| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Cottrell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Mead (fresh) SF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Cormier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Joy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gabriel Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Saulter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Mario Saulter | 24-34 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Nicholas Ashe | 26-34 |
| 19:24 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 26-34 |
| 19:22 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans tips it in | 26-36 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Nicholas Ashe, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Lewis (SF) Nicholas Ashe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 18:46 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 18:34 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:13 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a floater in the lane | 26-36 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Marcus Lewis pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier clanks a jumper from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:04 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Sutton | 26-39 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell is hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Howard (SG) Andrew Mead | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brian Bohler (C) Thomas Hogans, Gabriel Wise, Mario Saulter | |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier hits the finger roll set up by Richard Cottrell and he's fouled by Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), Robert Kelly (C) Richard Cottrell, Rodney Joy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG) Stephen Sutton, Matthew Lewis | |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:46 | Rutgers | Robert Wright scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-41 |
| 16:19 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Robert Wright misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Antonio Cormier - foul #3 on Antonio Cormier, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Cottrell (PG), Andrew Mead (SG), Frank Blevins (PF), Rodney Joy (C) Freeman Logan, James Howard, Antonio Cormier, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton (PG), Matthew Lewis (SG), Thomas Hogans (SF), Mario Saulter (C) Howard Wharton, Dikembe Yusuf, Jimmy Haveman, Brian Bohler | |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 16:05 | Rutgers | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Rodney Joy hits a driving attempt from the left block | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Cottrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Mead (fresh) SF - Marcus Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Blevins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Joy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Saulter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton's pass is intercepted by Richard Cottrell in the backcourt | 31-43 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Rodney Joy can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Sutton - foul #2 on Stephen Sutton, team foul #3 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe (SF) Marcus Lewis | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise (PF) Robert Wright | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Rodney Joy makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Rodney Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans is hacked by Rodney Joy - foul #1 on Rodney Joy, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis's pass is intercepted by Andrew Mead | 33-43 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Rodney Joy dunks the ball set up by Richard Cottrell and he's fouled by Matthew Lewis - foul #3 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG) Stephen Sutton | |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Rodney Joy misses the free throw | 35-43 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 14:25 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise is hacked by Frank Blevins - foul #1 on Frank Blevins, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), Antonio Cormier (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Richard Cottrell, Frank Blevins, Rodney Joy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman (SF) Thomas Hogans | |
| 14:02 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Haveman - foul #3 on Jimmy Haveman, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Howard (SG) Andrew Mead | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Robert Wright (C) Howard Wharton, Matthew Lewis, Mario Saulter | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 13:25 | Rutgers | Robert Wright snags the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 13:01 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Robert Kelly loses the dribble to Dikembe Yusuf | 36-43 |
| 12:29 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | James Howard snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Robert Kelly is fouled on the floor by Robert Wright - foul #2 on Robert Wright, team foul #6 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Cottrell (PG), Andrew Mead (SG), Marcus Lewis (SF), Frank Blevins (PF), Rodney Joy (C) Freeman Logan, James Howard, Nicholas Ashe, Antonio Cormier, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Matthew Lewis (SG), Thomas Hogans (SF), Mario Saulter (C) Stephen Sutton, Dikembe Yusuf, Jimmy Haveman, Gabriel Wise | |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Andrew Mead misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-43 |
| 12:01 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis hits a jumper from the right side set up by Howard Wharton | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Cottrell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Mead (fresh) SF - Marcus Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Blevins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Joy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Howard Wharton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mario Saulter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Rodney Joy misses long on a jumper from the left side | 36-45 |
| 11:15 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| 11:01 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Howard Wharton | 36-47 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell misses the easy layup | 36-47 |
| 10:44 | Rutgers | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 10:27 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Andrew Mead can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 10:05 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-50 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Blevins - foul #2 on Frank Blevins, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Howard (SG), Nicholas Ashe (SF), Antonio Cormier (PF) Andrew Mead, Marcus Lewis, Frank Blevins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton (PG), Gabriel Wise (PF) Howard Wharton, Robert Wright | |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 09:43 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-52 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Rodney Joy tips it back up and in | 38-52 |
