| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Allen Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Rutgers | Richard Anderson takes the ball from Bill Quincy | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | William Singleton is called for the reach on Long Tang - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:36 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Long Tang scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Rutgers | William Singleton lays it in | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a shot from the left side | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Billy Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Richard Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:04 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 16:43 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Richard Anderson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Harrington | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Tamura (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| 15:47 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the dunk attempt | 5-4 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Allen Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) C - Richard Lamere (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Long Tang | 8-4 |
| 15:03 | Rutgers | William Singleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Carl McKinney (PF), Aaron Butler (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Jerry Merchant | |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses long on a runner in the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:32 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:18 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Aaron Butler is called for the reach on Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Aaron Butler, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG) Kwacha Abdel, Richard Lamere | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Long Tang and the foul's on Aaron Butler - foul #2 on Aaron Butler, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Long Tang | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Jerry Merchant (C) Ebo Amoroso, Aaron Butler | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes misses the free throw | 10-6 |
| 13:28 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:05 | Rutgers | William Singleton drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Carl McKinney | 10-8 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Jesus Macias comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura's dunk attempt is rejected by Carl McKinney | 10-8 |
| 12:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 10-8 |
| 11:54 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | A charge is called on Jesus Macias - foul #1 on Jesus Macias, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Allen Harris (C) Thomas Gilliam, Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (C) Carl McKinney | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) C - Allen Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) C - Richard Lamere (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Allen Harris can't throw it down | 10-8 |
| 11:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 10-8 |
| 10:57 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is fouled on the floor by Allen Harris - foul #1 on Allen Harris, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| 10:45 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Billy Tucker travels with the ball | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy | |
| 09:57 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 09:56 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant tips it back up and in | 10-10 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 09:16 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 10-10 |
| 09:15 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 09:04 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 08:44 | Rutgers | Anthony King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Long Tang | 12-10 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Anthony King scores on a runner near the basket | 12-12 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Allen Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (tiring) C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) PF - Jerry Merchant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere travels with the ball | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Long Tang, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 06:40 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Jesus Macias clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Jesus Macias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Allen Harris (C) Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Richard Lamere (C) Jerry Merchant | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | William Singleton misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to William Singleton | 14-14 |
| 05:10 | Rutgers | William Singleton's pass is intercepted by Anthony Harrington | 14-14 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 05:05 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to William Singleton | 14-14 |
| 04:45 | Rutgers | William Singleton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Singleton, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF) William Singleton | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington travels with the ball | 14-14 |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy scores on a jumper from close range set up by Carl McKinney and the foul's on Anthony Harrington - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Richard Anderson (PF) Long Tang, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Rutgers | William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Ebo Amoroso, Carl McKinney | |
| 03:59 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Aaron Butler denies the turnaround by Billy Tucker | 14-16 |
| 03:38 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lamere (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Richard Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Allen Harris slams it home on a nice dish by Thomas Gilliam and he's hacked by William Singleton - foul #3 on William Singleton, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Thomas Gilliam, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Carl McKinney (PF) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Richard Lamere | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Caldwell - foul #1 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #8 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (C) Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 02:42 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 17-16 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 17-16 |
| 02:18 | Rutgers | Anthony King grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 02:03 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Jesus Macias hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 01:43 | Rutgers | Carl McKinney grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 01:27 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler is whistled for a carry | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Allen Harris (C) Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), Jerry Merchant (PF) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Carl McKinney | |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Aaron Butler swats the layup by Allen Harris | 17-19 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Allen Harris gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Craig Brooks steps in front of the Richard Anderson pass | 17-19 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 17-21 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Long Tang misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 00:28 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 00:23 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-21 |
| 00:21 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Merchant | 17-21 |
| 00:02 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-21 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | The clock runs out | 17-21 |