55 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-55 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler grabs the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the floater in the lane set up by Jerry Pollard | 45-57 |
| 04:36 | Rutgers | Robert Chapman misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Blake Romaine knocks in the jumper from the left block and the foul's on Gregory Hamlin - foul #4 on Gregory Hamlin, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon (SG), John Youngquist (C) Dema Zanis, Robert Chapman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Jim Dubose (SG) Vernon Schuyler, Jerry Pollard | |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Blake Romaine makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Gregory Hamlin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | John Youngquist tips it but misses | 45-60 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | John Youngquist tips it in | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - David Robicheaux (fresh) SG - Ronald Fallon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bobby Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Youngquist (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Blake Romaine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lamont (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Mark Metivier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Bobby Hall | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Bobby Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-60 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Blake Romaine knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 47-62 |
| 02:58 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon is fouled on the floor by Jim Dubose - foul #2 on Jim Dubose, team foul #5 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Roland Brannon (PG), Samuel Hix (SF), Carl Hermosillo (PF) David Robicheaux, Gregory Hamlin, Bobby Hall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SF), Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Blake Romaine, Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| 02:47 | Rutgers | John Youngquist buries a turnaround in the lane | 49-62 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | John Youngquist steals it from Mark Metivier out of a doubleteam | 49-62 |
| 02:20 | Rutgers | Jim Dubose is called for the reach on Carl Hermosillo - foul #3 on Jim Dubose, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Jim Dubose is called for the reach on Ronald Fallon - foul #4 on Jim Dubose, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | James Winters snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | James Winters misses the shot near the basket | 50-62 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Mark Metivier snags the offensive board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | James Winters misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 50-62 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Corey Sibley misses the tip | 50-62 |
| 01:42 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | John Youngquist's pass is intercepted by James Winters | 50-62 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Mark Metivier works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-65 |
| 01:04 | Rutgers | Ronald Fallon's pass is intercepted by Corey Sibley | 50-65 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Robert Halverson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Carl Hermosillo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | John Youngquist hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Hix | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Corey Sibley's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Hix | 52-65 |
| 00:14 | Rutgers | John Youngquist snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 00:10 | Rutgers | Corey Sibley steals it from Carl Hermosillo | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Metivier runs out the clock | 52-65 |