| 09:10 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Cormier | 38-52 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Ashe | 38-52 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | James Howard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), Robert Kelly (C) Richard Cottrell, Rodney Joy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Jimmy Haveman (SF), Brian Bohler (C) Matthew Lewis, Thomas Hogans, Mario Saulter | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Kelly - foul #2 on Robert Kelly, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Mead (SG) James Howard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Black (PF) Gabriel Wise | |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:22 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | William Black picks off the pass by Antonio Cormier | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Sutton and the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #3 on Robert Kelly, team foul #8 | 38-55 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman makes the free throw | 38-56 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Andrew Mead is hacked by Dikembe Yusuf - foul #1 on Dikembe Yusuf, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis (SG) Dikembe Yusuf | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Andrew Mead makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Andrew Mead makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Freeman Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Mead (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cormier (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Haveman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Black (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Bohler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Rutgers | William Black comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-56 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Andrew Mead gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Robert Kelly makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Mead | 42-56 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Freeman Logan takes the ball from William Black | 42-56 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Freeman Logan hits the finger roll | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Mead - foul #2 on Andrew Mead, team foul #9 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Cottrell (PG), James Howard (SG), Marcus Lewis (SF), Frank Blevins (PF), Rodney Joy (C) Freeman Logan, Andrew Mead, Nicholas Ashe, Antonio Cormier, Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Gabriel Wise (PF), Mario Saulter (C) Stephen Sutton, Jimmy Haveman, William Black | |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Gabriel Wise denies the turnaround by Richard Cottrell | 44-58 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Mario Saulter | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter travels with the ball | 44-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Thomas Hogans (SF) Matthew Lewis, Brian Bohler | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Lewis | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Blevins - foul #3 on Frank Blevins, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Mead (SG), Nicholas Ashe (SF), Antonio Cormier (PF) James Howard, Marcus Lewis, Frank Blevins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton (PG) Howard Wharton | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans misses the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter grabs the offensive board | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Richard Cottrell is called for the reach on Gabriel Wise - foul #1 on Richard Cottrell, team foul #11 | 47-59 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:44 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Stephen Sutton takes the ball from Rodney Joy | 47-60 |
| 04:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Hogans misses the lay-in | 47-60 |
| 04:19 | Rutgers | Dikembe Yusuf pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Gabriel Wise is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gabriel Wise, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Matthew Lewis (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Dikembe Yusuf, Gabriel Wise | |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Stephen Sutton picks off the pass by Richard Cottrell in the backcourt | 47-60 |
| 03:45 | Rutgers | Mario Saulter misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-60 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Stephen Sutton buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Cottrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Mead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Cormier (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rodney Joy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Stephen Sutton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Hogans (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mario Saulter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Rodney Joy is hacked by Mario Saulter - foul #3 on Mario Saulter, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), James Howard (SG), Marcus Lewis (SF) Richard Cottrell, Andrew Mead, Nicholas Ashe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Howard Wharton (PG), Dikembe Yusuf (SG), Jimmy Haveman (SF), Brian Bohler (C) Stephen Sutton, Matthew Lewis, Thomas Hogans, Mario Saulter | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Rodney Joy misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 03:10 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Brian Bohler travels with the ball | 49-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Blevins (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Antonio Cormier, Rodney Joy | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Dikembe Yusuf takes the ball from Marcus Lewis | 49-63 |
| 02:17 | Rutgers | Dikembe Yusuf blows the dunk | 49-63 |
| 02:15 | Rutgers | Robert Wright tips it back up and in | 49-65 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Robert Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Bohler - foul #2 on Brian Bohler, team foul #10 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Cottrell (PG), Andrew Mead (SG), Nicholas Ashe (SF), Antonio Cormier (PF) Freeman Logan, James Howard, Marcus Lewis, Frank Blevins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Antonio Cormier blocks the short jumper by Jimmy Haveman | 51-65 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Jimmy Haveman hits the follow up shot | 51-67 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Andrew Mead lays it in set up by Robert Kelly and the foul's on Howard Wharton - foul #1 on Howard Wharton, team foul #11 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Joy (C) Robert Kelly | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Andrew Mead makes the free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:58 | Rutgers | Robert Wright misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 54-67 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Rodney Joy grabs the board | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | The jump hook by Andrew Mead is blocked by Brian Bohler | 54-67 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Dikembe Yusuf drills a fadeaway from close range | 54-69 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Rodney Joy knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Howard Wharton runs out the clock | 56-69 |