| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodney Burke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Hardcastle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) SF - Mauro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Adams inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Michael Adams is fouled on the floor by Mauro Mancini - foul #1 on Mauro Mancini, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | James Kim steps in front of the Michael Adams pass | 31-32 |
| 19:09 | Rutgers | James Kim connects on the runner in the paint | 31-34 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Michael Adams drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Perkins | 33-34 |
| 18:37 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini hits a floater from the left side | 33-36 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | William Coleman double dribbles | 33-36 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre loses the ball out of bounds | 33-36 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Michael Adams knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from William Coleman and the foul's on Jeremy Mowry - foul #2 on Jeremy Mowry, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Michael Adams makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Jeremy Mowry clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre snags the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:50 | Rutgers | Robert Perkins is called for the reach on James Kim - foul #2 on Robert Perkins, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (PG), Joey Williams (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) James Kim, Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| 16:32 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | William Coleman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Adams | 39-39 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Rodney Burke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Hardcastle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Michael Adams can't finish the layup | 39-42 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | William Coleman hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 15:27 | Rutgers | Joey Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 15:26 | Rutgers | Joey Williams snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:09 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Michael Adams gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Robert Perkins scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Adams | 43-42 |
| 14:39 | Rutgers | Joey Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joey Williams, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) James Walker, Joey Williams, Richard Roberts, Manuel Lew, Matthew Goodman | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | William Coleman loses the dribble to James Kim | 43-42 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | David Jones slams it home | 43-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Michael Adams misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jeremy Mowry - foul #3 on Jeremy Mowry, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Michael Adams misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | Rutgers | David Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:44 | Rutgers | Manuel Hardcastle steals it from Jeremy Mowry | 44-44 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Coleman | 46-44 |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | James Kim hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Michael Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Adams (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Burke (tiring) 2 reb. C - Manuel Hardcastle (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) SF - Mauro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #5 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski (SG), Ricky Cleveland (SF), Adam Holcombe (PF) Robert Perkins, Michael Adams, Rodney Burke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF), Matthew Goodman (C) Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry, David Jones | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:16 | Rutgers | James Kim misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | William Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 10:51 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 10:34 | Rutgers | Swietomierz Malkoski steps in front of the Manuel Lew pass | 47-44 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Swietomierz Malkoski | 49-44 |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew makes the floater in the paint | 49-46 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | William Coleman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 09:31 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Lew | 49-46 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | James Kim misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | William Coleman hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ricky Cleveland | 51-46 |
| 08:33 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Coleman | 51-46 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe is called for a charge - foul #1 on Adam Holcombe, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Perkins (PG), Michael Adams (SF), Rodney Burke (PF) William Coleman, Ricky Cleveland, Adam Holcombe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Vincent Hamm (PG), Brian Delatorre (SG), Mauro Mancini (SF), Jeremy Mowry (PF), David Jones (C) James Kim, James Walker, Richard Roberts, Manuel Lew, Matthew Goodman | |
| 08:02 | Rutgers | David Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG) Swietomierz Malkoski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Mauro Mancini is called for the reach on Robert Perkins - foul #2 on Mauro Mancini, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Burke (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Hardcastle (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Vincent Hamm (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Delatorre (fresh) SF - Mauro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Mowry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:56 | Rutgers | Robert Perkins swats the layup by Jeremy Mowry | 51-46 |
| 06:55 | Rutgers | Mauro Mancini tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Robert Perkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Manuel Hardcastle | 54-48 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Rodney Burke steps in front of the Brian Delatorre pass | 54-48 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Michael Adams's fadeaway is rejected by David Jones | 54-48 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Rodney Burke pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Robert Perkins is fouled on the floor by Brian Delatorre - foul #2 on Brian Delatorre, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski (SG), Adam Holcombe (C) William Coleman, Manuel Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Kim (PG), Matthew Goodman (C) Vincent Hamm, David Jones | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Robert Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Robert Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:21 | Rutgers | Rodney Burke swats the layup by Jeremy Mowry | 56-48 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Rodney Burke gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Michael Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe gets the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Michael Adams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Perkins | 58-48 |
| 04:46 | Rutgers | James Kim is hacked by Robert Perkins - foul #3 on Robert Perkins, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | James Walker (SG), Richard Roberts (SF), Manuel Lew (PF) Brian Delatorre, Mauro Mancini, Jeremy Mowry | |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | James Walker hits a jumper in the lane | 58-50 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Lew - foul #1 on Manuel Lew, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland (SG) Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | David Jones (C) Manuel Lew | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Rodney Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:53 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Roberts, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Rodney Burke blows the layup but he's fouled by David Jones - foul #4 on David Jones, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Manuel Lew (PF) James Kim | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Rodney Burke makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 03:35 | Rutgers | David Jones snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Swietomierz Malkoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Cleveland (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Burke (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Holcombe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - James Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Lew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Brian Delatorre (SG) Manuel Lew | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Swietomierz Malkoski | 63-50 |
| 02:53 | Rutgers | James Walker loses the dribble to Swietomierz Malkoski | 63-50 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski lays it in | 65-50 |
| 02:27 | Rutgers | James Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 01:58 | Rutgers | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | David Jones drills a floater from the right side | 65-52 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bernie Stout (SG), Manuel Hardcastle (C) Michael Adams, Rodney Burke | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Joey Williams (SG), Manuel Lew (PF) Brian Delatorre, David Jones | |
| 01:09 | Rutgers | Manuel Lew blows the layup | 65-52 |
| 01:07 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts snags the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 01:02 | Rutgers | Ricky Cleveland is called for the reach on James Walker - foul #1 on Ricky Cleveland, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | James Walker buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | James Walker is called for the reach on Swietomierz Malkoski in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Walker, team foul #11 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Adams (PF) Manuel Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Swietomierz Malkoski is called for the reach on James Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Swietomierz Malkoski, team foul #5 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle (C) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:43 | Rutgers | Richard Roberts drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew Goodman | 67-57 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski is fouled in the backcourt by James Walker - foul #3 on James Walker, team foul #12 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Adams (PF) Manuel Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:33 | Rutgers | The short jumper by Matthew Goodman is denied by Adam Holcombe | 68-57 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Bernie Stout hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 68-57 |
| 00:09 | Rutgers | Matthew Goodman snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| 00:05 | Rutgers | Joey Williams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-57 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Michael Adams gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski runs out the clock | 68-57 |