| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Javier Perez (fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 14-38 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 14-41 |
| 19:16 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-41 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the board | 14-41 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits a jump hook from the left block | 14-43 |
| 18:29 | Rutgers | John Thigpen steps in front of the Paul Harrison pass | 14-43 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-43 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the offensive board | 14-43 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski and he's fouled by Javier Perez - foul #2 on Javier Perez, team foul #1 | 14-45 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the free throw | 14-46 |
| 17:39 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-46 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-46 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-46 |
| 17:14 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis gets the rebound | 14-46 |
| 17:08 | Rutgers | Robert Galvin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-46 |
| 17:07 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis can't tip it in | 14-46 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-46 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-46 |
| 16:38 | Rutgers | Gary Lowry gets the rebound | 14-46 |
| 16:30 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-46 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 17-49 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Paul Harrison buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Maurice Zemjanis | 19-49 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 19-51 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Maurice Zemjanis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Javier Perez (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Lowry (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Galvin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Rutgers | Maurice Zemjanis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-51 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF), James Schroer (PF), Mike Hoyt (C) Maurice Zemjanis, Javier Perez, Gary Lowry, Paul Harrison, Robert Galvin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mike Hoyt - foul #1 on Mike Hoyt, team foul #2 | 19-51 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 19-51 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-52 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos travels with the ball | 19-52 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the lay-in | 19-52 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski snags the offensive board | 19-52 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Abraham - foul #2 on Thomas Abraham, team foul #3 | 19-52 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 19-53 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 2nd free throw | 19-53 |
| 14:17 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt gets the rebound | 19-53 |
| 14:05 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-53 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 19-53 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Larry Watkins buries a floater from the right block set up by Von Mitkowski | 19-55 |
| 13:17 | Rutgers | Larry Watkins is called for the reach on Mike Hoyt - foul #3 on Larry Watkins, team foul #1 | 19-55 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 13:07 | Rutgers | Ivan Chrostowski steals the ball from James Schroer | 19-55 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski slams it home on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 19-57 |
| 12:54 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-57 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-57 |
| 12:34 | Rutgers | James Schroer grabs the board | 22-57 |
| 12:21 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham drills a floater from the free throw line | 24-57 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski can't finish the layup | 24-57 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-57 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Howin Xue | 24-60 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Thomas Abraham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Schroer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Hoyt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt buries a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #2 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #2 | 26-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (PG), Jonathan Myers (SF) Lance Carmichael, Thomas Abraham | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, Howin Xue, Willard Hensler | |
| 11:22 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt makes the free throw | 27-60 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Larry Watkins, team foul #3 | 27-60 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| 10:52 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Schroer | 29-60 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Howin Xue scores on a jumper from the left block set up by John Thigpen | 29-62 |
| 10:18 | Rutgers | John Thigpen steals the ball from Cesar Castro | 29-62 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Howin Xue dunks the ball and he's hacked by Mike Hoyt - foul #2 on Mike Hoyt, team foul #4 | 29-64 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG) Bradley Burgos | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the free throw | 29-65 |
| 09:42 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-65 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | James Schroer denies the turnaround by Howin Xue | 29-65 |
| 09:18 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 29-65 |
| 08:53 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt buries a driving attempt near the basket | 31-65 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-65 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-65 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | John Thigpen drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Shawn Deans | 31-67 |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt jams it and he's hacked by John Thigpen - foul #1 on John Thigpen, team foul #4 | 33-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos (SG), Thomas Abraham (SF) Cesar Castro, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Robert Wallace | |
| 08:04 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt makes the free throw | 34-67 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-67 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Willard Hensler | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Abraham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Schroer (tiring) 2 pts. C - Mike Hoyt (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos's pass is intercepted by Howin Xue | 34-67 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Shawn Deans drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski | 34-70 |
| 06:57 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham travels with the ball | 34-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is hacked by Lance Carmichael - foul #2 on Lance Carmichael, team foul #5 | 34-70 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers (SF) Mike Hoyt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG) Howin Xue | |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Willard Hensler buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 34-72 |
| 05:54 | Rutgers | James Schroer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-72 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 34-72 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Jonathan Myers is called for the reach on Ivan Chrostowski - foul #1 on Jonathan Myers, team foul #6 | 34-72 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (PG) Lance Carmichael | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Ray Overstreet, Shawn Deans, Willard Hensler | |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-72 |
| 05:26 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-72 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Von Mitkowski - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #5 | 36-72 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the free throw | 37-72 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Larry Watkins clanks a jumper in the paint | 37-72 |
| 04:55 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro gets the rebound | 37-72 |
| 04:39 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-72 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits a jumper from the right side set up by Von Mitkowski | 40-74 |
| 04:14 | Rutgers | James Schroer misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-74 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-74 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski | 40-76 |
| 03:33 | Rutgers | Jonathan Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-76 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael (PG), Mike Hoyt (PF) Cesar Castro, Jonathan Myers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SG), Howin Xue (PF) Von Mitkowski, Robert Wallace | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Lance Carmichael (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Burgos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Abraham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Hoyt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Schroer (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 ast. SG - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Larry Watkins scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 40-78 |
| 03:07 | Rutgers | Shawn Deans takes the ball from Mike Hoyt | 40-78 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Shawn Deans lays it up and in | 40-80 |
| 02:51 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham loses the ball out of bounds | 40-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) John Thigpen | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Schroer - foul #1 on James Schroer, team foul #7 | 40-80 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Cesar Castro (SG) Thomas Abraham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG) Willard Hensler | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-80 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-81 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Lance Carmichael is whistled for a carry | 40-81 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Willard Hensler (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Howin Xue lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Overstreet | 40-83 |
| 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) | |
| 01:44 | Rutgers | Howin Xue swats the short shot by Mike Hoyt | 40-83 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 40-83 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Overstreet | 40-86 |
| 01:13 | Rutgers | James Schroer buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lance Carmichael | 42-86 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Shawn Deans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-86 |
| 00:49 | Rutgers | Mike Hoyt pulls down the rebound | 42-86 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-86 |
| 00:44 | Rutgers | Bradley Burgos pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-86 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Cesar Castro makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Carmichael | 45-86 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Howin Xue loses the ball out of bounds | 45-86 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham (SF) Cesar Castro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ray Overstreet, Shawn Deans, Howin Xue, Willard Hensler | |
| 00:13 | Rutgers | Thomas Abraham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-86 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 45-86 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski runs out the clock | 45-86 |