| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Cox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Rutgers | Michael Cox knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave blows the dunk | 28-30 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock travels with the ball | 28-30 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 28-32 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Kyle Olson pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:33 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 18:10 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Kyle Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Larry Gray clanks a 3 from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Charles Raff tips it in | 28-34 |
| 17:29 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the board | 28-34 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave's pass is intercepted by Arthur Nichols | 28-34 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Michael Cox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Joe Prosienski (SF), Greg Mack (PF), Sidney Brooks (C) John Sundberg, Thomas Coppock, Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:58 | Rutgers | Michael Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Michael Cox is called for the reach on Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Michael Cox, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SG) Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Cory Dyar tips it home | 30-36 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:13 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | William Rayford is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on William Rayford, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Harris (PF) Sidney Brooks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Harris (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Mack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Rutgers | John Harris is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Richard Saxon | 31-36 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | William Rayford hits a 3 from straight away | 31-39 |
| 15:04 | Rutgers | Greg Mack is fouled on the floor by Mike Curtis - foul #2 on Mike Curtis, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Michael Cox (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Dennis Genao (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) Andrew George, Archie Rutledge, Joe Prosienski, John Harris, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 14:44 | Rutgers | Michael Cox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock tips it in | 33-39 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Larry Gray is fouled on the floor by John Sundberg - foul #3 on John Sundberg, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Michael Dennis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Coppock - foul #1 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Arthur Nichols is called for the reach on Lance Hargrave - foul #2 on Arthur Nichols, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Dennis | 33-42 |
| 13:35 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Hargrave | 33-42 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Raff | 33-42 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Michael Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it in | 33-44 |
| 12:46 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols is denied on a layup by Lance Hargrave | 33-44 |
| 12:45 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock tips it back up and in | 35-44 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Michael Dennis is called for a charge - foul #2 on Michael Dennis, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Archie Rutledge (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF) John Sundberg, Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 12:00 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-44 |
| 11:53 | Rutgers | Andrew George snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Andrew George (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Prosienski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Genao (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 11:27 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Dennis Genao takes the ball from Richard Saxon | 39-44 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-44 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is hacked by Joe Prosienski - foul #1 on Joe Prosienski, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG), Michael Cox (SG), John Harris (PF), Greg Mack (C) Andrew George, Archie Rutledge, Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 39-44 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave hits the follow up shot | 39-46 |
| 09:51 | Rutgers | Michael Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-46 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lance Hargrave | 39-46 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Kyle Olson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Larry Gray | 39-49 |
| 09:40 | Rutgers | John Sundberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock (SF) Joe Prosienski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (SF) Cory Dyar | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the easy layup | 39-49 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it but misses | 39-49 |
| 09:19 | Rutgers | John Sundberg gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 09:08 | Rutgers | John Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-49 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Coppock - foul #2 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (SG) Michael Cox | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:24 | Rutgers | Greg Mack is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Greg Mack, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Dennis Genao (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) John Harris, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-50 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 07:50 | Rutgers | Andrew George misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-50 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Charles Raff snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew George (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-53 |
| 07:08 | Rutgers | Andrew George travels with the ball | 39-53 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF) John Sundberg, Thomas Coppock | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Richard Saxon tips it home | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the jumper near the basket set up by Dennis Genao and he's hacked by Cory Dyar - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Harris (PF), Greg Mack (C) Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG) Timothy Hooser | |
| 06:11 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | John Harris takes the ball from Mike Curtis | 42-55 |
| 05:50 | Rutgers | Michael Cox can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mike Curtis | 42-55 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | William Rayford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-55 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Mike Curtis clanks a shot from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 05:08 | Rutgers | Greg Mack grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski is hacked by Mike Curtis - foul #3 on Mike Curtis, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | John Sundberg (PG) Andrew George | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:58 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Michael Dennis is called for traveling | 44-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge (SG), Thomas Coppock (SF), Dennis Genao (PF), Arthur Nichols (C) Michael Cox, Joe Prosienski, John Harris, Greg Mack | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:09 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the turnaround from the right block | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - John Sundberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Archie Rutledge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Coppock (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dennis Genao (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:36 | Rutgers | Thomas Coppock clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lance Hargrave | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Kyle Olson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 47-60 |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols scores on a shot from close range set up by John Sundberg and he's hacked by Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Michael Cox (SG) Archie Rutledge | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 03:18 | Rutgers | Arthur Nichols makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses the easy layup | 50-60 |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Dennis Genao gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Rutgers | Lance Hargrave picks off the pass by Dennis Genao | 50-60 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Coppock - foul #3 on Thomas Coppock, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Andrew George (PG), Archie Rutledge (SG), Joe Prosienski (SF), John Harris (PF), Greg Mack (C) John Sundberg, Michael Cox, Thomas Coppock, Dennis Genao, Arthur Nichols | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Archie Rutledge is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Archie Rutledge, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mike Curtis (PF) Michael Dennis | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Mike Curtis comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-62 |
| 01:35 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 01:20 | Rutgers | John Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 01:19 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Greg Mack | 50-62 |
| 01:10 | Rutgers | Joe Prosienski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mike Curtis | 50-62 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | William Rayford pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Joe Prosienski steals the ball from Timothy Hooser | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | John Harris shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Rayford runs out the clock | 52-62 |