| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 19:35 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Zemjanis | 27-35 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Robert Galvin steals the ball from Larry Watkins | 27-35 |
| 19:00 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Thigpen | 29-35 |
| 18:21 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Javier Perez is called for the reach on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #3 on Javier Perez, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG) Javier Perez | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski can't finish the layup | 29-35 |
| 17:34 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses the dunk attempt | 29-35 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Thigpen | 29-35 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Larry Watkins clanks a floater from the left side | 29-35 |
| 16:51 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 16:27 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 16:25 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:01 | Rutgers | Ivan Chrostowski steals the ball from Bradley Burgos | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Lowry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Larry Watkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 32-35 |
| 15:21 | Rutgers | John Thigpen takes the ball from Gary Lowry | 32-35 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is hacked by Robert Galvin - foul #2 on Robert Galvin, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Javier Perez (SG), James Schroer (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| 14:38 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the tip | 32-35 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 14:23 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Javier Perez | 34-37 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled on the floor by James Schroer - foul #2 on James Schroer, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham (SF) Bradley Burgos | |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Thigpen | 37-37 |
| 13:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses the driving attempt near the basket | 37-37 |
| 13:20 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:13 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt double dribbles | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Gary Lowry (SF), Robert Galvin (C) Lance Carmichael, Thomas Abraham, Mike Hoyt | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 12:27 | Rutgers | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Maurice Zemjanis - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Paul Harrison (PF) James Schroer | |
| 12:16 | Rutgers | John Thigpen steps in front of the Robert Galvin pass | 39-37 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the easy layup | 39-37 |
| 12:10 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) John Thigpen, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 11:58 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Howin Xue is whistled for a carry | 39-39 |
| 11:24 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry scores on a 3 from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 42-42 |
| 10:38 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses badly on a floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is hacked by Maurice Zemjanis - foul #2 on Maurice Zemjanis, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), James Schroer (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| 09:54 | Louisville | John Thigpen drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 44-42 |
| 09:32 | Rutgers | James Schroer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Schroer, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG) Maurice Zemjanis | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Larry Watkins drills a jump hook from the left block set up by John Thigpen | 46-42 |
| 08:54 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Abraham | 46-44 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-44 |
| 08:30 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Howin Xue - foul #2 on Howin Xue, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Robert Wallace (PF) Shawn Deans, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Robert Galvin (C) Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, James Schroer, Mike Hoyt | |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Larry Watkins scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski and the foul's on Gary Lowry - foul #1 on Gary Lowry, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG) Lance Carmichael | |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:48 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shawn Deans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Robert Wallace double dribbles | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 07:01 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry is hacked by Larry Watkins - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Howin Xue (C) Willard Hensler, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:45 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 06:43 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison tips it home | 49-47 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Javier Perez - foul #4 on Javier Perez, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:53 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Maurice Zemjanis | 51-49 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Paul Harrison blocks the short jumper by Ivan Chrostowski | 51-49 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it home | 53-49 |
| 05:14 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it in | 55-49 |
| 04:51 | Rutgers | Javier Perez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Shawn Deans | 55-49 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Willard Hensler tips it home | 57-49 |
| 04:10 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Galvin | 57-51 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Shawn Deans, Howin Xue, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Lowry | 60-53 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 63-53 |
| 03:03 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SF), James Schroer (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 66-53 |
| 02:35 | Rutgers | James Schroer comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Von Mitkowski | 66-53 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Maurice Zemjanis steals it from Larry Watkins | 66-53 |
| 02:08 | Rutgers | Javier Perez misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | John Thigpen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Thomas Abraham (SF) Maurice Zemjanis, Javier Perez | |
| 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) | |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 66-53 |
| 01:41 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt tips it back up and in | 66-55 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-55 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:05 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 69-57 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to James Schroer | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rutgers | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Bradley Burgos - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Abraham | 69-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Lance Carmichael - foul #1 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis (PG), Javier Perez (SG), Gary Lowry (SF), Paul Harrison (PF), Robert Galvin (C) Lance Carmichael, Bradley Burgos, Thomas Abraham, James Schroer, Mike Hoyt | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | Rutgers | Von Mitkowski picks off the pass by Maurice Zemjanis | 69-60 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Maurice Zemjanis is called for the reach on Ivan Chrostowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Maurice Zemjanis, team foul #9 | 69-60 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Gary Lowry is called for the reach on Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Gary Lowry, team foul #10 | 69-60 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 71-60 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison hits the follow up shot | 71-62 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Javier Perez - foul #5 on Javier Perez, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG) Javier Perez | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:17 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin hits a jump hook in the paint | 72-64 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Maurice Zemjanis is called for the reach on Shawn Deans in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maurice Zemjanis, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:07 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-64 |
| 00:06 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Lowry | 74-64 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos is hacked by Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #7 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Shawn Deans | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Thomas Abraham (SF), James Schroer (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:04 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski runs out the clock | 74-66 |