| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Darius Stage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Wilson inbounds the ball | 28-12 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is hacked by Darius Stage - foul #1 on Darius Stage, team foul #1 | 28-12 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is hacked by Darius Stage - foul #2 on Darius Stage, team foul #2 | 28-12 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Michael Wilson | 28-12 |
| 18:32 | Rutgers | David Walsh connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-12 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Leo Henderson | 31-14 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Comeau | 31-14 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leo Henderson | 31-14 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Shilin Wang buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 17:12 | Rutgers | Michael Wilson picks off the pass by Kevin Crosby | 31-17 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Shilin Wang knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Leo Henderson | 31-19 |
| 16:40 | Rutgers | William Glisson is called for traveling | 31-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (C) Marvin Lacefield | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Glisson - foul #2 on William Glisson, team foul #3 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (PF) David Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | William Glisson misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Parker - foul #2 on Mark Parker, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 16:09 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Leo Henderson tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leo Henderson, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Holder (SG), David Walsh (SF) Kevin Crosby, Darius Stage | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (C) Gerald Comeau | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Holder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Walsh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | William Glisson can't throw it down | 33-20 |
| 15:15 | Rutgers | John Holder tips it but misses | 33-20 |
| 15:14 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the tip | 33-20 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 14:38 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-20 |
| 14:37 | Rutgers | William Glisson tips it in | 35-20 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield blows the layup | 35-20 |
| 14:16 | Rutgers | David Walsh gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | David Walsh loses the ball out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Darius Stage (C) Albert Sjogren, William Glisson | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Michael Wilson (SF), Gerald Comeau (PF) Shilin Wang, Calvin Schatz, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 13:51 | Louisville | John Madison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-20 |
| 13:50 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 13:23 | Rutgers | Darius Stage is denied on a layup by Mark Parker | 35-20 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Michael Wilson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-20 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | David Walsh grabs the board | 35-20 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Leo Henderson pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren (SG), William Glisson (PF) John Holder, Lloyd Mullane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Marvin Lacefield (C) Leo Henderson, Mark Parker | |
| 12:17 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby is fouled on the floor by Shilin Wang - foul #1 on Shilin Wang, team foul #3 | 35-20 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | David Walsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Michael Wilson pulls down the rebound | 35-20 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-20 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Michael Wilson hits the follow up shot | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Glisson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Darius Stage (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Madison (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Rutgers | William Glisson blows the layup | 35-22 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | John Madison is fouled on the floor by Albert Sjogren - foul #3 on Albert Sjogren, team foul #4 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (PF) David Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Mark Parker (PF) John Madison, Gerald Comeau | |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Mark Parker hits the finger roll set up by Shilin Wang | 35-24 |
| 10:16 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Crosby | 38-24 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield throws it down on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 38-26 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is whistled for traveling | 38-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG), John Holder (SG), David Walsh (SF), Herman Mitchell (C) Kevin Crosby, Albert Sjogren, William Glisson, Darius Stage | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Gerald Comeau (PF) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 08:26 | Rutgers | David Walsh can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Leo Henderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 07:54 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane misses the fadeaway from the right side | 38-26 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 07:39 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane grabs the board | 38-26 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Dustin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Holder (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Walsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Herman Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Madison (fresh) SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Parker - foul #3 on Mark Parker, team foul #4 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Albert Sjogren (SG), William Glisson (PF), Darius Stage (C) Dustin Jones, John Holder, Lloyd Mullane, Herman Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG), Marvin Lacefield (C) John Madison, Mark Parker | |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 07:12 | Rutgers | David Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Leo Henderson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Shilin Wang | 39-29 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Crosby | 42-29 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Shilin Wang buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leo Henderson | 42-31 |
| 05:37 | Rutgers | David Walsh misses the floater from the left side | 42-31 |
| 05:36 | Rutgers | David Walsh tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | William Glisson gets the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 05:13 | Rutgers | Darius Stage is fouled on the floor by Marvin Lacefield - foul #1 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (PF) David Walsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mark Parker (C) Leo Henderson, Calvin Schatz, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 04:59 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane loses the dribble to Mark Parker | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Mark Parker misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Darius Stage - foul #3 on Darius Stage, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Mark Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Mark Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 04:38 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 04:12 | Rutgers | Darius Stage makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Kevin Crosby | 44-32 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Michael Wilson tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Rutgers | William Glisson misses the turnaround from the right block | 44-34 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Kevin Crosby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Albert Sjogren (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Glisson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Mullane (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Darius Stage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Madison (fresh) SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Louisville | John Madison can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Darius Stage - foul #4 on Darius Stage, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dustin Jones (PG), John Holder (SG), Herman Mitchell (PF) Kevin Crosby, Albert Sjogren, Darius Stage | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Marvin Lacefield (C) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson, Gerald Comeau | |
| 03:14 | Louisville | John Madison makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | John Madison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 02:52 | Rutgers | Herman Mitchell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Herman Mitchell, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Walsh (SF) Lloyd Mullane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Wilson (SF) Calvin Schatz | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby (PG), Albert Sjogren (SG), Darius Stage (C) Dustin Jones, John Holder, Herman Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG) John Madison | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mark Parker | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:11 | Rutgers | David Walsh comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 02:10 | Rutgers | Albert Sjogren snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 01:54 | Rutgers | Mark Parker takes the ball from Darius Stage | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Michael Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shilin Wang and he's hacked by David Walsh - foul #2 on David Walsh, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Comeau (PF) Mark Parker | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Michael Wilson makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Shilin Wang - foul #2 on Shilin Wang, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Leo Henderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 00:48 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby is fouled in the backcourt by Shilin Wang - foul #3 on Shilin Wang, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Darius Stage is called for the reach on Marvin Lacefield - foul #5 on Darius Stage, team foul #9 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane (C) Darius Stage | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:38 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Leo Henderson is called for the reach on Lloyd Mullane in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leo Henderson, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:35 | Rutgers | Lloyd Mullane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Walsh is called for the reach on Michael Wilson - foul #3 on David Walsh, team foul #10 | 50-42 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Michael Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | David Walsh pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | David Walsh is fouled in the backcourt by Leo Henderson - foul #4 on Leo Henderson, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | David Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:25 | Rutgers | David Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Leo Henderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Glisson | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | Shilin Wang is called for the reach on William Glisson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Shilin Wang, team foul #10 | 52-43 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:16 | Rutgers | William Glisson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield can't finish the layup | 54-43 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 54-43 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Albert Sjogren steals the ball from Michael Wilson | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Kevin Crosby runs out the clock | 54-43 |